Sand lance: A review of biology and predator relations and annotated bibliography

Science.gov (United States)

Robards, Martin D.; Willson, Mary F.; Armstrong, Robert H.; Piatt, John F.

1999-01-01

Six species of sand lance (Ammodytes) in temperate and boreal regions are currently recognized. Sand lance can occupy a wide range of environmental conditions, but all appear to be dormant predominantly in winter, and one species is in summer also. They lack a swim bladder and spend much of their time buried in specific substrates. Copepods are the primary food. Spawning usually occurs in fall or winter (although some species also spawn in spring), eggs are demersal, and larvae may hatch at times of low food abundance. Sand lance usually occur in schools and are regarded as a relatively high-quality forage fish.Sand lance constitute a major prey for at least some populations of over 100 species of consumer, including 40 species of birds, 12 species of marine mammals, 45 species of fishes, and some invertebrates. Variation in the availability of sand lance (and other forage fishes) can have major effects on the breeding success and survival of their predators. Commercial fishing and other pressures on sand lance populations potentially have ramifying effects on many species of wildlife.The bibliography contains over 1,700 references on the family Ammodytidae, with an emphasis on the genus Ammodytes. Keywords are provided for each reference and have been further organized into taxonomic, geographic, subject, and predator indexes.

Habitat selection models for Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Science.gov (United States)

Ostrand, William D.; Gotthardt, Tracey A.; Howlin, Shay; Robards, Martin D.

2005-01-01

We modeled habitat selection by Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) by examining their distribution in relation to water depth, distance to shore, bottom slope, bottom type, distance from sand bottom, and shoreline type. Through both logistic regression and classification tree models, we compared the characteristics of 29 known sand lance locations to 58 randomly selected sites. The best models indicated a strong selection of shallow water by sand lance, with weaker association between sand lance distribution and beach shorelines, sand bottoms, distance to shore, bottom slope, and distance to the nearest sand bottom. We applied an information-theoretic approach to the interpretation of the logistic regression analysis and determined importance values of 0.99, 0.54, 0.52, 0.44, 0.39, and 0.25 for depth, beach shorelines, sand bottom, distance to shore, gradual bottom slope, and distance to the nearest sand bottom, respectively. The classification tree model indicated that sand lance selected shallow-water habitats and remained near sand bottoms when located in habitats with depths between 40 and 60 m. All sand lance locations were at depths lance and the independent variables are discussed.

Expanding NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near Real-Time Capability for EOS (LANCE)

Science.gov (United States)

Davies, Diane; Michael, Karen; Masuoka, Ed; Ye, Gang; Schmaltz, Jeffrey; Harrison, Sherry; Ziskin, Daniel; Durbin, Phil B; Protack, Steve; Rinsland, Pamela Livingstone;

Enhancements to NASA's Land Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE)

Science.gov (United States)

Michael, K.; Davies, D. K.; Schmaltz, J. E.; Boller, R. A.; Mauoka, E.; Ye, G.; Vermote, E.; Harrison, S.; Rinsland, P. L.; Protack, S.; Durbin, P. B.; Justice, C. O.

2016-12-01

NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) supports application users interested in monitoring a wide variety of natural and man-made phenomena. Near Real-Time (NRT) data and imagery from the AIRS, AMSR2, MISR, MLS, MODIS, OMI and VIIRS instruments are available much quicker than routine processing allows. Most data products are available within 3 hours from satellite observation. NRT imagery are generally available 3-5 hours after observation. This article describes LANCE and enhancements made to LANCE over the last year. These enhancements include: the addition of MISR L1 Georeferenced Radiance and L2 Cloud Motion Vector products, AMSR2 Unified L2B Half-Orbit 25 km EASE-Grid Surface Soil Moisture products and VIIRS VIIRS Day/Night Band, Land Surface Reflectance and Corrected Surface reflectance products. In addition, the selection of LANCE NRT imagery that can be interactively viewed through Worldview and the Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) has been expanded. LANCE is also working to ingest and process data from OMPS.

Remote Water Lance Technology for Cleaning Waste Tanks

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Lehr, R.M.; Owen, J.R.; Mangold, F.E.

2006-01-01

This paper describes the use of remote water lances for cleaning sludge or solidified heel materials from waste tanks. S.A.Robotics has developed a long arm retrieval system to deploy ultra-high pressure water lances and vacuum recovery systems for tank cleanup operations. This system uses remote-operated telescoping long arms with light weight, high strength materials, innovative high capacity joint designs, and multiple degrees of freedom to deploy tank cleaning heads to all areas within the tanks. Arm designs can be scaled and adjusted to suit even the largest tanks. (authors)

Simulation of three-phase flow and lance height effect on the cavity shape

Science.gov (United States)

Dong, Kai; Zhu, Rong; Gao, Wei; Liu, Fu-hai

2014-06-01

A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed to simulate a 150-t top-blown converter. The effect of different lance heights on the cavity shape was investigated using the volume of fluid (VOF) method. Numerical simulation results can reflect the actual molten bath surface waves impinged by the supersonic oxygen jets. With increasing lance height, the cavity depth decreases, and the cavity area, varying like a parabola, increases and then decreases. The cavity area maximizes at the lance height of 1.3 m. Under the three different lance heights simulated in this study, all of the largest impact velocities at the molten bath surface are between 50 m/s and 100 m/s.

Land, Atmosphere Near Real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) AMSR2 Data System

Science.gov (United States)

Smith, D. K.; Harrison, S.; Lin, H.; Flynn, S.; Nair, M.; Conover, H.; Graves, S. J.

2016-12-01

The Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) system was initiated to ensure the availability of NASA satellite data products to those partners who have grown to rely upon near real-time (NRT) data for their decision support systems. The LANCE Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSR-E) system was able to address the needs of the NRT community in areas such as weather prediction and forecasting, monitoring of natural hazards, disaster relief, agriculture, and homeland security for nearly one year before the instrument failed in 2011. The timely launch of Global Change Observation Mission -Water 1 (GCOM-W1) and the AMSR2 instrument by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2012 was very important to continue the time series of AMSR instruments. The LANCE element for AMSR2 was able to leverage the LANCE AMSR-E system architecture, using modified AMSR-E standard product algorithms in order to make preliminary data products available to NRT users before US AMSR2 standard product algorithms were available. This presentation will describe the five AMSR2 NRT product suites available from LANCE - Sea Ice, Snow, Rain/Ocean, and Soil Moisture. We will also discuss future plans for LANCE AMSR2.

Nanoinjection: pronuclear DNA delivery using a charged lance.

Science.gov (United States)

Aten, Quentin T; Jensen, Brian D; Tamowski, Susan; Wilson, Aubrey M; Howell, Larry L; Burnett, Sandra H

2012-12-01

We present a non-fluidic pronuclear injection method using a silicon microchip "nanoinjector" composed of a microelectromechanical system with a solid, electrically conductive lance. Unlike microinjection which uses fluid delivery of DNA, nanoinjection electrically accumulates DNA on the lance, the DNA-coated lance is inserted into the pronucleus, and DNA is electrically released. We compared nanoinjection and microinjection side-by-side over the course of 4 days, injecting 1,013 eggs between the two groups. Nanoinjected zygotes had significantly higher rates of integration per injected embryo, with 6.2% integration for nanoinjected embryos compared to 1.6% integration for microinjected embryos. This advantage is explained by nanoinjected zygotes' significantly higher viability in two stages of development: zygote progress to two-cell stage, and progress from two-cell stage embryos to birth. We observed that 77.6% of nanoinjected zygotes proceeded to two-cell stage compared to 54.7% of microinjected zygotes. Of the healthy two-cell stage embryos, 52.4% from the nanoinjection group and 23.9% from the microinjected group developed into pups. Structural advantages of the nanoinjector are likely to contribute to the high viability observed. For instance, because charge is used to retain and release DNA, extracellular fluid is not injected into the pronucleus and the cross-sectional area of the nanoinjection lance (0.06 µm(2)) is smaller than that of a microinjection pipette tip (0.78 µm(2)). According to results from the comparative nanoinjection versus microinjection study, we conclude that nanoinjection is a viable method of pronuclear DNA transfer which presents viability advantages over microinjection.

An Interview with Lance Olsen

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Ben Segal

2012-04-01

Full Text Available With over twenty books to his name, as editor or author, Lance Olsen is a cultural force unto himself. His latest book with Trevor Dodge, Architectures of Possibility (Raw Dog Screaming Press, is a writer's guide against transparent language, and predictable patterned literary convention. In this interview Olsen discusses radical pedagogy and experimental narrative theory and its practice.

Effect of Vibration on Pain Response to Heel Lance: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial.

Science.gov (United States)

McGinnis, Kate; Murray, Eileen; Cherven, Brooke; McCracken, Courtney; Travers, Curtis

2016-12-01

Applied mechanical vibration in pediatric and adult populations has been shown to be an effective analgesic for acute and chronic pain, including needle pain. Studies among the neonatal population are lacking. According to the Gate Control Theory, it is expected that applied mechanical vibration will have a summative effect with standard nonpharmacologic pain control strategies, reducing behavioral and physiologic pain responses to heel lancing. To determine the safety and efficacy of mechanical vibration for relief of heel lance pain among neonates. In this parallel design randomized controlled trial, eligible enrolled term or term-corrected neonates (n = 56) in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit were randomized to receive either sucrose and swaddling or sucrose, swaddling, and vibration for heel lance analgesia. Vibration was applied using a handheld battery-powered vibrator (Norco MiniVibrator, Hz = 92) to the lateral aspect of the lower leg along the sural dermatome throughout the heel lance procedure. Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale (N-PASS) scores, heart rate, and oxygen saturations were collected at defined intervals surrounding heel lancing. Infants in the vibration group (n = 30) had significantly lower N-PASS scores and more stable heart rates during heel stick (P = .006, P = .037) and 2 minutes after heel lance (P = .002, P = .016) than those in the nonvibration group. There were no adverse behavioral or physiologic responses to applied vibration in the sample. Applied mechanical vibration is a safe and effective method for managing heel lance pain. This pilot study suggests that mechanical vibration warrants further exploration as a nonpharmacologic pain management tool among the neonatal population.

Matrix mineralogy of the Lance CO3 carbonaceous chondrite - A transmission electron microscope study

Science.gov (United States)

Keller, Lindsay P.; Buseck, Peter R.

1990-01-01

Results are presented on electron microprobe analyses of three CO chondrites, all of which are falls: Lance, Kainsaz, and Warrenton. The TEM mineralogy results of Lance chondrite show that Fe-rich matrix olivines have been altered to Fe-bearing serpentine and Fe(3+) oxide; matrix metal was also altered to produce Fe(3+) oxides, leaving the residual metal enriched in Ni. Olivine grains in Lance's matrix contain channels along their 100-line and 001-line directions; the formation and convergence of such channels resulted in a grain-size reduction of the olivine. A study of Kainsaz and Warrenton showed that these meteorites do not contain phyllosilicates in their matrices, although both contain Fe(3+) oxide between olivine grains. It is suggested that, prior to its alteration, Lance probably resembled Kainsaz, an unaltered CO3 chondrite.

Social Security for Composers and Free Lances.

Science.gov (United States)

Rossel-Majdan, Karl

1982-01-01

Internationally, cultural policies are tending toward increased socioeconomic and legal support for creative artists. Austrian cultural policies which encourage art and cultural professional organizations, increased copyright protection, and greater social security for free-lance artists are discussed. (AM)

Development of S/G Lancing System for Upper Bundle Hydraulic Cleaning

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Jeong, Woo Tae; Kim, Suk Tae; Hong, Sung Yull

2005-01-01

Steam generators of nuclear power plants are recommended to be cleaned during plant outages. Various lancing equipments are developed for the cleaning of tube sheet area of nuclear steam generators. However, no lancing system has been developed in Korea for cleaning upper bundle area of steam generators. Therefore, we developed an upper bundle cleaning system for removing sludge deposited on the tube support plates of nuclear steam generators

CECIL lances Bruce's boilers

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Malaugh, J.; Monaghan, D.

1994-01-01

Over the past few years Ontario Hydro has become increasingly concerned about accumulations of sludge in its nuclear plant boilers, so a comprehensive sludge management programme has been instituted to combat build-up. This included developing the tele-operated robot CECIL (Consolidated Edison Combined Inspection and Lancing) equipment, originally designed for work in PWRs, for CANDU boilers. This required a significantly reconfigured robotic system as well as modifications to the boilers themselves. Work on the Bruce A reactor is described. (4 figures). (author)

Matrix mineralogy of the Lance CO3 carbonaceous chondrite: A transmission electron microscope study

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Keller, L.P.; Buseck, P.R.

1990-01-01

The Lance CO3 carbonaceous chondrite (CC) is less altered than the CI and CM chondrites and so provides a view of the mineralogy and textures resulting from the earliest stages of aqueous alteration of CCs. Matrix olivine in Lance has been partly altered to fine-grained, Fe-bearing serpentine and poorly crystalline Fe 3+ oxide, a process that required both hydration and oxidation. Serpentine occurs as discrete packets separated from the olivine surfaces by the Fe 3+ oxide. The Fe released during the dissolution of olivine was partly incorporated into the serpentine; the remainder was oxidized to form Fe 3+ oxide. Matrix metal was also altered to produce Fe oxides, leaving the residual metal enriched in Ni. Olivine grains in Lance matrix contain channels along their [100] and [001] directions. The formation and convergence of such channels resulted in a grain-size reduction of the olivine. The alteration was pervasive but incomplete, suggesting a limited availability of fluid. A brief study of two other CO chondrites, Kainsaz and Warrenton, shows that these meteorites do not contain phyllosilicates in their matrices, although both contain Fe 3+ oxide between olivine grains. Prior to its alteration, Lance probably resembled Kainsaz, an unaltered CO3 chondrite. The alteration assemblage in Lance is only slightly different from that in Mokoia and essentially the same as that in C3 xenoliths from Murchison. Alteration products in Lance show greater similarities to CI than to CM chondrites

Free-lance nursing in Italy.

Science.gov (United States)

Galli, E; Lindsay, J S

1993-01-01

In 1987 Registered Nurses Ernesta 'Tina' Galli and Joanne Lindsay embarked on a unique venture--a private agency* organized and run by nurses that engages free-lance nurses to fill the need for nursing assistance both at home and in public and private institutions. The response has been overwhelming. Today they have branches throughout Italy and have expanded their services to include research and primary health care. Below, their story.

A Chance to Be Like Lance

Science.gov (United States)

Prouty, Anne

2004-01-01

The authors' seventh-grade science curriculum includes a study of nutrition, anatomy, and physiology. Over several years, the authors' teaching partner and herself reworked the nine-week unit to include the Tour de France and the exploits of Lance Armstrong. What makes this unit so engaging for middle school students is that it provides an…

The Use of LANCE Imagery Products to Investigate Hazards and Disasters

Science.gov (United States)

Schmaltz, J. E.; Teague, M.; Conover, H.; Regner, K.; Masuoka, E.; Vollmer, B. E.; Durbin, P.; Murphy, K. J.; Boller, R. A.; Davies, D.; Ilavajhala, S.; Thompson, C. K.; Bingham, A.; Rao, S.

2011-12-01

The NASA/GSFC Land Atmospheres Near-real time Capability for EOS (LANCE) has endeavored to integrate a variety of products from the Terra, Aqua, and Aura missions to assist in meeting the needs of the applications user community. This community has a need for imagery products to support the investigation of a wide variety of phenomena including hazards and disasters. The Evjafjallajokull eruption, the tsunamis/flood in Japan, and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are recent examples of applications benefiting from the timely and synoptic view afforded by LANCE data. Working with the instrument science teams and the applications community, LANCE has identified 14 applications categories and the LANCE products that will support their investigation. The categories are: Smoke Plumes, Ash Plumes, Dust Storms, Pollution, Severe Storms, Shipping hazards, Fishery hazards, Land Transportation, Fires, Floods, Drought, Vegetation, Agriculture, and Oil Spills. Forty products from AMSR-E, MODIS, AIRS, and OMI have been identified to support analyses and investigations of these phenomena. In each case multiple products from two or more instruments are available which gives a more complete picture of the evolving hazard or disaster. All Level 2 (L2) products are available within 2.5 hours of observation at the spacecraft and the daily L3 products are updated incrementally as new data become available. LANCE provides user access to imagery using two systems: a Web Mapping Service (WMS) and a Google Earth-based interface known as the State of the Earth (SOTE). The latter has resulted from a partnership between LANCE and the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO DAAC). When the user selects one of the 14 categories, the relevant products are established within the WMS (http://lance2.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/wms/). For each application, population density data are available for densities in excess of 100 people/sqkm with user-defined opacity. These data are provided by

Development and application of the lancing system of delta-60 steam generator-Kori nuclear power plant unit 1

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Jeong, W. T.; Han, D. Y.; Ahn, N. S.; Jo, B. H.; Hong, Y. W.

2001-01-01

A lancing system for removing the deposits on the tube sheet of a nuclear steam generator using high pressure water was developed and applied to Kori Nuclear Power Plant( NPP) Unit 1. As the place where the lancing system is to be installed is relatively high radioactive area, every part consisting the equipment is carefully selected to be radiation resistant. The lancing robot was designed to be water proof to aviod possible malfunction of the lancing robot because of high pressure water. To minimize radiation exposure to operators, the system was designed considering easy installation and maintenance in mind. Water ejection nozzle are designed to have high strength with special material and heat treatment so as to lessen abrasion caused by high pressure ejection. The lancing system showed good performance during the on-site lancing using the system for Delta-60 steam generator of Kori NPP No. 1 in October 2000

Ecology and demographics of Pacific sand lance, Ammodytes hexapterus Pallas, in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

Science.gov (United States)

Robards, Martin D.; Piatt, John F.

2000-01-01

Distinct sand lance populations occur within the relatively small geographic area of Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska. Marked meso-scale differences in abundance, growth, and mortality exist as a consequence of differing oceanographic regimes. Growth rate within populations (between years) was positively correlated with temperature. However, this did not extend to inter-population comparisons where differing growth rates were better correlated to marine productivity. Most sand lance reached maturity in their second year. Field observations and indices of maturity, gonad development, and ova-size distribution all indicated that sand lance spawn once each year. Sand lance spawned intertidally in late September and October on fine gravel/sandy beaches. Embryos developed over 67 days through periods of intertidal exposure and sub-freezing air temperatures. Mean dry-weight energy value of sand lance cycles seasonally, peaking in spring and early summer (20.91 kJg-1 for males, 21.08 kJg-1 for females), and subsequently declining by about 25% during late summer and fall (15.91 kJg-1 for males, 15.74 kJg-1 for females). Sand lance enter the winter with close to their minimum whole body energy content. Dry weight energy densities of juveniles increased from a minimum 16.67 kJg-1 to a maximum of 19.68 kJg-1 and are higher than adults in late summer.

Development of automated lance systems for removing deposited sludge around heat transfer tubes with a trianglar pattern in a steam

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Hwang, K. S.; Sung, H. J.; Jeong, W. T.; Hong, S. Y.; Park, Y. S.

2003-01-01

Automated lance systems have been developed to remove sludge deposits filed up around the heat transfer tubes of a triangular pattern in a steam generator. The accessible ways of the lance systems inside the steam generator are the annulus region which occupies the space between the outermost tubes and the inner wall of the steam generator, and the Blowdown Lane region (BdL) without tubes along the centerline of the steam generator. The lance system along the annulus employes a slidable guide support rail and a lance body. The guide support rail, which is composed of two parallel circular rods with a vertical distance, is tightly fixed inside the hand holes. The guide support rail extends from a hand hole at 0 degree to the other hand hole at 180 degree. The lance body is slideably held on the guide support rail by means of supporting holders which are attached on both the bottom and the upper plates of the lance body. The lance body is comprised of a nozzle block with a nozzle cylinder and a first drive means which makes sweeping motion of the nozzle cylinder, a second drive means which aligns the direction of nozzle jets from the nozzle cylinder toward the desired tube lanes by rotating the nozzle block in the horizontal plane, and two side wall supporting wheel assemblies attached to the outer surface of the lance body, rolling along the inner wall of the steam generator. For the transportation of the lance, two control cables which extend outward through the hand holes are attached to both ends of the lance body and are driven by a drive means with a powered drum. The lance system along the blowdown lane adopts a horizontal guide support rail and a lance body which can convey three nozzle blocks for emitting high pressure water in the 30, 90 and 150 degree directions. By utilizing the above two lance systems, the shadow zones around the tubes where the high pressure water does not reach are highly reduced

Water lancing of Bruce-A Unit 3 and 4 steam generators

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Puzzuoli, F.V.; Murchie, B.; Allen, S.

1995-01-01

During the Bruce-A 1993 Unit 4 and 1994 Unit 3 outages, three water lancing operations were carried out along with chemical cleaning as part of the station boiler refurbishment program. The water lancing activities focused on three boiler areas.. 1) support plates to clean partially or completely blocked broach holes and prevent boiler water level oscillations, 2) hot leg U-bend supports (HLUBS) to remove deposits contributing to boiler tube stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and 3) tube sheets to dislodge sludge piles that potentially threaten boiler tube integrity and to flush out post chemical cleaning insoluble residues. The combination of water lancing and chemical cleaning effectively reduced broach hole blockage from up to 100% to 0-10% or less. As a result, boilers in Units 3 and 4 will operate for some time to come without concerns over water level oscillations. However, deposits remained in most tube support plate land areas. (author)

Randomized placebo-controlled trial of sucrose analgesia on neonatal skin blood flow and pain response during heel lance.

Science.gov (United States)

Tutag Lehr, Victoria; Cortez, Josef; Grever, William; Cepeda, Eugene; Thomas, Ron; Aranda, Jacob V

2015-05-01

To evaluate the effect of oral sucrose on skin blood flow (SBF; perfusion units; PU) measured by Laser Doppler Imager (LDI) in term newborns and pain response (Neonatal Infant Pain Scale score; NIPS score) during heel lance; (2) determine SBF changes during heel lance; and (3) the relationship between SBF and NIPS. Term infants ≤7 days old (n=56) undergoing routine heel lance were randomized to pretreatment with 2.0 mL oral 24% sucrose (n=29) or sterile water (n=27) in a double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. SBF was assessed by LDI scans and NIPS scores at 10 minutes before lance, immediately after lancing, and 5 minutes after blood extraction. Mean SBF and median NIPS scores were compared between groups using General Linear Model or Kruskal-Wallis. Regressions examined the relationship between SBF immediately after heel lance and NIPS score. Mean SBF and median NIPS scores immediately after heel lance were lower in sucrose-treated infants (167.9±15.5 vs. 205.4±16.0 PU, P=0.09; NIPS 1 [interquartile range 0 to 4] vs. NIPS 3 [interquartile range 0 to 6], P=0.02), although no significant difference in mean SBF. During heel lance NIPS score was predictive of SBF. An increase of 1 in NIPS score was associated with 11 PU increase in SBF (R=0.21; P=0.09) for sucrose, and 16 PU increase for placebo-treated infants (R=0.20; P=0.014). Increased SBF assessed by LDI is a pain response among term neonates after routine heel lance, which was not completely attenuated by oral sucrose administration. Increased SBF is associated with NIPS scores. Sucrose analgesic efficacy evidenced by decreased NIPS scores for the sucrose group. Association of SBF with NIPS scores suggests that LDI is potentially useful for assessing newborn procedural pain.

Growth and abundance of Pacific Sand Lance, Ammodytes hexapterus, under differing oceanographic regimes

Science.gov (United States)

Robards, Martin D.; Gray, Floyd; Piatt, John F.

2002-01-01

Dramatic changes in seabird and marine mammal stocks in the Gulf of Alaska have been linked to shifts in abundance and composition of forage fish stocks over the past 20 years. The relative value (e.g., size and condition of individual fish, abundance) of specific forage fish stocks to predators under temporally changing oceanographic regimes is also expected to vary. We inferred potential temporal responses in abundance, growth, and age structure of a key forage fish, sand lance, by studying across spatially different oceanographic regimes. Marked meso-scale differences in abundance, growth, and mortality existed in conjunction with these differing regimes. Growth rate within stocks (between years) was positively correlated with temperature. However, this relationship did not exist among stocks (locations) and differing growth rates were better correlated to marine productivity. Sand lance were least abundant and grew slowest at the warmest site (Chisik Island), an area of limited habitat and low food abundance. Abundance and growth of juvenile sand lance was highest at the coolest site (Barren Islands), an area of highly productive upwelled waters. Sand lance at two sites located oceanographically between the Barren Islands and Chisik Island (inner- and outer-Kachemak Bay) displayed correspondingly intermediate abundance and growth. Resident predators at these sites are presented with markedly different numbers and quality of this key prey species. Our results suggest that at the decadal scale, Gulf of Alaska forage fish such as sand lance are probably more profoundly affected by changes in abundance and quality of their planktonic food, than by temperature alone.

LANCE Usage and User Analysis: Creating a Better System that Meets User Needs

Science.gov (United States)

Davies, D.; Boller, R. A.; Schmaltz, J. E.; Murphy, K. J.; Ilavajhala, S.; Ullah, A.; Joshi, T.

2012-12-01

This paper describes known uses of NASA's Land Atmosphere Near-real time Capability for EOS (LANCE) data and imagery and summarizes findings from informal interviews with LANCE users, undertaken to better understand their needs. LANCE, the NRT component of EOSDIS, provides products from MODIS, AIRS, OMI and MLS within 3 hours of satellite observation. LANCE has in excess of 50,000 unique anonymous users per month using data and imagery for wildfire management, air quality measurements, shipping, agricultural forecasting as well as monitoring volcanic plumes, dust storms, smoke plumes and floods etc. Users can be categorized as end users or as brokers who may repackage the imagery and pass it on to their own end users. Interactions with a sample of end users found the following: users like MODIS Rapid Response imagery but do not want to be confined to pre-defined subsets; they want a broader selection of imagery and those with higher bandwidth want the capability to pull in imagery in to their own web-mapping or GIS applications. Users with lower bandwidth want the capability to define their own areas-of-interest for simple download of an image file. Users also expressed a desire to see historic as well as near-real time data, so they can compare the current situation to the recent past. Users want download capabilities to enable information to be shared quickly and easily. These and other findings are being fed back to EOSDIS developers who are creating tools and services to better meet user needs. The findings from users have been valuable in ensuring that developers are on track. The most recent offerings, available http://earthdata.nasa.gov/lance, are Worldview - a web-based client which provides capability to interactively browse full-resolution, global, near real-time satellite imagery from 50+ data products from LANCE, and the Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) which enables both users and brokers to pull the latest imagery in to their own web mapping

Oral sucrose for heel lance increases adenosine triphosphate use and oxidative stress in preterm neonates.

Science.gov (United States)

Asmerom, Yayesh; Slater, Laurel; Boskovic, Danilo S; Bahjri, Khaled; Holden, Megan S; Phillips, Raylene; Deming, Douglas; Ashwal, Stephen; Fayard, Elba; Angeles, Danilyn M

2013-07-01

To examine the effects of sucrose on pain and biochemical markers of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) degradation and oxidative stress in preterm neonates experiencing a clinically required heel lance. Preterm neonates that met study criteria (n = 131) were randomized into 3 groups: (1) control; (2) heel lance treated with placebo and non-nutritive sucking; and (3) heel lance treated with sucrose and non-nutritive sucking. Plasma markers of ATP degradation (hypoxanthine, xanthine, and uric acid) and oxidative stress (allantoin) were measured before and after the heel lance. Pain was measured with the Premature Infant Pain Profile. Data were analyzed by the use of repeated-measures ANOVA and Spearman rho. We found significant increases in plasma hypoxanthine and uric acid over time in neonates who received sucrose. We also found a significant negative correlation between pain scores and plasma allantoin concentration in a subgroup of neonates who received sucrose. A single dose of oral sucrose, given before heel lance, significantly increased ATP use and oxidative stress in premature neonates. Because neonates are given multiple doses of sucrose per day, randomized trials are needed to examine the effects of repeated sucrose administration on ATP degradation, oxidative stress, and cell injury. Copyright © 2013 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

Maturation, fecundity, and intertidal spawning of Pacific sand lance in the northern Gulf of Alaska

Science.gov (United States)

Robards, Martin D.; Piatt, John F.; Rose, G.A.

1999-01-01

Pacific sand lance Ammodytes hexapterus in Kachemak Bay, Alaska, showed no sexual dimorphism in length-to-weight (gonad-free) ratio or length-at-age relationship. Most matured in their second year, males earlier in the season than females, but females (31%) attained a higher gonadosomatic index than males (21%). Sand lance spawned intertidally once each year in late September and October on fine gravel or sandy beaches soon after the seasonal peak in water temperatures. Sand lance in Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound displayed similar maturation schedules. Schools were dominated 2: 1 by males as they approached the intertidal zone at a site where spawning has taken place for decades. Sand lance spawned vigorously in dense formations, leaving scoured pits in beach sediments. Fecundity of females (93–199 mm) was proportional to length, ranging from 1468 to 16 081 ova per female. About half of the overall spawning school fecundity was derived from age group 1 females (55% of the school by number). Spawned eggs were 1·02 mm in diameter, demersal, slightly adhesive, and deposited in the intertidal just below the waterline. Sand lance embryos developed over 67 days through periods of intertidal exposure and sub-freezing air temperatures.

Struck by a lance through his side

DEFF Research Database (Denmark)

Leth, Peter Mygind; Boldsen, Jesper Lier

2010-01-01

The Danish King Canute the Saint was killed in St Alban church in Odense July 1086. According to a legend the king was kneeling in prayers when a lance thrust to his side killed him. Our re-examination of the skeleton presumed to belong to Canute showed a slimly build man with an approximate stat...

Design of jet manipulator for sludge lancing for steam generators

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Kumar, Kundan; Nathani, D.K.; Kayal, J.N.; Rupani, B.B.

2006-01-01

The sludge accumulation in secondary side of mushroom type steam generators of Indian Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) may lead to loss of thermal efficiency and corrosion. Sludge removal is required to minimise such effects for safe and enhanced operating life of the steam generators. A sludge lancing system has been developed for sludge removal from the secondary side of the steam generators. Jet Manipulator is one of the various modules of the sludge lancing system. The JM consists of three modules namely walker, elevator and nozzle heads. Each module is designed to pass through hand hole, having 180 mm diameter and 100 mm wide gap between steam generator shell and shroud. These three modules are connected to each other by quick connecting type joints and are having their specific functions. The walker crawls by step of single pitch of the tube along the central no-tube lane of the steam generator by taking lateral supports on the nearest tubes. The elevator is capable of lifting the nozzle head to a suitable height required for lancing operation of entire tube sheet of the steam generator. The nozzle head directs the multiple jets along the narrow inter tube lanes having 3 mm width, on both sides of the central no-tube lane. The nozzle can be set to move at different elevations such that the multiple jets will graze along the narrow tube lane to create the sludge lancing action. The provision exists for movement of JM in both directions, i.e. forward and reverse. This paper highlights the objective, design and development, selection of nozzles, qualification and performance evaluation of JM. The manipulator is remotely operable by compressed air in the forward and reverse direction in the central no-tube lane to position the nozzle head in the horizontal direction. (author)

Oral sucrose for heel lance enhances adenosine triphosphate use in preterm neonates with respiratory distress.

Science.gov (United States)

Angeles, Danilyn M; Asmerom, Yayesh; Boskovic, Danilo S; Slater, Laurel; Bacot-Carter, Sharon; Bahjri, Khaled; Mukasa, Joseph; Holden, Megan; Fayard, Elba

2015-01-01

To examine the effects of oral sucrose on procedural pain, and on biochemical markers of adenosine triphosphate utilization and oxidative stress in preterm neonates with mild to moderate respiratory distress. Preterm neonates with a clinically required heel lance that met study criteria (n = 49) were randomized into three groups: (1) control (n = 24), (2) heel lance treated with placebo and non-nutritive sucking (n = 15) and (3) heel lance treated with sucrose and non-nutritive sucking (n = 10). Plasma markers of adenosine triphosphate degradation (hypoxanthine, xanthine and uric acid) and oxidative stress (allantoin) were measured before and after the heel lance. Pain was measured using the Premature Infant Pain Profile. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance, chi-square and one-way analysis of variance. We found that in preterm neonates who were intubated and/or were receiving ⩾30% FiO2, a single dose of oral sucrose given before a heel lance significantly increased markers of adenosine triphosphate use. We found that oral sucrose enhanced adenosine triphosphate use in neonates who were intubated and/or were receiving ⩾30% FiO2. Although oral sucrose decreased pain scores, our data suggest that it also increased energy use as evidenced by increased plasma markers of adenosine triphosphate utilization. These effects of sucrose, specifically the fructose component, on adenosine triphosphate metabolism warrant further investigation.

CFD Modeling of Swirl and Nonswirl Gas Injections into Liquid Baths Using Top Submerged Lances

Science.gov (United States)

Huda, Nazmul; Naser, J.; Brooks, G.; Reuter, M. A.; Matusewicz, R. W.

2010-02-01

Fluid flow phenomena in a cylindrical bath stirred by a top submerged lance (TSL) gas injection was investigated by using the computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling technique for an isothermal air-water system. The multiphase flow simulation, based on the Euler-Euler approach, elucidated the effect of swirl and nonswirl flow inside the bath. The effects of the lance submergence level and the air flow rate also were investigated. The simulation results for the velocity fields and the generation of turbulence in the bath were validated against existing experimental data from the previous water model experimental study by Morsi et al.[1] The model was extended to measure the degree of the splash generation for different liquid densities at certain heights above the free surface. The simulation results showed that the two-thirds lance submergence level provided better mixing and high liquid velocities for the generation of turbulence inside the water bath. However, it is also responsible for generating more splashes in the bath compared with the one-third lance submergence level. An approach generally used by heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system simulations was applied to predict the convective mixing phenomena. The simulation results for the air-water system showed that mean convective mixing for swirl flow is more than twice than that of nonswirl in close proximity to the lance. A semiempirical equation was proposed from the results of the present simulation to measure the vertical penetration distance of the air jet injected through the annulus of the lance in the cylindrical vessel of the model, which can be expressed as L_{va} = 0.275( {do - di } )Frm^{0.4745} . More work still needs to be done to predict the detail process kinetics in a real furnace by considering nonisothermal high-temperature systems with chemical reactions.

Comparative Effect of the Smells of Amniotic Fluid, Breast Milk, and Lavender on Newborns' Pain During Heel Lance.

Science.gov (United States)

Akcan, Esma; Polat, Sevinç

2016-06-17

The aim of this randomized controlled experimental study was to evaluate the effect of the smells of amniotic fluid, breast milk, and lavender on the pain of newborns during heel lance. The sample of the study consisted of 102 newborn infants who complied with the sampling criteria between August and November, 2011. The newborns smelled the samples (lavender, breast milk, amniotic fluid, and distilled water) for 5 minutes before the heel lance until 5 minutes afterward. The Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS), heart rate, and oxygen saturation were evaluated 1 minute before, during, and 1 minute after the heel lance. Data were evaluated by descriptive statistics, chi-square, intraclass correlation analysis, Spearman's rho correlation, Bonferroni's advanced analysis, Shapiro-Wilk, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, Friedman, and Dunnett's tests. The newborns in the control group had severe pain and the newborns in the breast milk, amniotic fluid, and lavender groups had moderate pain during the heel lance (p lance, it was lower in the breast milk and amniotic fluid groups than the lavender group afterward. The lowest falls in oxygen saturation and increased in heart rate were in the breast milk and lavender groups during heel the lance. The smells of lavender and breast milk prevent the increased heart rates, NIPS, falling oxygen saturation, and reduced pain during the invasive procedures in newborns more than amniotic fluid or control group.

Recovery of a broken inspection lance from the reactor vessel of the German sodium cooled fast breeder reactor SNR 300

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Menck, J.W.; Hoeft, E.; Kirchner, G.

1988-01-01

An inspection lance for flow and vibration measurements was installed into the SNR-300 rotating plug. Centering and guiding of the lower end of the lance was effected in the central grid plate insert. The lance was torn off due to handling problems. The task consisted in recovering all defective parts from the reactor vessel and re-establishing the intact initial state. (author)

Increasing the flexibility of the LANCE cAMP detection kit.

Science.gov (United States)

Hunter, Morag Rose; Glass, Michelle

2015-01-01

The detection of cAMP signalling is a common endpoint in the study of G-protein coupled receptors. A number of commercially available kits enable easy detection of cAMP. These kits are based on competition for a cAMP binding site on an antibody or cAMP binding protein and as such have a limited dynamic range. Here, we describe the optimisation of the commercially-available LANCE cAMP detection kit (PerkinElmer) to enable detection in cell lysates. This kit has been designed for use with live cells, with detection reagents applied to cells without wash steps. The standard protocol therefore requires that all assay reagents are compatible with the antibody and the final fluorescent detection stage, limiting the range of assay media and test compounds that can be utilised. The entire experiment must be repeated if cAMP levels fall outside the limited dynamic range. Here we describe a modified protocol that enables the assay to be performed on cell lysates, thereby overcoming these limitations. In this modified protocol, cells are stimulated for a cAMP response in standard media/buffers, washed and then lysed. The cell lysate is then assayed using a modified protocol for the LANCE cAMP detection kit. Samples were tested for stability following a freeze-thaw cycle. The modified LANCE cAMP detection protocol gives a reproducible measurement of cAMP in cell lysate. Lysate samples remain stable when stored at -80°C. Separating the stimulation and detection phases of this cAMP assay allows a vast array of cell stimulation conditions to be tested. The lysate-modified protocol for the LANCE cAMP detection kit therefore increases the flexibility, versatility and convenience of the assay. As samples are insensitive to freeze-thaw, it enables retesting of samples under different dilution conditions to ensure that all samples remain within the dynamic range of the standard curve. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Sludge Lancing IBL: results and experiences in the Spanish NPP's; Sluge Lancing e IBL: resultados y experiencias en las centrales espanolas

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

Montoro, E.; Pozo, C. del

2014-04-01

During the operation cycle of the PWR plants, oxides deposits (sludge) generated in the secondary circuit by erosion corrosion, chemical additives, etc. Which are deposited on the tube plate of GVs, limiting their efficiency and lifespan. To reduce them, Iberdrola Engineering and Construction, together with SRA SAVAC cleaned by high-pressure water means and tele visual inspection between tubes of the GVs. After Sludge Lancing cleanings performed by 250 bar from the center line, an area of solidified sludge remaining on the tubular plate was identified. Late 2010, Iberdrola Engineering and Construction, together with SRA SAVAC developed the Inner Bundle Lancing (IBL) system, which is based on a jet of water of high pressure>500 bar directly impacting areas of hard sludge within the tube bundle to detach and break the deposits into small pieces that can be extracted from GV through a closed circuit suction. (Author)

OMPS Near Real-time Products Available Through NASA LANCE (Land Atmosphere Near Real-time Capability for EOS)

Science.gov (United States)

Warnock, A.; Durbin, P. B.; Cechini, M. F.; Masuoka, E.

2017-12-01

Near real-time (NRT) images from the NASA Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) for sulfur dioxide, total column ozone and aerosol index products are now available through NASA's online Land Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) system. Color palettes, image dimensions and data ranges have been aligned with the corresponding OMI products, allowing for direct comparison of OMPS NRT images with OMI NRT images already available in NASA Worldview. The images are delivered to LANCE within hours of satellite observation. LANCE NRT imagery can be interactively viewed through Worldview and the Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS).

Differential effects of a local industrial sand lance fishery on seabird breeding performance

DEFF Research Database (Denmark)

Frederiksen, M.; Jensen, Henrik; Daunt, F.

2008-01-01

fluctuations. We evaluated the effects of an industrial sand lance (Ammodytes marinus) fishery off the North Sea coast of the United Kingdom, which has been opened and closed in a quasi-experimental fashion, on sand-lance-dependent breeding seabirds. Controlling for environmental variation ( sea surface...... tridactyla), but not for four diving species. Analyzing Kittiwake data from 12 colonies inside and outside the closure zone in a replicated before-after control impact design, we again found that breeding productivity was significantly depressed in the closure zone when the fishery was active, whereas...

26 CFR 1.263A-5 - Exception for qualified creative expenses incurred by certain free-lance authors, photographers...

Science.gov (United States)

2010-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Exception for qualified creative expenses incurred by certain free-lance authors, photographers, and artists. [Reserved] 1.263A-5 Section 1.263A-5... certain free-lance authors, photographers, and artists. [Reserved] ...

Oral glucose and breast milk as a strategy for pain reduction during the heel lance procedure in newborns.

Science.gov (United States)

Aguilar Cordero, María José; Mur Villar, Norma; García García, Inmaculada; Rodríguez López, María Ascensión; Rizo Baeza, María Mercedes

2014-11-01

This paper presents the results of a study on pain reduction in newborns that undergo painful medical procedures. This research analyzed the reactions of babies before and after the heel lance procedure, a diagnostic test performed to detect phenylketonuria. This test involved the extraction of a capillary blood sample with a heel lance, a medical procedure that is painful for neonates. The main objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of a 24% oral glucose solution and breastfeeding during heal lance. An experimental study was thus conducted on a sample of 93 newborns in the San Cecilio University Hospital in Granada in 2010. The babies in the sample were divided into three groups, depending on what they ingested during the heal lance. The results obtained showed that there was an association between the difference in HR and the time before the newborn's HR returned to normal after the heel lance (r = 0.562; p = 0.000). Moreover, a positive relation was found between the absolute difference in HR and the difference in oxygen saturation (OS) (r = 0.538; p = 0.000). The OS was found to be greater in the group of newborns that received breast milk. Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.

Differential effects of a local industrial sand lance fishery on seabird breeding performance

DEFF Research Database (Denmark)

Frederiksen, M.; Jensen, Henrik; Daunt, F.

2008-01-01

fluctuations. We evaluated the effects of an industrial sand lance (Ammodytes marinus) fishery off the North Sea coast of the United Kingdom, which has been opened and closed in a quasi-experimental fashion, on sand-lance-dependent breeding seabirds. Controlling for environmental variation ( sea surface...... or to the fact that only one study colony in the control zone was exposed to high fishery effort within the typical foraging range of Kittiwakes during the breeding season. The strong impact on Kittiwakes, but not on diving species, could result from ( 1) inherently high sensitivity to reduced prey availability...

Levatiracetam for the management of Lance-Adams syndrome.

Science.gov (United States)

Ilik, Faik; Kemal Ilik, Mustafa; Cöven, Ilker

2014-01-01

Chronic post-hypoxic myoclonus, also known as Lance-Adams syndrome (LAS) is a neurological complication characterized by uncontrolled myoclonic jerks following cardiac arrest. In this article, clinical manifestation and symptomatic treatment options are discussed especially concerning the rationale of use of levatiracetam in patients with Lance-Adams syndrome. Clinical presentation is action myoclonus associated with cerebellar ataxia, postural imbalance, and very mild intellectual deficit. An 18-year-old female patient was admitted to our intensive care unit in a coma. She had a cardiorespiratory arrest after a splenectomy in a local hospital. Then, myoclonic movements were continuously observed over the entire body, including the face. On day 14 of hospitalization, we started levatiracetam 1000 mg daily. The frequency of convulsion movements was reduced. The patient level of consciousness was 15 on the Glasgow coma scale (GCS) on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score was 23 out of 30. She was later transferred to the rehabilitation department. Vigilance is required to ensure early diagnosis and timely intervention for the myoclonic jerks. We would like to emphasize that LAS should be considered in patients with the myoclonic jerks following cardiac arrest and that levatiracetam therapy may be useful as treatment.

[Effects of different types and concentration of oral sweet solution on reducing neonatal pain during heel lance procedures].

Science.gov (United States)

Leng, Hong-yao; Zheng, Xian-lan; Yan, Li; Zhang, Xian-hong; He, Hua-yun; Xiang, Ming

2013-09-01

To compare the effect of different types and concentrations of sweet solutions on neonatal pain during heel lance procedure. Totally 560 full term neonates (male 295, female 265) were randomized into 7 groups:placebo group (plain water), 10% glucose, 25% glucose, 50% glucose, 12% sucrose, 24% sucrose and 30% sucrose groups.In each group, 2 ml corresponding oral solutions were administered through a syringe by dripping into the neonate's mouth 2 minute before heel lance. The procedure process was recorded by videos, from which to collect heart rate, oxygen saturation and pain score 1 min before puncture, 3, 5 and 10 min after puncture. The average heart rate increase 3, 5 and 10 min after procedure in the 25% and 50% glucose groups, 12% and 24% and 30% sucrose groups was significantly lower than those in the placebo group (P lance (both P lance, but the best concentration of sucrose for pain relief needs further study.

Information Brokers/Free-Lance Librarians: An Alternative Reference Service.

Science.gov (United States)

Hogan, Matthew

This paper examines the profession of information brokerage through a look at types of services provided, and through a discussion of major issues, including that of fee for service. The types of information broker and free-lance librarian services are identified: (1) non-profit reference and research services administered by public libraries and…

Sludge Lancing IBL: results and experiences in the Spanish NPP's

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Montoro, E.; Pozo, C. del

2014-01-01

During the operation cycle of the PWR plants, oxides deposits (sludge) generated in the secondary circuit by erosion corrosion, chemical additives, etc. Which are deposited on the tube plate of GVs, limiting their efficiency and lifespan. To reduce them, Iberdrola Engineering and Construction, together with SRA SAVAC cleaned by high-pressure water means and tele visual inspection between tubes of the GVs. After Sludge Lancing cleanings performed by 250 bar from the center line, an area of solidified sludge remaining on the tubular plate was identified. Late 2010, Iberdrola Engineering and Construction, together with SRA SAVAC developed the Inner Bundle Lancing (IBL) system, which is based on a jet of water of high pressure>500 bar directly impacting areas of hard sludge within the tube bundle to detach and break the deposits into small pieces that can be extracted from GV through a closed circuit suction. (Author)

Computational Investigation of Swirling Supersonic Jets Generated Through a Nozzle-Twisted Lance

Science.gov (United States)

Li, Mingming; Li, Qiang; Zou, Zongshu; An, Xizhong

2017-02-01

The dynamic characteristics of supersonic swirling jets generated through a nozzle-twisted lance are numerically studied. The essential features of the swirling jets are identified by defining a deviation angle. The effects of nozzle twist angle (NTA) on swirling flow intensity, coalescence characteristics, and dynamic parameter distributions of the jets are discussed. The rotational flow characteristics are revealed. The results show that the jets from the nozzle-twisted lance are imparted to a circumferential rotating movement around the lance axis, and such swirling flow is enhanced by increasing NTA. The enhanced swirling flow causes weaker coalescence of the jets, faster attenuations of the axial velocity, and higher heat transfer rate between the jets and surroundings. The supersonic core length, however, is found to be less sensitive to the swirling flow intensity. The radial spreading of the jets, changing non-monotonically with NTA, arrives at its maximum at 5 deg of NTA. Furthermore, the swirling flow induces a considerable tangential velocity component, and as a result, a holistic and effective horizontal swirling flow field develops. The y-vorticity distribution range and the corresponding magnitude turn larger with increasing NTA, which promote the vortex motion of the local fluid element and thus intensify the local mixing.

Co-bedding between preterm twins attenuates stress response after heel lance: results of a randomized trial.

Science.gov (United States)

Campbell-Yeo, Marsha L; Johnston, C Celeste; Joseph, K S; Feeley, Nancy; Chambers, Christine T; Barrington, Keith J; Walker, Claire-Dominique

2014-07-01

To examine the effect of co-bedding between preterm twins on stress response after heel lance. Using a multisite randomized controlled trial design, stable preterm twins (67 sets, N=134 infants) between 28 and 36 completed weeks' gestational age, stratified by gestational age (≤ and >32 weeks) and site, were randomly assigned to a co-bedding group, cared for continuously in the same incubator or crib or a standard care group, cared for in a separate incubator or crib, and underwent a medically indicated heel lance after at least 24 hours and no greater than 10 days of group allocation. The reported outcome was cortisol from saliva samples from 89 twins (n=49 co-bedding, n=40 standard care) collected immediately before the heel lance (baseline levels) and 113 twins (n=58 co-bedding, n=55 standard care) collected 20 minutes after heel lance (stress levels) as an index of stress response. No group differences were noted in baseline salivary cortisol levels: 0.36 μg/dL (SD 0.25) in the co-bedding group and 0.43 μg/dL (SD 0.50) in the standard care group. Twenty minutes after lance, levels were significantly lower in the co-bedding group, 0.28 μg/dL (SD 0.25) versus 0.50 μg/dL (SD 0.73) in the standard group (P=0.04). Similarly, the mean of paired changes in salivary cortisol from baseline was lower in the co-bedding group (-0.06 μg/dL) compared with the standard care group (0.14 μg/dL, Plance. clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT009176.

Study of process parameters on two phase flow agitated by top blowing lance injection into a bath

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

Xia Jiliang; Ahokainen, T.; Holappa, L.

1998-12-31

Numerical investigation has been carried out for two phase flow in a bath agitated by top blowing lance injection. Eulerian two phase flow model is used. Lance immersion depth, injection gas flow rate, nozzle diameter, and bubble size have been systematically changed to examine their influence on the flow characteristics in the bath. It is found that there appear three typical flow patterns: one-vortex, two-vortex, and three-vortex type, with changing the injection gas flow rate or/and the nozzle diameter at moderate lance immersion depth. Predicted velocities are in a good agreement with Iguchi et al.`s experimental data and the main findings are also consistent with the measurements and observations of Chatterjee and Hsiao and Lehner. (orig.) 24 refs. Computational Fluid Dynamics Technology Programme

NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE): Changing patterns in the use of NRT satellite imagery

Science.gov (United States)

Davies, D.; Michael, K.; Schmaltz, J. E.; Harrison, S.; Ding, F.; Durbin, P. B.; Boller, R. A.; Cechini, M. F.; Rinsland, P. L.; Ye, G.; Mauoka, E.

2015-12-01

NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (Earth Observing System) (LANCE) provides data and imagery approximately 3 hours from satellite observation, to monitor natural events globally and to meet the needs of the near real-time (NRT) applications community. This article describes LANCE, and how the use of NRT data and imagery has evolved. Since 2010 there has been a four-fold increase in both the volume of data and the number of files downloaded. Over the last year there has been a marked shift in the way in which users are accessing NRT imagery; users are gravitating towards Worldview and the Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) and away from MODIS Rapid Response, in part due to the increased exposure through social media. In turn this is leading to a broader range of users viewing NASA NRT imagery. This article also describes new, and planned, product enhancements to LANCE. Over the last year, LANCE has expanded to support NRT products from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2), and the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR). LANCE elements are also planning to ingest and process NRT data from the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), and the advanced Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) instruments onboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) satellite in the near future.

Report on laboratory research of power-efficient triple-nozzle tuyere oxygen lancing

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

P. O. Yushkevich

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Based on the analysis of the advantages and shortcomings of the oxygen-converter production in Ukraine with combined oxygen and neutral gas blowing, a new combined-blowing technology by a threelevel lance has been proposed, which privedes the prolongation of the converter lining stability and a more efficient post-combustion of the exhaust gases with the prevention of local wear of the lining and intensive scraping of the lance body and the unit mouth. During the laboratory-industrial working-out of the proposed technology it was established that, depending on the level of the slag-metallic emulsion, two main post-combustion modes can be distinguished. The post-combustion process must be organized in such a way that the torches are within a half-diameter area of the outlet CO stream that prevents the torch's effect on the converter lining.

The effect of nesting positions on pain, stress and comfort during heel lance in premature infants.

Science.gov (United States)

Kahraman, Ayşe; Başbakkal, Zümrüt; Yalaz, Mehmet; Sözmen, Eser Y

2017-11-13

Nesting positions are commonly used in procedural analgesic administration in premature neonates. The effectiveness of nesting positions is questioned. The aim of the this study was to assess the pain, stress, comfort and salivary cortisol and melatonin values in nesting positions during the heel lance procedure in premature infants at the NICU. Experimental research; repeated measurement design. The sample comprised 33 premature neonates with gestational age of 31-35 weeks who had been hospitalized in the NICU. Nesting positions were given using linen or towels. The procedure of heel lance was recorded on camera. The camera recordings were evaluated according to the NIPS and the COMFORTneo scale. Saliva samples were obtained five minutes prior to and 30 min after the heel lance procedure. Salivary Cortisol and Melatonin were measured using the Salimetrics Cortisol Elisa Kit and the Salimetrics Melatonin Elisa Kit. The crying time, the mean NIPS score, the COMFORTneo score, the COMFORTneo NRS-pain scores and the COMFORTneo NRS-distress scores for premature neonates who were in the prone position during the procedure were significantly lower than the scores in the supine position (p lance procedure had significantly decreased in the prone position; however, there were insignificant differences in the mean levels of salivary melatonin between the positions. Nesting in the prone position has a pain reducing effect, enhancing comfort and reducing stress in premature infants. Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Pain relief effect of breast feeding and music therapy during heel lance for healthy-term neonates in China: a randomized controlled trial.

Science.gov (United States)

Zhu, Jiemin; Hong-Gu, He; Zhou, Xiuzhu; Wei, Haixia; Gao, Yaru; Ye, Benlan; Liu, Zuguo; Chan, Sally Wai-Chi

2015-03-01

to test the effectiveness of breast feeding (BF), music therapy (MT), and combined breast feeding and music therapy (BF+MT) on pain relief in healthy-term neonates during heel lance. randomised controlled trial. in the postpartum unit of one university-affiliated hospital in China from August 2013 to February 2014. among 288 healthy-term neonates recruited, 250 completed the trial. All neonates were undergoing heel lancing for metabolic screening, were breast fed, and had not been fed for the previous 30 minutes. all participants were randomly assigned into four groups - BF, MT, BF+MT, and no intervention - with 72 neonates in each group. Neonates in the control group received routine care. Neonates in the other three intervention groups received corresponding interventions five minutes before the heel lancing and throughout the whole procedure. Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS), latency to first cry, and duration of first crying. mean changes in NIPS scores from baseline over time was dependent on the interventions given. Neonates in the BF and combined BF+MT groups had significantly longer latency to first cry, shorter duration of first crying, and lower pain mean score during and one minute after heel lance, compared to the other two groups. No significant difference in pain response was found between BF groups with or without music therapy. The MT group did not achieve a significantly reduced pain response in all outcome measures. BF could significantly reduce pain response in healthy-term neonates during heel lance. MT did not enhance the effect of pain relief of BF. healthy-term neonates should be breast fed to alleviate pain during heel lance. There is no need for the additional input of classical music on breast feeding in clinic to relieve procedural pain. Nurses should encourage breast feeding to relieve pain during heel lance. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Efeito agudo da imagética no desempenho de lances livres e percepção de autoeficácia em atletas

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Thiago Ferreira Dias Kanthack

2013-12-01

Full Text Available DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2014v16n1p47 O esporte cada vez mais diferencia vencedores e perdedores por mínimos detalhes. No basquetebol um fator diferenciador é o lance livre. Sessões de imagética motora (IMA vêm sendo estudada como um ergogênico sobre o desempenho de lance livre, porém, pouco se estuda o seu efeito agudo, principalmente, em atletas. O objetivo desse estudo foi verificar o efeito de uma sessão prévia de treinamento mental sobre o desempenho no lance livre e na percepção de autoeficácia de jovens atletas. Participaram do estudo 11 atletas juvenis da Federação Paulista de Basquete. Na condição IMA, foram submetidos a 1 minuto de vídeo + 3 minutos de imagética, seguidos de 10 lances livres, e no controle, 4 minutos de repouso seguidos de 10 lances livres. O questionário de autoeficácia foi preenchido antes e após a intervenção. Para análise estatística, foram utilizados os testes U de Mann-Withney, Wilcoxon e o Smallest Wothwhille Change (SWC. Não foi encontrada diferença entre a mediana dos grupos, porém, o SWC apontou uma possibilidade de 84% de efeito benéfico do treinamento mental sobre o desempenho para até 2 lances livres. Concluiu-se que a imagética motora prévia tem 84% de chance de causar um efeito benéfico sobre o desempenho de lance livre em até 2 arremessos.

Lance for injecting highly-loaded coal slurries into the blast furnace

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

Illuminati, D.

1991-10-29

A lance is used to inject fuel oil into a blast furnace. This simple design permits conversion of coal water and coal tar slurries to a fine mist at very low flow rates. This design prevents the build-up of deposits which increases service life and steadies the flow rate.

A crocodylian trace from the Lance Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Wyoming

DEFF Research Database (Denmark)

Falkingham, Peter L; Milàn, Jesper; Manning, Philip L

2010-01-01

A 1.5-m-long double sinusoidal trace from the Lance Formation of Wyoming, U.S.A, is attributed a crocodylian origin. The trace forms part of a diverse tracksite containing dinosaur and bird tracks. The double sinusoidal nature of the trace is suggested to have originated from the dual undulatory...

Add-on perampanel in Lance-Adams syndrome.

Science.gov (United States)

Steinhoff, Bernhard J; Bacher, Matthias; Kurth, Christoph; Staack, Anke M; Kornmeier, Reinhold

2016-01-01

Perampanel (PER) is the first-in-class selective, noncompetitive α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor antagonist that has been licensed and marketed as antiepileptic drug (AED) indicated for patients with partial-onset and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. A positive effect was reported in some patients with epileptic myoclonic jerks in idiopathic generalized epilepsy and in progressive myoclonic epilepsy. We treated a male patient with posthypoxic nonepileptic myoclonus (Lance-Adams syndrome) with add-on PER and achieved an almost complete cessation of jerks. This effect was reproducible and, therefore, we suggest that it might be worth trying PER in comparable cases.

Informing future NRT satellite distribution capabilities: Lessons learned from NASA's Land Atmosphere NRT capability for EOS (LANCE)

Science.gov (United States)

Davies, D.; Murphy, K. J.; Michael, K.

2013-12-01

NASA's Land Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (Earth Observing System) (LANCE) provides data and imagery from Terra, Aqua and Aura satellites in less than 3 hours from satellite observation, to meet the needs of the near real-time (NRT) applications community. This article describes the architecture of the LANCE and outlines the modifications made to achieve the 3-hour latency requirement with a view to informing future NRT satellite distribution capabilities. It also describes how latency is determined. LANCE is a distributed system that builds on the existing EOS Data and Information System (EOSDIS) capabilities. To achieve the NRT latency requirement, many components of the EOS satellite operations, ground and science processing systems have been made more efficient without compromising the quality of science data processing. The EOS Data and Operations System (EDOS) processes the NRT stream with higher priority than the science data stream in order to minimize latency. In addition to expediting transfer times, the key difference between the NRT Level 0 products and those for standard science processing is the data used to determine the precise location and tilt of the satellite. Standard products use definitive geo-location (attitude and ephemeris) data provided daily, whereas NRT products use predicted geo-location provided by the instrument Global Positioning System (GPS) or approximation of navigational data (depending on platform). Level 0 data are processed in to higher-level products at designated Science Investigator-led Processing Systems (SIPS). The processes used by LANCE have been streamlined and adapted to work with datasets as soon as they are downlinked from satellites or transmitted from ground stations. Level 2 products that require ancillary data have modified production rules to relax the requirements for ancillary data so reducing processing times. Looking to the future, experience gained from LANCE can provide valuable lessons on

Steam Generator Lancing and FOSAR for HANUL Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

Jeong, Woo-Tae [Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. Central Research Institute, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of); Kim, Sang-Tae; Yoon, Sang-Jung; Seo, Hong-Chang [Sae-An Engineering Corporation, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

2015-05-15

Sludge weight removed during the deposit removal operation was 10.68 kg. Annulus, tubelane, and in-bundle area of the steam generators were searched for possible foreign objects. Three foreign objects were found and removed. Mock-up training before the operation was helpful to finish the service as scheduled. Sludge lancing and FOSAR were Sludge lancing and FOSAR were successfully completed for Hanul nuclear power plant unit 2 during the 19''t''h outage. Mock-up training before the service was helpful for the operators to finish the job on time. Inspection, barrel spray, final barrel/flushing, and sludge collector cleaning was completed for the three steam generators 'A', 'B', and 'C.' Six bag filters and 42 cartridge filters were consumed to remove 10.68 kg of sludge. Three foreign objects were found and removed. One foreign object (HU2R19SGB01) was found in SG 'B', and two objects (HU2R19SGC01, HU2R19SGC02) were found in SG 'C.'.

Professional representation and the free-lance medical illustrator.

Science.gov (United States)

Mount, K N; Daugherty, J

1994-01-01

We researched factors related to the success or failure in working relationships between free-lance medical illustrators and artist's representatives. In the fall of 1992, surveys were mailed to 230 medical illustrators; 105 (46%) completed surveys were returned. Respondents were divided into three categories: 1) medical illustrators currently represented, 2) medical illustrators previously represented, and 3) medical illustrators who had never been represented. Comparisons made among illustrators from the three groups included business practices, clientele, experience, and self-promotion techniques. These comparisons revealed notable differences and similarities between the three groups and were subsequently analyzed to identify the characteristics of medical illustrators who would benefit from professional representation.

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

Science.gov (United States)

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

In Situ Chemical Oxidation Through Lance Permeation at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS)

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Martin, M.Z.

2003-01-01

In situ chemical oxidation through lance permeation (ISCO-LP) is an emerging remediation technology in which chemical oxidants (such as potassium or sodium permanganate) are delivered to the subsurface using vertical lance-like injectors. It is applicable to sites with oxidizable contaminants such as chlorinated solvents and fuel hydrocarbons. Because vertical lance injections can be deployed at relatively close spacing, ISCO-LP potentially can be used to clean-up contamination in low-permeability media. This document provides information that can help potential users determine whether ISCO-LP would apply to a particular environmental management problem. It contains a general description of the technology (Section 2), performance data from a field demonstration (Section 3), an assessment of technology applicability (Section 4), a summary of cost elements (Section 5), and a list of regulatory, environmental safety and health issues (Section 6). It is patterned after the Innovative Technology Summary Reports (ITSR) published by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science and Technology under the Subsurface Contaminants Focus Area (SCFA). As in the previously published ITSRs, the technology described in this report was developed through funding from SCFA. Most of the information contained in this report was obtained from a field demonstration of ISCO-LP conducted in July-August 2000 at DOE's Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS). The field test was not completed due to an accident that caused a field worker serious injuries. Although performance assessment data are very limited, the field test highlighted important health and safety issues that must be considered by site managers and technology vendors interested in implementing ISCO-LP

Design of a partial inter-tube lancing system actuated by hydraulic power for type F model steam generator in nuclear power plant

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Kim, S. T.; Jeong, W. T.

2008-01-01

The sludge grown up in steam generators of nuclear power plants shortens the life-cycle of steam generators and reduces the output of power plants. So KHNP(Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power), the only nuclear power utility in Korea, removes it periodically using a steam generator lancing system during the outage of plants for an overhaul. KEPRI(Korea Electric Power Research Institute) has developed lancing systems with high pressured water nozzle for steam generators of nuclear power plants since 2001. In this paper, the design of a partial inter-tube lancing system for model F type steam generators will be described. The system is actuated without a DC motor inner steam generators because the motors in a steam generator make a trouble from high intensity of radioactivity as a break down

Multilocus phylogeny of the Asian Lance-headed pitvipers (Squamata, Viperidae, Protobothrops).

Science.gov (United States)

Guo, Peng; Liu, Qin; Wen, Tao; Xiao, Rong; Fang, Ming; Zhong, Guanghui; Truong, Nguyen Q; Zhu, Fei; Jadin, Robert C; Li, Cao

2016-03-22

Despite the public health significance and potential applications to medical research, the evolutionary history of the Asian Lance-headed pitvipers (genus Protobothrops) remains inadequately studied. Previous research generally focused on a few selected species with no comprehensive molecular study of Protobothrops. Here, we conduct the first study to infer the phylogenetic relationships of all currently recognized species in this genus based on four mitochondrial DNA fragments and four nuclear genes. Bayesian Inference and Maximum Likelihood analyses show that within Protobothrops there are four strongly supported clades forming distinct subgroups. The first subgroup, which is sister to the other three, consists of three species, P. himalayanus, P. kaulbacki, and P. sieversorum. The second subgroup contains only P. mangshanensis. The final two subgroups, which are sister groups, include the other four and six Protobothrops species. Although our findings provide additional information on the phylogenetic relationships of the genus Protobothrops, the placement of P. dabieshanensis and P. elegans remains problematic. In addition, our molecular results indicate that P. trungkhanhensis, currently considered endemic to Vietnam, should be added to the species known from China. Our ancestral area estimation indicated that Protobothrops likely originated in southwestern China. This study improves our understanding of the evolutionary relationships among species of Asian Lance-headed pitvipers, providing a greater framework for future studies.

Determinantes do lance vencedor em leilões de petróleo e gás: avaliando o caso brasileiro

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Rodrigo Leandro de Moura

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Este artigo usa a metodologia de Rezende (2008 parainvestigar os determinantes do lance vencedor em leilões de bloco de petróleo e gás no Brasil. Há indicação de que os efeitos da "maldição do vencedor"de fato se manifestam nas estratégias adotadas pelas empresas nesses leilões. Também são encontradas evidências de que a presença da Petrobras tem efeito positivo no valor dos lances ofertados. Além disso, consórcios entre empresas aparentemente não têm motivaçã o anticompetitiva. Por fim, não há indícios da existência de sinergias entre os blocos. Desse modo, embora haja espaço para melhora no desenho das licitações promovidas no Brasil, o desempenho dos leilões selados de primeiro preço (sem a possibilidade de lances por pacotes de blocos não tende a ser muito inferior às alternativas possíveis.

Analgesic effect of breast milk versus sucrose for analgesia during heel lance in late preterm infants.

Science.gov (United States)

Simonse, Eva; Mulder, Paul G H; van Beek, Ron H T

2012-04-01

The purpose of this trial was to investigate whether breast milk (either breastfed or bottle-fed) has a better analgesic effect than sucrose in newborns born at a postmenstrual age between 32 and 37 weeks. We conducted a randomized controlled trial at a secondary care neonatal unit in the Netherlands on 71 preterm neonates (postmenstrual age at birth 32-37 weeks), undergoing heel lance with an automated piercing device. Newborns were randomly assigned to breast milk (either breastfed or bottle-fed) administered during heel lance or oral sucrose administered before heel lance. We assessed the Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) score (range, 0-21) to investigate whether there was a difference in pain score between neonates receiving breast milk and those receiving sucrose solution. There was no significant difference in mean PIPP score between neonates receiving breast milk (6.1) and those receiving sucrose (5.5), with a mean difference of 0.6 (95% confidence interval -1.6 to 2.8; P = .58). From this study, it cannot be concluded that breast milk has a better analgesic effect than sucrose in late preterm infants. From the results, it follows with 95% confidence that the analgesic effect of breast milk is not >1.6 points better and not > 2.8 points worse on the PIPP scale (SD 3.7) than the analgesic effect of sucrose in late preterm infants.

Information Broker/Free Lance Librarian--New Careers--New Library Services. Miscellaneous Studies No. 3

Science.gov (United States)

Minor, Barbara B., Ed.

Proceedings of a workshop on the information broker--a person or organization that provides information on demand for a fee, usually to make a profit--includes edited transcripts of the following presentations: "Introduction," Maxine Davis; "The Free-Lance Alternative: Turning Traditional Skills New Directions," Susan Klement;…

Experimental study for development of thermic lance cutting method

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Machida, N.; Katano, Y.; Kamiya, Y.

1988-01-01

A series of experiments on a thermic lance cutting method were carried out to obtain useful data for the practical application of this method to the dismantling of reinforced concrete. As a first step, a performance experiment was executed to study basic cutting performance relating to oxygen consumption, extent of bar loss and cutting speed, as well as by-products generated during cutting work such as powdered dust, gas, fumes and slag. An automated and remote-controlled cutting machine was then developed utilizing automated bar supply and ignition. This paper describes the result of these experiments. (author)

A study on development of controller and 3-D visulaization for sludge lancing of nuclear power steam generator

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Kim, J. H.; Jo, B. H.

2001-01-01

A visualization tool for representing robot task of sludge lancing in 3-D, and control system for sludge lancing robot is developed. This tool is developed utilizing MS DirectX, and graphic models for this tool is drawn through 3ds max 3.0. On robot controller, we split it in two part. We set the minimum part of controller into CV, and the remaining part out of CV. So we can use the work space efficiently and simplify the decontamination process. Because this tool is developed as module type, One can develop a controller set with another program, and can easily apply it to the other field

Lance-Adams syndrome: A special case of a mother.

Science.gov (United States)

Nigam, Gaurav Bhaskar; Babu, Sachin Suresh; Peter, C Sudhir; Peter, C Shobhna

2016-09-01

Predicting the neurological outcome in survivors of cardiorespiratory arrest is difficult. A distinction has been made between acute and chronic posthypoxic myoclonus, called myoclonic status epilepticus and Lance-Adams syndrome (LAS), respectively, with the acute condition carrying a bad prognosis. Here, we report a case of a 37-year-old female who developed seizures after a successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The available literature on such cases is very rare and has generally mentioned a poor outcome. However, our patient was successfully managed and showed clinical features of LAS. Thus, making an early diagnosis and proper management of hypoxic brain insults is positively related to improving the patient's functional outcome.

Sludge Lancing and Visual Inspection of Steam Generator for KORI Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

Jeong, Woo-Tae [Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. Central Research Institute, Daejeon(Korea, Republic of); Kim, Sang-Tae; Hong, Jae-Yung; Jeong, Yun-Soon [Sae-An Engineering Corporation, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

2015-05-15

Annulus, tube-lane, and in-bundle area of the steam generators were searched for possible foreign objects. No new foreign objects were found. Two foreign objects which were found during previous outage were impossible to remove. Mock-up training before the operation was helpful to finish the service as scheduled. Sludge lancing of the three steam generators was made using FOLAS-I lancing system. FOSAR operations were done using video probe and special tools of Sae-An Engineering Cooperation. The weight of sludge removed from SG 'A', 'B', and 'C' was 177kg, 134kg, 117kg respectively. Bag filters for and cartridge filters consumed for SG 'A', 'B', and 'C' was (53,414), (75,243), and (61,171) respectively. Foreign object search operation for the annulus, the tube lane, and in-bundle area of the steam generators found nothing. Retrieval of the two remaining foreign objects from the previous outage was tried but failed.

Sludge Lancing and Visual Inspection of Steam Generator for KORI Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Jeong, Woo-Tae; Kim, Sang-Tae; Hong, Jae-Yung; Jeong, Yun-Soon

2015-01-01

Annulus, tube-lane, and in-bundle area of the steam generators were searched for possible foreign objects. No new foreign objects were found. Two foreign objects which were found during previous outage were impossible to remove. Mock-up training before the operation was helpful to finish the service as scheduled. Sludge lancing of the three steam generators was made using FOLAS-I lancing system. FOSAR operations were done using video probe and special tools of Sae-An Engineering Cooperation. The weight of sludge removed from SG 'A', 'B', and 'C' was 177kg, 134kg, 117kg respectively. Bag filters for and cartridge filters consumed for SG 'A', 'B', and 'C' was (53,414), (75,243), and (61,171) respectively. Foreign object search operation for the annulus, the tube lane, and in-bundle area of the steam generators found nothing. Retrieval of the two remaining foreign objects from the previous outage was tried but failed

Using Open and Interoperable Ways to Publish and Access LANCE AIRS Near-Real Time Data

Science.gov (United States)

Zhao, Peisheng; Lynnes, Christopher; Vollmer, Bruce; Savtchenko, Andrey; Theobald, Michael; Yang, Wenli

2011-01-01

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Near-Real Time (NRT) data from the Land Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) element at the Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) provides information on the global and regional atmospheric state, with very low temporal latency, to support climate research and improve weather forecasting. An open and interoperable platform is useful to facilitate access to, and integration of, LANCE AIRS NRT data. As Web services technology has matured in recent years, a new scalable Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is emerging as the basic platform for distributed computing and large networks of interoperable applications. Following the provide-register-discover-consume SOA paradigm, this presentation discusses how to use open-source geospatial software components to build Web services for publishing and accessing AIRS NRT data, explore the metadata relevant to registering and discovering data and services in the catalogue systems, and implement a Web portal to facilitate users' consumption of the data and services.

Comparison of the Efficacy of Oral 25% Glucose with Oral 24% Sucrose for Pain Relief during Heel Lance in Preterm Neonates: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

Science.gov (United States)

Kumari, Sweta; Datta, Vikram; Rehan, Harmeet

2017-02-01

To study the analgesic effect of oral 25% glucose as compared with oral 24% sucrose during heel lance in preterm neonates. Stable preterm neonates within first 48 hours of life were randomized to receive either 24% sucrose or 25% glucose before heel lance. Primary outcome assessed was painful response by the Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) score at 30 seconds after heel lance, and the secondary outcome was immediate adverse events associated with the administration of two solutions and duration of crying immediately following the procedure. A total of 94 neonates were randomly assigned into 24% sucrose and 25% glucose group. The baseline characteristics between the two groups were comparable. No significant difference was observed between the two study groups with respect to PIPP scores, duration of crying and rate of adverse events. When assessed by PIPP score, 25% glucose and 24% sucrose provided comparable analgesia during heel lance in preterm neonates. © The Author [2016]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

Lance-Adams syndrome associated with cerebellar pathology.

Science.gov (United States)

Waddell, Adam; Dirweesh, Ahmed; Ordonez, Fausto; Kososky, Charles; Reddy Peddareddygari, Leema; Grewal, Raji P

2017-07-01

Lance-Adams syndrome (LAS) is an uncommon neurological disorder characterized by the development of chronic post-hypoxic myoclonus. There are relatively few cases described following successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We report a patient who developed LAS 3 months after successful resuscitation. Cerebral imaging studies indicate that brain pathology in LAS patients is not uniform, suggesting that the pathophysiology of myoclonus may vary from patient to patient. Our patient adds to this etiological heterogeneity by demonstrating the unusual feature of cerebellar pathology by both cerebral magnetic resonance imaging and single-photon emission computed tomography scans. There is also heterogeneity of these patients in their response to therapy. Unlike some patients described in the literature, our patient has not responded to drug treatment. Studies of these rare patients with LAS are important as they provide insight into the pathophysiology of this condition which, it is hopefully, will facilitate the development of more effective therapy.

Nuclear steam generator sludge lance method and apparatus

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Shirey, R.A.; Murray, D.E.

1991-01-01

This paper describes a sludge lancing system for removing sludge deposits from an interior region of a steam generator. It comprises: a peripheral fluid injection means for injecting a fluid at a high pressure about a periphery of the steam generator, the peripheral fluid injection means comprising at least one elongated fluid conduit, at least one injection nozzle and a joint positioned at a predetermined point along the elongated fluid conduit for permitting the peripheral fluid injection means to bend to a predetermined angle at the joint within the steam generator; a reciprocable fluid injection means for injecting a fluid at a high pressure toward the sludge deposits and dislodging the sludge deposits; and a supporting means positioned within the interior of the steam generator for supporting the reciprocable fluid injection means throughout the reciprocation of the reciprocable fluid injection means

High genetic diversity and geographic subdivision of three lance nematode species (Hoplolaimus spp.) in the United States.

Science.gov (United States)

Holguin, Claudia M; Baeza, Juan A; Mueller, John D; Agudelo, Paula

2015-07-01

Lance nematodes (Hoplolaimus spp.) feed on the roots of a wide range of plants, some of which are agronomic crops. Morphometric values of amphimictic lance nematode species overlap considerably, and useful morphological characters for their discrimination require high magnification and significant diagnostic time. Given their morphological similarity, these Hoplolaimus species provide an interesting model to investigate hidden diversity in crop agroecosystems. In this scenario, H. galeatus may have been over-reported and the related species that are morphologically similar could be more widespread in the United States that has been recognized thus far. The main objectives of this study were to delimit Hoplolaimus galeatus and morphologically similar species using morphology, phylogeny, and a barcoding approach, and to estimate the genetic diversity and population structure of the species found. Molecular analyses were performed using sequences of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Cox1) and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS1) on 23 populations. Four morphospecies were identified: H. galeatus, H. magnistylus, H. concaudajuvencus, and H. stephanus, along with a currently undescribed species. Pronounced genetic structure correlated with geographic origin was found for all species, except for H. galeatus. Hoplolaimus galeatus also exhibited low genetic diversity and the shortest genetic distances among populations. In contrast, H. stephanus, the species with the fewest reports from agricultural soils, was the most common and diverse species found. Results of this project may lead to better delimitation of lance nematode species in the United States by contributing to the understanding the diversity within this group.

Changes in proximate composition and somatic energy content for Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) from Kachemak Bay, Alaska relative to maturity and season

Science.gov (United States)

Robards, Martin D.; Anthony, Jill A.; Rose, George A.; Piatt, John F.

1999-01-01

Mean dry-weight energy values of adult Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) peaked in spring and early summer (20.91 kJg−1 for males, 21.08 kJg−1 for females), then declined by about 25% during late summer and fall (15.91 kJg−1 for males, 15.74 kJg−1 for females). Late summer declines in energy density paralleled gonadal development. Gender differences in energy density (maleslance spawn in October, entering the winter with close to their minimum whole body energy content. Juvenile sand lance exhibited a relatively constant protein to lipid ratio until they reached 80 mm fork length. Thereafter, relative proportions of protein remained constant while lipid proportions increased significantly. Dry weight energy densities of juveniles increased from a minimum 16.67 kJg−1 to a maximum of 19.68 kJg−1, and (per g) are higher than adults in late summer. The seasonal food value of adult sand lance to predators varies markedly, but maximum energetic value coincides with important feeding periods for marine mammals, fish, and seabirds.

The Effect of Swaddling on Pain, Vital Signs, and Crying Duration during Heel Lance in Newborns.

Science.gov (United States)

Erkut, Zeynep; Yildiz, Suzan

2017-10-01

To determine the effect of swaddling on pain, vital signs, and crying duration during heel lance in the newborn. This was a randomized controlled study of 74 (control: 37, experiment: 37) newborns born between December 2013 and February 2014 at the Ministry of Health Bagcılar Training and Research Hospital. An information form, observation form, and Neonatal Infant Pain Scale were used as data collection tools. Data from the pain scores, peak heart rates, oxygen saturation, total crying time, and duration of the procedure were collected using a video camera. Newborns in the control group underwent routine heel lance, whereas newborns in the experimental group underwent routine heel lance while being swaddled by the researcher. The newborns' pain scores, peak heart rates, oxygen saturation values, and crying durations were evaluated using video recordings made before, during, and 1, 2, and 3 minutes after the procedure. Pain was assessed by a nurse and the researcher. No statistically significant difference was found in the characteristics of the two groups (p > .05). The mean pain scores of swaddled newborns during and after the procedure were lower than the nonswaddled newborns (p  .05). Although there was no significant difference in oxygen saturation values before and during the procedure (p > .05), oxygen saturation values of swaddled newborns were higher afterward (p < .05). For this study sample, swaddling was an effective nonpharmacologic method to help reduce pain and crying in an effort to soothe newborns. Although pharmacologic pain management is the gold standard, swaddling can be recommended as a complementary therapy for newborns during painful procedures. Swaddling is a quick and simple nonpharmacologic method that can be used by nurses to help reduce heel stick pain in newborns. Copyright © 2017 American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

MOPITT Near Real-Time Data for LANCE: Automatic Quality Assurance and Comparison to Operational Products

Science.gov (United States)

Martinez-Alonso, S.; Deeter, M. N.; Worden, H. M.; Ziskin, D.

2017-12-01

Terra-MOPITT (the Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere instrument) near real-time (NRT) carbon monoxide (CO) products have been selected for distribution through NASA's LANCE (the Land, Atmosphere Near Real-Time Capability for EOS). MOPITT version 7 NRT data will be made publicly available within 3 hours from observation. The retrieval process is the same for both MOPITT NRT and operational products, albeit for the former it is constrained to use ancillary data available within the latency time. Among other requirements, LANCE NRT products must be examined for quality assurance (QA) purposes and relative errors between NRT and operational products must be quantified. Here we present an algorithm for automatic MOPITT NRT QA aimed to identify artifacts and separate those from anomalously high but real CO values. The algorithm is based on a comparison to the statistics of MOPITT operational products. We discuss the algorithm's performance when tested by applying it to three MOPITT datasets: a known (and corrected) artifact in version 4 operational data, anomalously high CO values in operational data during the 2015 Indonesia fires, and actual NRT data. Last, we describe results from a quantitative comparison between MOPITT NRT data and their operational counterparts.

Elaboration of the Thermodynamic Model of Refining the Converter Bath when Blowing through Three-Tier Oxygen Lance

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Anatoliy G. Chernyatevich

2017-10-01

Full Text Available Background. In modern conditions, the BOP-process is the main method of mass use steel product production. At the same time, due to the shortage of high-quality charge materials, resource and energy-saving technologies are particularly relevant. To optimize the BOP-process under modern conditions, it is promising to use improved oxygen lances for top blowing in comparison with known designs. Objective. An important stage in the development of advanced steel production technologies is obtaining information on the thermodynamic model of blowing a converter bath through a three-tier lance with the elaboration of the regularities of oxidation processes within the reaction zone of a 160-ton industrial converter. Methods. The analysis that was carried out has a theoretical nature and is based on the definition of the influence of temperature and pressure on the regularities of oxidation processes within the reaction zones formed when oxygen jets are introduced into the volume of a metal bath, foamed slag-metallic emulsion and waste gases in the working space of the converter. As a thermodynamic parameter, the Gibbs energy was used to estimate the probability of chemical reactions. The pressure effect on the oxidation processes in the converter bath was evaluated in accordance with the Van’t Hoff formula. Results. The thermodynamic features of oxidation processes in the 160-ton BOF bath using a three-tier lance are presented. Primary reaction zone is characterized by the occurrence of oxidation of manganese, silicon, carbon, and iron by gaseous oxygen. In the secondary reaction zone there are chemical reactions of the oxidation of silicon and carbon dissolved in the metal by oxygen, as well as the reduction of iron oxide by carbon. The presence or absence of a slag phase on the melt surface practically does not affect the occurrence probability of chemical transformations within the boundary of primary and secondary reaction zones. The additional

Randomised study showed that recorded maternal voices reduced pain in preterm infants undergoing heel lance procedures in a neonatal intensive care unit.

Science.gov (United States)

Chirico, G; Cabano, R; Villa, G; Bigogno, A; Ardesi, M; Dioni, E

2017-10-01

Alleviating pain in neonates should be the goal of all caregivers. We evaluated whether recorded maternal voices were safe and effective in limiting pain in preterm infants undergoing heel lance procedures in the neonatal intensive care unit of an Italian children's hospital. This prospective, controlled study took place from December 2013 to December 2015. We enrolled 40 preterm infants, born at a 26-34 weeks of gestation, at a corrected gestational age 29-36 weeks and randomised them to listen or not listen to a recording of their mother's voice during a painful, routine heel lance for blood collection. Changes in the infants' Premature Infant Pain Profile, heart rate, oxygen saturation and blood pressure during the procedure were compared by analysis of variance. Possible side effects, of apnoea, bradycardia, seizures and vomiting, were also recorded. Both groups showed a marked increase in PIPP scores and decrease in oxygen saturation during the procedure, but infants in the treatment group had significantly lower PIPP scores (p = 0.00002) and lower decreases in oxygen saturation (p = 0.0283). No significant side effects were observed. Using recorded maternal voices to limit pain in preterm infants undergoing heel lance procedures appeared safe and effective. ©2017 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Use of the Published Lance Armstrong Cancer Story to Teach Health Science Content to High School Students

Science.gov (United States)

Burns, E. Robert

2008-01-01

Lance Armstrong (2000) authored a book titled "It's Not About the Bike -- My Journey Back to Life," regarding his battle with testicular cancer. It became a "New York Times" Bestseller and was selected by the "School Library Journal" as one of the "Best Adult Books for High School Students for 2001." The goal of the project described in this…

Determinantes do lance vencedor em leilões de petróleo e gás: avaliando o caso brasileiro

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Rodrigo Leandro de Moura

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Este artigo usa a metodologia de Rezende (2008 parainvestigar os determinantes do lance vencedor em leilões de bloco de petróleo e gás no Brasil. Há indicação de que os efeitos da "maldição do vencedor"de fato se manifestam nas estratégias adotadas pelas empresas nesses leilões. Também são encontradas evidências de que a presença da Petrobras tem efeito positivo no valor dos lances ofertados. Além disso, consórcios entre empresas aparentemente não têm motivaçã o anticompetitiva. Por fim, não há indícios da existência de sinergias entre os blocos. Desse modo, embora haja espaço para melhora no desenho das licitações promovidas no Brasil, o desempenho dos leilões selados de primeiro preço (sem a possibilidade de lances por pacotes de blocos não tende a ser muito inferior às alternativas possíveis.This paper follows Rezende (2008 to investigate the determinants of bidding strategy in the Brazilian oil and gas auctions. The results indicate that strategies adopted by participants are affected by the "winner's curse". We also found evidence that the presence of Petrobras has a positive effect on winning bids. Furthermore, joint bidding is compatible with competition. Finally, there is no evidence of synergies between blocks. Thus, although there is room for improvements, results of the first-price sealed auction (without the possibility of bidding for blocks packages are not much better than possible alternatives.

The effect of measurement quality on targeted structural model fit indices: A comment on Lance, Beck, Fan, and Carter (2016).

Science.gov (United States)

McNeish, Daniel; Hancock, Gregory R

2018-03-01

Lance, Beck, Fan, and Carter (2016) recently advanced 6 new fit indices and associated cutoff values for assessing data-model fit in the structural portion of traditional latent variable path models. The authors appropriately argued that, although most researchers' theoretical interest rests with the latent structure, they still rely on indices of global model fit that simultaneously assess both the measurement and structural portions of the model. As such, Lance et al. proposed indices intended to assess the structural portion of the model in isolation of the measurement model. Unfortunately, although these strategies separate the assessment of the structure from the fit of the measurement model, they do not isolate the structure's assessment from the quality of the measurement model. That is, even with a perfectly fitting measurement model, poorer quality (i.e., less reliable) measurements will yield a more favorable verdict regarding structural fit, whereas better quality (i.e., more reliable) measurements will yield a less favorable structural assessment. This phenomenon, referred to by Hancock and Mueller (2011) as the reliability paradox, affects not only traditional global fit indices but also those structural indices proposed by Lance et al. as well. Fortunately, as this comment will clarify, indices proposed by Hancock and Mueller help to mitigate this problem and allow the structural portion of the model to be assessed independently of both the fit of the measurement model as well as the quality of indicator variables contained therein. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Device and process for cleaning a steam generator plate by a sludge lance

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Michel, D.; Berard, P.; Denuit, J.

1995-01-01

The cleaning system comprises a carriage which is able to move along a rail and is equipped with a serie of oscillating nozzles. The carriage is made up of a first subassembly with a reversible lance module carrying the nozzles and is equipped at each end with a male hydraulic coupling which is able to connect either with a pressurized water circuit. Its second subassembly comprises the module which connects with and rotates the nozzles, a reversible observation and detection unit and an independent drive mechanism with at least two toothed wheels able to engage with racks. 11 figs

Magazine Editors and the Writing Process: An Analysis of How Editors Work with Staff and Free-Lance Writers.

Science.gov (United States)

Schierhorn, Ann B.; Endres, Kathleen L.

Editors of business and consumer magazines chosen by a random sample were asked in a mail survey what method they used in working with staff writers and free-lance writers. They were asked how they work with writers in the five stages of the writing process--idea, reporting, organizing, writing and rewriting. The first mailing to consumer…

The influence of particle size of dietary prey on food consumption and ecological conversion efficiency of young-of-the-year sand lance, Ammodytes personatus

Science.gov (United States)

Sun, Yao; Liu, Yong; Liu, Xinfu; Tang, Oisheng

2010-06-01

The Eggers model was used to study the influence of two particle sizes of dietary prey on food consumption and ecological conversion efficiency of young-of-the-year sand lance, Ammodytes personatus, in continuous flow-through seawater in 2.5-m 3 tanks in the laboratory. The sand lances (average body weight 0.85 ± 0.21 g) were fed larval (average body length 0.56 ± 0.08 mm) or adult (average body length 10.12 ± 1.61 mm) Artemia salina. The gastric evacuation rate of the fish feeding on larval Artemia was 0.214, higher than that of those feeding on adult Artemia (0.189). The daily food consumption of the fish feeding on larval Artemia was 60.14 kJ/100 g in terms of energy content, higher than that of the fish feeding on adult Artemia (51.69 kJ/100 g), but the daily growth rate of fish feeding on larval Artemia was 14.86 kJ/100 g, significantly lower than that of the fish feeding on adult Artemia (19.50 kJ/100 g), indicating that less energy was used for growth when the food particles were smaller. Slow growth of sand lances preying on larval Artemia was probably due to the high energy consumption during predation, consistent with the basic suppositions of optimal foraging theory.

Phase I Field Test Results of an Innovative DNAPL Remediation Technology: The Hydrophobic Lance

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Tuck, D.M.

1999-01-01

An innovative technology for recovery of pure phase DNAPL was deployed in the subsurface near the M-Area Settling Basin, continuing the support of the A/M Area Ground Water Corrective Action Program (per Part B requirements). This technology, the Hydrophobic Lance, operates by placing a neutral/hydrophobic surface (Teflon) in contact with the DNAPL. This changes the in situ conditions experienced by the DNAPL, allowing it to selectively drain into a sump from which it can be pumped. Collection of even small amounts of DNAPL can save years of pump-and-treat operation because of the generally low solubility of DNAPL components

Groundwater well inventory and assessment in the area of the proposed Normally Pressured Lance natural gas development project, Green River Basin, Wyoming, 2012

Science.gov (United States)

Sweat, Michael J.

2013-01-01

During May through September 2012, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, inventoried and assessed existing water wells in southwestern Wyoming for inclusion in a possible groundwater-monitor network. Records were located for 3,282 wells in the upper Green River Basin, which includes the U.S. Geological Survey study area and the proposed Normally Pressured Lance natural gas development project area. Records for 2,713 upper Green River Basin wells were determined to be unique (not duplicated) and to have a Wyoming State Engineers Office permit. Further, 376 of these wells were within the U.S. Geological Survey Normally Pressured Lance study area. Of the 376 wells in the U.S. Geological Survey Normally Pressured Lance study area, 141 well records had sufficient documentation, such as well depth, open interval, geologic log, and depth to water, to meet many, but not always all, established monitor well criteria. Efforts were made to locate each of the 141 wells and to document their current condition. Field crews were able to locate 121 of the wells, and the remaining 20 wells either were not located as described, or had been abandoned and the site reclaimed. Of the 121 wells located, 92 were found to meet established monitor well criteria. Results of the field efforts during May through September 2012, and specific physical characteristics of the 92 wells, are presented in this report.

Statistical analysis of the influence of lancing on the secondary corrosion affecting SG tube ends in the CP0 series of PWRs

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Souchois, T.

1995-05-01

The main method of tube sheet cleaning during unit outages is high pressure lancing. A new tool called CECIL has been in use for this purpose since 1991 on the CP0 series of PWRs. This paper presents a statistical analysis of inspection data providing a basis for determining whether the type of lancing tool used has a 'statistically' significant effect, on the one hand, on the progression of the secondary corrosion affecting the CP0 type PWR SG tube ends and, on the other hand, on the appearance of corrosion on sound tubes after one operating cycle. The study results showed the CECIL cleaning method to be more efficient in tat larger amounts of accumulated deposits were removed and the risks of early corrosion were 14 times lower, with slower degradation in the course of subsequent cycles. (author). 2 refs., 8 figs., 19 tabs

CRISPR-Cas9 directed knock-out of a constitutively expressed gene using lance array nanoinjection.

Science.gov (United States)

Sessions, John W; Skousen, Craig S; Price, Kevin D; Hanks, Brad W; Hope, Sandra; Alder, Jonathan K; Jensen, Brian D

2016-01-01

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing and labeling has emerged as an important tool in biologic research, particularly in regards to potential transgenic and gene therapy applications. Delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 plasmids to target cells is typically done by non-viral methods (chemical, physical, and/or electrical), which are limited by low transfection efficiencies or with viral vectors, which are limited by safety and restricted volume size. In this work, a non-viral transfection technology, named lance array nanoinjection (LAN), utilizes a microfabricated silicon chip to physically and electrically deliver genetic material to large numbers of target cells. To demonstrate its utility, we used the CRISPR-Cas9 system to edit the genome of isogenic cells. Two variables related to the LAN process were tested which include the magnitude of current used during plasmid attraction to the silicon lance array (1.5, 4.5, or 6.0 mA) and the number of times cells were injected (one or three times). Results indicate that most successful genome editing occurred after injecting three times at a current control setting of 4.5 mA, reaching a median level of 93.77 % modification. Furthermore, we found that genome editing using LAN follows a non-linear injection-dose response, meaning samples injected three times had modification rates as high as nearly 12 times analogously treated single injected samples. These findings demonstrate the LAN's ability to deliver genetic material to cells and indicate that successful alteration of the genome is influenced by a serial injection method as well as the electrical current settings.

Lance for fuel and oxygen injection into smelting or refining furnace

Science.gov (United States)

Schlichting, Mark R.

1994-01-01

A furnace 10 for smelting iron ore and/or refining molten iron 20 is equipped with an overhead pneumatic lance 40, through which a center stream of particulate coal 53 is ejected at high velocity into a slag layer 30. An annular stream of nitrogen or argon 51 enshrouds the coal stream. Oxygen 52 is simultaneously ejected in an annular stream encircling the inert gas stream 51. The interposition of the inert gas stream between the coal and oxygen streams prevents the volatile matter in the coal from combusting before it reaches the slag layer. Heat of combustion is thus more efficiently delivered to the slag, where it is needed to sustain the desired reactions occurring there. A second stream of lower velocity oxygen can be delivered through an outermost annulus 84 to react with carbon monoxide gas rising from slag layer 30, thereby adding still more heat to the furnace.

The effect of water jet lancing on furnace wall tubes of high slagged deposit fuel-fired boilers

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

Vasiliev, V V; Kovalevitch, I A; Maidanik, M N [All-Union Heat Engineering Institute, Siberian Branch, Krasnoyarsk (USSR)

1990-01-01

In this paper the results of investigating the effectiveness of water jet lancing on furnace wall tubes of slagged deposits fuels fired boilers type E-500, P-64, P-67 are given. The boilers of these types are designed to burn Jugoslavian lignites are Beresovo lignites of the Kansk-Achinsk deposits. Recommendations for usage of low retractable, long retractable and long-range water blowers, depending on the design, produced in the USSR, the furnace dimension and stability of deposits are given as well.

Design, implementation and functional aspects of the control and instrumentation systems of computerised remote operated sludge lancing equipment

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Aparna, J.; Mehra, K.S.; Sharma, B.S.V.G.; Mohan, L.R.

2005-01-01

The computerised and remote operated sludge lancing equipment (SLE) uses high velocity narrow water jets for dislodging and removal of hard and strongly adhesive sludge from the secondary side tube sheet of mushroom type steam generators of Indian PHWRs. During the years of plant operation, corrosion products and other solids deposit in the form of sludge on the tube sheet of steam generators. The sludge formation not only affects adversely the steam generator performance but also diminishes its service life if left unchecked

Does cooperation increase helpers' later success as breeders? A test of the skills hypothesis in the cooperatively displaying lance-tailed manakin.

Science.gov (United States)

DuVal, Emily H

2013-07-01

Experience improves individual performance in many tasks. Pre-breeding cooperation may provide important experience that improves later success as a breeder, offering one compelling explanation for why some individuals delay reproduction to help others breed (the 'skills hypothesis'). However, confounding effects of age, quality and alternative selective benefits have complicated rigorous tests of this hypothesis. Male lance-tailed manakins perform cooperative courtship displays involving partnerships between unrelated alpha and beta males, and alphas monopolize resulting copulations. Beta males therefore do not receive immediate direct or indirect fitness benefits, but may gain skills during cooperation that increase their later success as an alpha. To date, however, the effect of cooperative experience on later success as a breeder has never been tested in any cooperatively displaying taxon. The effects of prior cooperative experience on reproductive success of alpha lance-tailed manakins were analysed in a mixed model framework using 12 years of information on cooperative experience and annual and lifetime genetic reproductive success for 57 alpha males. Models included previously identified effects of age and alpha tenure. Individual-level random effects controlled for quality differences to test for an independent influence of beta experience on success. Males accumulated up to 5 years of beta experience before becoming alphas, but 42·1% of alphas had no prior beta experience. Betas became alphas later in life, and experienced significantly lower reproductive success in their final year as alpha than males that were never beta, but did not have higher lifetime success or longer alpha tenures. Differences in patterns of annual siring success were best explained by age-dependent patterns of reproductive improvement and senescence among alphas, not beta experience. Cooperative experience does not increase relative breeding success for male lance-tailed manakins

Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling of Zinc Slag Fuming Process in Top-Submerged Lance Smelting Furnace

Science.gov (United States)

Huda, Nazmul; Naser, Jamal; Brooks, Geoffrey; Reuter, Markus A.; Matusewicz, Robert W.

2012-02-01

Slag fuming is a reductive treatment process for molten zinciferous slags for extracting zinc in the form of metal vapor by injecting or adding a reductant source such as pulverized coal or lump coal and natural gas. A computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model was developed to study the zinc slag fuming process from imperial smelting furnace (ISF) slag in a top-submerged lance furnace and to investigate the details of fluid flow, reaction kinetics, and heat transfer in the furnace. The model integrates combustion phenomena and chemical reactions with the heat, mass, and momentum interfacial interaction between the phases present in the system. A commercial CFD package AVL Fire 2009.2 (AVL, Graz, Austria) coupled with a number of user-defined subroutines in FORTRAN programming language were used to develop the model. The model is based on three-dimensional (3-D) Eulerian multiphase flow approach, and it predicts the velocity and temperature field of the molten slag bath, generated turbulence, and vortex and plume shape at the lance tip. The model also predicts the mass fractions of slag and gaseous components inside the furnace. The model predicted that the percent of ZnO in the slag bath decreases linearly with time and is consistent broadly with the experimental data. The zinc fuming rate from the slag bath predicted by the model was validated through macrostep validation process against the experimental study of Waladan et al. The model results predicted that the rate of ZnO reduction is controlled by the mass transfer of ZnO from the bulk slag to slag-gas interface and rate of gas-carbon reaction for the specified simulation time studied. Although the model is based on zinc slag fuming, the basic approach could be expanded or applied for the CFD analysis of analogous systems.

A Confession as Clear as Mud? Making Sense of Lance Armstrong’s Revelations

DEFF Research Database (Denmark)

Gleaves, John; Christiansen, Ask Vest

2013-01-01

Researching the world of doping can often feel like work as an undertaker: when business is good, it’s usually bad for someone else. And these past few months have been especially good for business. Confessions from high profile cyclists, including Lance Armstrong and a number of high profile...... Rabobank riders, e.g. Michael Rasmussen, doping scandals in American collegiate sport, a whole cluster of revelations from Australian elite sport and testimonies from the Operacion Puerto trial have added new information about closed doping practices. Moreover, it seems that the complex love......-hate relationship between sporting organizations and their anti-doping programs has pointed towards previously underexplored conflicts of interest. So while the past few months would leave any hungry doctoral student salivating over the wealth of new material, it is important to separate out what has become clearer...

Comparison and technical evaluation of electrostatic, micronair and tractor-mounted lance sprayers in order to control (Carpocasa pomonella L in apple orchards

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

F Amirshaghaghi

2016-09-01

Full Text Available Introduction The efficiency and cost effectiveness of orchard pest management programs are influenced by the skills of managers and sprayer operators who evaluate orchard conditions and alter machine settings and operating techniques to optimize performance of sprayers. A combination of operational skill, equipment performance, timing and chemical selection is necessary for optimal results. Research and development of electrostatics, air-assisted, low-volume spraying and other technologies for agriculture and horticulture was studied by biological and agricultural engineering in order to decrease of pesticide consumption. The main objective of charged liquid or powder form of the pesticide spread is increasing the percentage of poison meeting on plant surfaces. The first sprayer with rotary plate became available in 1970. The amount of solution was less and had uniform spray droplets. Apple orchards in West Azerbaijan province, Iran, are sprayed mainly with tractor-mounted lance sprayers but there is large national, regional and farm to farm variation in spray volumes applied with such sprayers. Traditionally, high spray volumes (> 2000 l.ha-1 were used in many places. Reduction in spray volume has been driven largely by the need to improve spraying equipment. West Azerbaijan province has 117000 hectare fruit orchards and 1.2 million ton fruit production that the most of them are apple and grape. However, it is necessary for reduction of pesticide application in order to produce economic and safe fruits. Materials and Methods In the present study the tractor-mounted lance sprayer in control of apple pest (Carpocasa pomonella L was evaluated and compared with electrostatic and Micronair sprayers. This research was implemented in an apple orchard (Golden Delicious variety with row spacing of 66 meter. The experiment was conducted as a randomized complete block design (RCBD with three replications. Statistical analysis was performed using MS

Alternative method for lancing control of a steam generator in a PWR

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Garcia, F.

1996-01-01

This paper illustrates a methodology for flexible process sequencing using SFC to be applied in teleoperated robotics and remote systems for hazardous and disordered nuclear environments. In this approach SFC is used as a unified framework for representing both: process sequencing and transitions adaptation on a flexible application to the cleaning task of a steam generator tube pack of a pressurised water reactor by means of automatic operated water lancing control. With this approach adaptive control and supervision are instructed and implemented in parallel by exploiting the power of SFC to describe massive parallel problem solving tasks which is an alternative method to the typical installations generally equipped with a main-frame linked to a PLC based network necessary to solve the same task. In this approach SFC is used as a unified framework for representing both the process sequence and transitions adaptation on a flexible application to a supervision control task. (Author)

Julgamento de Lances Futebolísticos: Comparação entre Árbitros de Futebol e Torcedores

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Santana Moura

2009-01-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar um estudo comparativo entre árbitros de futebol e torcedores quanto à adoção de critérios, no julgamento de lances futebolísticos. De acordo com as teorias de Jean Piaget e Lawrence Kohlberg, considerou-se que este tema está relacionado ao julgamento moral. A amostra foi composta por 61 árbitros e 30 torcedores, residentes em dois estados do Nordeste brasileiro, com média de idade de 34 anos, todos do sexo masculino. Os participantes responderam, por escrito, a oito situações hipotéticas futebolísticas e não futebolísticas. Embora, historicamente, esses grupos tenham sempre estado em lados opostos nos campos de futebol, na presente investigação científica, de um modo geral, os resultados não expressaram significativo distanciamento entre as posições dos dois. Nas situações futebolísticas, contudo, os árbitros se mostraram mais deontológicos e os torcedores mais sociais. Na maioria das vezes, ambos apresentaram objeção às injustiças contidas nas situações propostas e se mostraram coerentes com esta posição em seus julgamentos. O estudo agregou conhecimentos ao campo de estudo do julgamento moral e serviu de base para se conhecer melhor os critérios de julgamento utilizados por árbitros, frente a lances futebolísticos, abrindo possibilidades para a realização de novas pesquisas na interface entre a Psicologia e o futebol.

[Effects of piracetam therapy in a case of Lance-Adams syndrome].

Science.gov (United States)

Hoshino, Ai; Kumada, Satoko; Yokochi, Fusako; Hachiya, Yasuo; Hanafusa, Yukiko; Tomita, Sunao; Okiyama, Ryoich; Kurihara, Eiji

2009-09-01

We report a 17-year-old female patient with Lance-Adams syndrome caused by anoxic encephalopathy during a severe attack of bronchial asthma. She had difficulty in writing because of action myoclonus in her arms. She also exhibited freezing gait and was unable to walk without cane. Although her gait disturbance resembled those seen in patients with parkinsonism secondary to anoxic encephalopathy, surface electromyography revealed that it was caused by action myoclonus in her legs. The presence of giant somatosensory evoked potentials and enhanced cortical reflexes in response to the electrical stimulation to her posterior tibial nerves supported our diagnosis. A combined therapy with valproate sodium, clonazepam and piracetam (15 g/day) was not effective. However, her freezing gait remarkably improved and she was able to walk without help, after the treatment with sufficient dose of piracetam (21 g/day). Cortical hyperexcitability as revealed by electrophysiological examination also improved. We concluded that the combined therapy with antiepileptic drugs and piracetam was effective in the treatment for action myoclonus. However, because the effects seemed dose-related, the dosage of piracetam needed to be increased until the optimum effects were obtained.

241-SY-101 air lance removal lessons learned

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Moore, T.L.; Titzler, P.A.

1994-01-01

An emergency task was undertaken to remove four air lances and one thermocouple (TC) tree from tank 241-SY-101 (SY-101). This resulted from video observation that these pipes were being severely bent during periodic gas release events that regularly occurred every three to four months. At the time, the gas release events were considered to be the number one safety issue within the US Department of Energy (DOE) complex. This emergency removal task was undertaken on an extremely short schedule that required all activities possible to be completed in parallel. This approach and extremely short schedule, while successful, resulted in some undesirable consequences from less than desired time for design, reviews, equipment testing, operations training, and bad weather conditions. These consequences included leakage of liquid waste from the containers to the ground, higher than expected dose rates at the container surface, difficult field operations, and unexpected pipe configuration during removal. In addition, changes to environmental regulations and severe winter weather impacted the packaging and shipping activities required the prepare the removed pipes for storage at the Central Waste Complex (CWC). The purpose of this document is to identify lessons to be learned for future activities. In context of the emergency conditions that existed at the time and the urgency to remove these pipes, their removal was successfully completed under extremely difficult conditions and schedule. The success of the task should not be overshadowed by the desire to identify areas needing improvement and lessons to be learned. Many of the lessons identified in this document have already resulted in improved conduct of operations and engineering

Lance water injection tests adjacent to the 281-3H retention basin at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Freifeld, B.; Myer, L.; Moridis, G.; Cook, P.; James, A.; Pellerin, L.; Pruess, K.

1996-09-01

A pilot-scale field demonstration of waste isolation using viscous- liquid containment barriers has been planned for the 281-3H retention basin at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC. The 281-3H basin is a shallow retention/seepage basin contaminated mainly by radionuclides. The viscous-liquid containment barrier utilizes the permeation of liquid grout to either entomb the contaminants within a monolithic grout structure or to isolate the waste by drastically reducing the permeability, of the soils around the plume. A clear understanding of the hydrogeologic setting of the retention basin is necessary for proper design of the viscous liquid barrier. To aid in the understanding of the hydrogeology of the 281-3H retention basin, and to obtain critical parameters necessary for grout injection design, a series of tests were undertaken in a region immediately adjacent to the basin. The objectives of the LWIT were: 1. To evaluate the general performance of the Lance Injection Technique for grout emplacement at the site, including the range and upper limits of injection pressures, the flow rates applicable for site conditions, as well as the mechanical forces needed for lance penetration. 2. To obtain detailed information on the injectability of the soils immediately adjacent to the H-area retention basin. 3. To identify any high permeability zones suitable for injection and evaluate their spatial distribution. 4. To perform ground penetrating radar (GPR) to gain information on the structure of the soil column and to compare the results with LWIT data. This report will focus on results pertinent to these objectives

How reliably can northeast Atlantic sand lances of the genera Ammodytes and Hyperoplus be distinguished? A comparative application of morphological and molecular methods

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Ralf Thiel

2016-09-01

Full Text Available Accurate stock assessments for each of the dominant species of sand lances in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and adjacent areas are not available due to the lack of a reliable identification procedure; therefore, appropriate measures of fisheries management or conservation of sand lances cannot be implemented. In this study, detailed morphological and molecular features are assessed to discriminate between four species of sand lances belonging to the genera Ammodytes and Hyperoplus. Morphological characters described by earlier authors as useful for identification of the genera are confirmed, and two additional distinguishing characters are added. A combination of the following morphological characters is recommended to distinguish between the genera Hyperoplus and Ammodytes: the protrusibility of the premaxillae, the presence of hooked ends of the prevomer, the number of dermal plicae, and the pectoral-fin length as a percentage of the standard length. The discriminant function analysis revealed that morphometric data are not very useful to distinguish the species of each of the two genera. The following meristic characters improve the separation of H. lanceolatus from H. immaculatus: the number of lower arch gill rakers, total number of gill rakers, numbers of caudal vertebrae and total vertebrae, and numbers of dorsal-fin and anal-fin rays. It is confirmed that A. tobianus differs from A. marinus by its belly scales that are organised in tight chevrons, scales which are present over the musculature at the base of the caudal fin, as well as by the lower numbers of dermal plicae, dorsal-fin rays, and total vertebrae. In contrast to the morphological data, mitochondrial COI sequences (DNA barcodes failed to separate unambiguously the four investigated species. Ammodytes tobianus and H. lanceolatus showed an overlap between intraspecific and interspecific K2P genetic distances and cannot be reliably distinguished using the common DNA barcoding

N'GORAN A.mdi

African Journals Online (AJOL)

lara

tic foliaire (Frémond et al, 1966) ayant porté sur la teneur en azote, en phos- phore en potassium et en magnésium. Des échantillons de folioles ont été pré- levés sur la palme de rang 14 (14è feuille à partir de la flèche) des cocotiers qui ont servi au comptage des noix pour déterminer leur état nutritionnel. Sur cha-.

Perception of influences on the diet of elderly people from the Lan-C sector of Hualpén commune, Chile

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Claudia Troncoso Pantoja

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Objective: To interpret the perception of influences on the diet of elderly people from the Lan-C sector of Hualpén commune, Chile, during the year 2016. Materials and methods: In order to accomplish the objective, researchers used a qualitative design with an interpretative phenomenological approach. The qualitative sampling was performed by the snowball method. The sample size was not determined a priori, but through theoretical saturation; that is, when interviews did not provide new data to the research, which happened in the fifth interview. Subjects included in the study fulfilled the screening criteria, such as being over 60 years old, not having cognitive damage that prevented a fluent conversation, not being diagnosed with any form of dementia, living in the Lan-C sector of Hualpén commune, and signing an informed consent of the research with which ethical aspects of the study were controlled. Data collection was performed through semi-structured interviews. The results were coded and analyzed through the content analysis method. Results: Interviewees mentioned that their diet was influenced by their family, emotions and economic situation. The family, especially their children, had a positive influence on their diet by selecting the food they were to consume, preparing their meals, and maintaining or improving their health through the diet. They also stated that the economic situation affected their diet and, although they had a limited income, they favored the purchase of healthy food which would allow them to keep an adequate quality of life. Regarding their emotions, they especially refer to memories of their childhood and youth, their mother and special dates which have influence on their diet. Other factors, such as advertisement or friends, were not identified as conditioning their eating behavior. Conclusion: There are some factors that affect the diet of elderly people, such as their emotions, economic situation and family.

Pengaruh Variasi Penambahan Sari Buah Terung Belanda (Solanum Betaceum) Hasil Sambung Pucuk Dengan Lancing (Solanum Mauritianum) Pada Pembuatan Nata De Coco Dengan Menggunakan Acetobacter Xylinum

OpenAIRE

Lubis, Adilah Wirdhani

2015-01-01

One of the benefit from coconut water is making nata de coco through phosphate pentose pathway by using Acetobacter xylinum bacteria. Making its became nata de coco by variation of Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum) bud grafting yield with Lancing (Solanum mauritianum) produced red colour of nata de coco that it fermented for 14 days and had good nutrient value. The yield of this product was analyzed with qualitative and quantitative analysis. The variation volume of it used 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 ...

Indentation of a free-falling lance penetrometer into a poroelastic seabed

Science.gov (United States)

Elsworth, Derek; Lee, Dae Sung

2005-02-01

A solution is developed for the build-up, steady and post-arrest dissipative pore fluid pressure fields that develop around a blunt penetrometer that self-embeds from freefall into the seabed. Arrest from freefall considers deceleration under undrained conditions in a purely cohesive soil, with constant shear strength with depth. The resulting decelerating velocity field is controlled by soil strength, geometric bearing capacity factors, and inertial components. At low impact velocities the embedment process is controlled by soil strength, and at high velocities by inertia. With the deceleration defined, a solution is evaluated for a point normal dislocation penetrating in a poroelastic medium with a prescribed decelerating velocity. Dynamic steady pressures, PD, develop relative to the penetrating tip geometry with their distribution conditioned by the non-dimensional penetration rate, UD, incorporating impacting penetration rate, consolidation coefficient and penetrometer radius, and the non-dimensional strength, ND, additionally incorporating undrained shear strength of the sediment. Pore pressures develop to a steady peak magnitude at the penetrometer tip, and drop as PD=1/xD with distance xD behind the tip and along the shaft. Peak induced pressure magnitudes may be correlated with sediment permeabilities, post-arrest dissipation rates may be correlated with consolidation coefficients, and depths of penetration may be correlated with shear strengths. Together, these records enable strength and transport parameters to be recovered from lance penetrometer data. Penetrometer data recorded off La Palma in the Canary Islands (J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 2000; 101:253) are used to recover permeabilities and consolidation coefficients from peak pressure and dissipation response, respectively. Copyright

Skin conductance at baseline and postheel lance reflects sympathetic activation in neonatal opiate withdrawal.

Science.gov (United States)

Oji-Mmuo, Christiana N; Michael, Eric J; McLatchy, Jacqueline; Lewis, Mary M; Becker, Julie E; Doheny, Kim Kopenhaver

2016-03-01

Skin conductance (SC) provides an objective measure of autonomic system regulation through sympathetic-mediated filling of sweat glands. This study aimed to test the utility of SC to detect sympathetic activation in neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Fourteen term (mean, SE: 38.8 ± 0.35 weeks gestational age) neonates with chronic prenatal opiate exposure were enrolled. SC (peaks/seconds and mean of peaks) was measured at baseline, during heel lance/squeeze (HLS) and recovery from HLS at 24-48 (mean 38) hours of life prior to treatment for NAS. Blinded coders with established reliability assessed neonates using the Modified Finnegan Neonatal Scoring System (MFNSS). Nonparametric tests were used to determine group differences, phase differences from baseline to HLS and HLS to recovery, and associations between MFNSS and SC measures. Neonates that would later require morphine treatment for NAS (n = 6) had higher baseline SC mean of peaks than those that did not require treatment (n = 8) (p < 0.05). Moreover, there were unique phase differences between groups and SC positively correlated with MFNSS (p < 0.05). SC provides early identification of NAS severity. However, a larger sample is needed to determine sensitivity and specificity of SC for early identification of NAS and treatment effectiveness. ©2015 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Dissolved inorganic carbon, pH, alkalinity, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from discrete sample and profile observations using CTD, bottle and other instruments from the LANCE in the Barents Sea from 1986-07-19 to 1986-07-26 (NODC Accession 0113910)

Data.gov (United States)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — NODC Accession 0113910 includes chemical, discrete sample, physical and profile data collected from LANCE in the Barents Sea from 1986-07-19 to 1986-07-26 and...

Plasma arc and thermal lance techniques for cutting concrete and steel

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Bargagliotti, A.; Caprile, L.; Piana, F.; Tolle, E.

1986-01-01

The plasma arc technique is used today in industrial practice for any metal, but mainly for cutting stainless steel, carbon steel and aluminium. In air the maximum thickness that was cut in the performed tests was 150 mm, both with ferritic and austenitic steel. Underwater the maximum thickness cut was 103 mm. The two types of torch used in the tests are those used today: the plasma-shaped electrode torch (WIPC) and the pointed electrode torch (DMC-GRUEN). Two different types of gas were compared: an argon-nitrogen mixture and an argon-hydrogen mixture. The second mixture adopted results in less dust emission. The production of dust and aerosols also depends on the cutting speed, on the kind of steel, but mainly on the environmental conditions; it is reduced up to 500 times under water. Dust and aerosols can, jeopardize the efficiency of the system; moreover, the ambient air can have high-level radiation fields. Indirect and direct protections are needed (shields, remote control, robots, etc.). Tentative procedures for dismantling two types of BWR reactor are examined. Two series of tests demonstrated the feasibility of cutting the most geometrically difficult parts of the reactor internals. The thermal lance technique is used in industrial practice mainly for dismantling large reinforced concrete structures. This technique can be applied to dismantle nuclear facilities, even though it can cause some problems due to the gases, fumes and lapilli produced. In addition, the cost of this technique seems to be generally higher than the cost of other techniques. From the analyses done, the conclusion seems that both the above techniques are feasible for dismantling a nuclear power plant (NPP). The best solution is probably to analyse the different dismantling possibilities and problems and problems of each case

Laser Acupuncture at Large Intestine 4 Compared with Oral Glucose Administration for Pain Prevention in Healthy Term Neonates Undergoing Routine Heel Lance: Study Protocol for an Observer-Blinded, Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Jasmin Stadler

2018-01-01

Full Text Available Background. Nonpharmacological strategies have actually become more important in neonatal pain management during routinely applied minor painful procedures. However, commonly used nonpharmacological strategies are inferior to orally administered sweet solutions. Therefore, we will compare laser acupuncture, as a recent nonpharmacological method, with the standard care of oral glucose solution for pain prevention. Methods. Ninety-five healthy term neonates will be allocated into one of two groups. Before routine heel lance for metabolic screening, one group will receive laser acupuncture at acupuncture point Large Intestine 4 (LI 4 bilaterally for 60 seconds per point (acupuncture group and the other will receive the standard care with orally administered glucose solution (glucose group. The complete procedure of blood sampling will be recorded on video, excluding the intervention before heel lance. A paediatric nurse, blinded with respect to the allocation, will evaluate these video recordings and determine the Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP for each neonate. Primary outcome will be the mean difference in PIPP scores between groups. Discussion. This observer-blinded randomised controlled trial has been designed to explore potential advantages of laser acupuncture in the management of neonatal pain because more data are required to provide information about its efficacy and safety. Trial Registration. This trial is registered with DRKS00010122.

Laser Acupuncture at Large Intestine 4 Compared with Oral Glucose Administration for Pain Prevention in Healthy Term Neonates Undergoing Routine Heel Lance: Study Protocol for an Observer-Blinded, Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial.

Science.gov (United States)

Stadler, Jasmin; Avian, Alexander; Posch, Katrin; Urlesberger, Berndt; Raith, Wolfgang

2018-01-01

Nonpharmacological strategies have actually become more important in neonatal pain management during routinely applied minor painful procedures. However, commonly used nonpharmacological strategies are inferior to orally administered sweet solutions. Therefore, we will compare laser acupuncture, as a recent nonpharmacological method, with the standard care of oral glucose solution for pain prevention. Ninety-five healthy term neonates will be allocated into one of two groups. Before routine heel lance for metabolic screening, one group will receive laser acupuncture at acupuncture point Large Intestine 4 (LI 4) bilaterally for 60 seconds per point (acupuncture group) and the other will receive the standard care with orally administered glucose solution (glucose group). The complete procedure of blood sampling will be recorded on video, excluding the intervention before heel lance. A paediatric nurse, blinded with respect to the allocation, will evaluate these video recordings and determine the Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) for each neonate. Primary outcome will be the mean difference in PIPP scores between groups. This observer-blinded randomised controlled trial has been designed to explore potential advantages of laser acupuncture in the management of neonatal pain because more data are required to provide information about its efficacy and safety. This trial is registered with DRKS00010122.

Les premières phases d'édification du stratovolcan du Cantal (Massif central, France) entre 9,5 et 8,0Ma : géologie et géochimie du secteur de l'ÉlancèzeFirst stage of the Cantal stratovolcano (Massif Central, France) construction between 9.5 and 8.0Ma: geology and geochemistry of the Élancèze area

Science.gov (United States)

Legendre, Christelle; Caroff, Martial; Leyrit, Hervé; Nehlig, Pierre; Thièblemont, Denis

2001-05-01

Recent cartography of the Élancèze area resulted in the identification of a residual ancient topographic relief comprised of basaltic and intermediate silica-saturated lavas partly covered by brecciated formations, emplaced during the first stage of edification of the Cantal stratovolcano (9.5-8.0 Ma). The ancient relief has been the subject of a specified petrological study. Although the corresponding mineralogical and geochemical data are rather consistent with the assumption of a differentiation mainly governed by fractional crystallization, the study of some incompatible trace element diagrams suggests that this process cannot have occurred in closed-system. A model of crustal assimilation coupled with fractional crystallization involving an amphibole-bearing cumulate is proposed.

Complete genome sequence of Fer-de-Lance Virus reveals a novel gene in reptilian Paramyxoviruses

Science.gov (United States)

Kurath, G.; Batts, W.N.; Ahne, W.; Winton, J.R.

2004-01-01

The complete RNA genome sequence of the archetype reptilian paramyxovirus, Fer-de-Lance virus (FDLV), has been determined. The genome is 15,378 nucleotides in length and consists of seven nonoverlapping genes in the order 3??? N-U-P-M-F-HN-L 5???, coding for the nucleocapsid, unknown, phospho-, matrix, fusion, hemagglutinin-neuraminidase, and large polymerase proteins, respectively. The gene junctions contain highly conserved transcription start and stop signal sequences and tri-nucleotide intergenic regions similar to those of other Paramyxoviridae. The FDLV P gene expression strategy is like that of rubulaviruses, which express the accessory V protein from the primary transcript and edit a portion of the mRNA to encode P and I proteins. There is also an overlapping open reading frame potentially encoding a small basic protein in the P gene. The gene designated U (unknown), encodes a deduced protein of 19.4 kDa that has no counterpart in other paramyxoviruses and has no similarity with sequences in the National Center for Biotechnology Information database. Active transcription of the U gene in infected cells was demonstrated by Northern blot analysis, and bicistronic N-U mRNA was also evident. The genomes of two other snake paramyxovirus genotypes were also found to have U genes, with 11 to 16% nucleotide divergence from the FDLV U gene. Pairwise comparisons of amino acid identities and phylogenetic analyses of all deduced FDLV protein sequences with homologous sequences from other Paramyxoviridae indicate that FDLV represents a new genus within the subfamily Paramyxovirinae. We suggest the name Ferlavirus for the new genus, with FDLV as the type species.

Maternal mood and concordant maternal and infant salivary cortisol during heel lance while in kangaroo care.

Science.gov (United States)

Castral, T C; Warnock, F; Dos Santos, C B; Daré, M F; Moreira, A C; Antonini, S R R; Scochi, C G S

2015-03-01

Maternal kangaroo care (MKC) is a naturalistic intervention that alleviates neonatal pain, and mothers are assumed to play a stress regulatory role in MKC. Yet, no MKC infant pain study has examined relationship between maternal and infant stress reactivity concurrently, or whether post-partum depression and/or anxiety (PPDA) alters maternal and neonatal stress response and the regulatory effects of MKC. To examine the concordance of salivary cortisol reactivity between 42 mothers and their stable preterm infants during routine infant heel lance (HL) while in MKC and to compare salivary cortisol between groups of mothers with and without PPDA and their infants. Maternal and infant salivary cortisol samples were collected pre-HL and 20 min post-HL with two additional maternal samples at night and in the morning. Mothers and infants were allocated to with PPDA versus without PPDA study groups on the basis of maternal post-natal mental health assessment scores. Higher mothers' cortisol pre-HL was weakly associated with higher infants' salivary cortisol in response to the HL procedure. Maternal depression and/or anxiety were not associated with infants' cortisol. During HL, both groups of mothers and infants showed no change in salivary cortisol. Concordance between mother and infant salivary cortisol supports the maternal stress regulatory role in MKC. MKC may have stress regulatory benefits for mothers and their preterm infants during HL independent of PPDA. Future MKC studies that target mothers with altered mood will help to build on these findings. © 2014 European Pain Federation - EFIC®

Study of design parameters affecting the motion of DNA for nanoinjection

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

David, Regis A; Jensen, Brian D; Howell, Larry L; Black, Justin L; Burnett, Sandra H

2012-01-01

This paper reports the effects of various parameters on the attraction and repulsion of DNA to and from a silicon lance. An understanding of DNA motion is crucial for a new approach to insert DNA, or other foreign microscopic matter, into a living cell. The approach, called nanoinjection, uses electrical forces to attract and repel the desired substance to a micromachined lance designed to pierce the cell membranes. We have developed mathematical models to predict the trajectory of DNA. The mathematical model allows investigation of the attraction/repulsion process by varying specific parameters. We find that the ground electrode placement, lance orientation and lance penetration significantly affect attraction or repulsion efficiency, while the gap, lance direction, lance tip width, lance tip half-angle and lance tip height do not. (paper)

Eficiência de diferentes ramais de pulverização e volumes de calda no controle de Brevipalpus phoenicis na cultura do café Efficiency of different spraying lances and spraying volumes on the control of Brevipalpus phoenicis in coffee crops

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Ana Paula Fernandes

2010-03-01

Full Text Available O ácaro Brevipalpus phoenicis é encontrado nos cafezais do Brasil desde a década de 50. Responsável por perdas indiretas por ser o vetor de uma doença virótica requer constantes medidas de controle, sendo a mais utilizada baseada na pulverização de acaricidas. Avaliou-se a mortalidade do ácaro B. phoenicis em função da cobertura de calda aplicada em plantas de café, com dois tipos de ramais utilizados em pulverizadores de jato transportado e quatro volumes de aplicação. O produto utilizado para o trabalho foi o acaricida abamectina (Vertimec 18 CE® na dose de 0,4 L/ha. Os tratamentos utilizados foram a aplicação do acaricida abamectina, nos volumes de 250, 400, 550 e 700 L/ha, com dois tipos de ramais de bicos. Em cada tratamento foram avaliadas a eficiência de controle de B. phoenicis, a deposição e a cobertura da calda nas plantas de café. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi em blocos casualizados, com oito tratamentos mais uma testemunha e quatro repetições. A análise estatística foi realizada no esquema fatorial 2x4+1. Verificou-se que não houve diferenças significativas no número de ácaros encontrados entre os tratamentos. Para a deposição de calda, observou-se um aumento em função do volume de aplicação, sendo que a parte superior das plantas apresentou maior deposição de produto. A duplicação dos ramais resultou em um aumento significativo da eficiência de controle de B. phoenicis comparado ao ramal convencional e à testemunha, independe do volume de aplicação entre os limites avaliados.Efficiency of different spraying lances and spraying volumes on the control of Brevipalpus phoenicis in coffee crops. The mite Brevipalpus phoenicis is found on coffee plantations in Brazil since the 1950's. Responsible for indirect losses due to its role as vector of a virus disease, this mite species often requires control measures, the most common based on mitecide spraying. It was evaluated the mortality

Early Lance-Adams syndrome after cardiac arrest: Prevalence, time to return to awareness, and outcome in a large cohort.

Science.gov (United States)

Aicua Rapun, Irene; Novy, Jan; Solari, Daria; Oddo, Mauro; Rossetti, Andrea O

2017-06-01

Early myoclonus after cardiac arrest (CA) is traditionally viewed as a poor prognostic sign (status myoclonus). However, some patients may present early Lance-Adams syndrome (LAS): under appropriate treatment, they can reach a satisfactory functional outcome. Our aim was to describe their profile, focusing on pharmacologic management in the ICU, time to return of awareness, and long-term prognosis. Adults with early LAS (defined as generalized myoclonus within 96h, with epileptiform EEG within 48h after CA) were retrospectively identified in our CA registry between 2006 and 2016. Functional outcome was assessed through cerebral performance categories (CPC) at 3 months, CPC 1-2 defined good outcome. Among 458 consecutive patients, 7 (1.5%) developed early LAS (4 women, median age 59 years). Within 72h after CA, in normothemia and off sedation, all showed preserved brainstem reflexes and localized pain. All patients were initially treated with valproate, levetiracetam and clonazepam; additional agents, including propofol and midazolam, were prescribed in the majority. First signs of awareness occurred after 3-23 days (median 11.8); 3/7 reached a good outcome at 3 months. Early after CA, myoclonus together with a reactive, epileptiform EEG, preserved evoked potentials and brainstem reflexes suggests LAS. This condition was managed with a combination of highly dosed, large spectrum antiepileptic agents including propofol and midazolam. Even if awakening was at times delayed, good outcome occurred in a substantial proportion of patients. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

BKR 27(2) pp. 63-67 (Ejike et al)

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Femi J. Olorunniji

2015-06-30

Jun 30, 2015 ... (Ejike and Ezeanyika, 2008; Bastien et al., 2014). The body mass index (BMI) is the .... Mei Z, Grummer-Strawm LM, Pietrobelli A, Goulding A,. Goran MI, Dietz WH. ... Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994). Am J Clin Nutr;.

2466-IJBCS-Article-Kouakou N'goran D V

African Journals Online (AJOL)

hp

In Africa, notion of nutritional quality of layers' eggs seems to be abstract. To remedy it, this study aims to determining the effect of a diet supplemented with seeds of Euphorbia heterophylla on the nutritional quality of layers' eggs. For this purpose, twenty-four hens (ISA Warren) 1,4 kg for 28 days received either a control diet ...

The Spear: The Main Weapon in Iranian Martial Tradition

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani

2012-07-01

Full Text Available In martial tradition, spears and lances have always played a very important role as main weapons on the battlefield, as exemplified through Iranian military history. Its reach and cheap production were important factors for establishing formations of soldiers equipped with spears and lances. Additionally, the combat techniques of spears and lances were relatively easy and one could learn the techniques of spearfighting and lancefighting much easier than other weapons, such as swords. The first part of the article describes some types of spears and lances that were used in the Islamic period of Iran. Then the method of carrying a spear/lance is analyzed and additionally some offensive techniques, feinting techniques, attacking techniques to the animal carrying the opponent, and defensive techniques using spears/lances are described as documented by Persian manuscripts.

'A Dutch Miracle'

NARCIS (Netherlands)

Visser, Jelle; Hemerijck, Anton

1997-01-01

The Dutch polder model recently dubbed a 'success story' by Bill Clinton and Jacques Delors - plays a prominent role in current discussions about possibilities for a new 'capitalism with a social face', and appeals to experts all over the world. Just ten years ago the Swedish sociologist Goran

Vulture News - Vol 53 (2005)

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Poisoning of seventeen Eurasian Griffons by carbofuran on the Island of Rab, Croatia, in December 2004 · EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT · DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT. Gordana Pavokovic, Goran Susic, 24-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/vulnew.v53i1.37632 ...

Tumedad tungid pilkases öös / Andres Maimik

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Maimik, Andres, 1970-

1999-01-01

Pimedate Ööde III filmifestivalil Tallinnas näidatavast kolmest mängufilmist :"Püssirohutünn": režissöör Goran Paskaljevic : Jugoslaavia ; "Inimlikkus" : režissöör Bruno Dupont : Prantsusmaa : "eXistenZ" : režissöör David Cronenberg : Kanada - Suurbritannia

Characteristics and Dynamics of a Large Sub-Tidal Sand Wave Field—Habitat for Pacific Sand Lance (Ammodytes personatus, Salish Sea, Washington, USA

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

H. Gary Greene

2017-10-01

Full Text Available Deep-water sand wave fields in the San Juan Archipelago of the Salish Sea and Pacific Northwest Washington, USA, have been found to harbor Pacific sand lance (PSL, Ammodytes personatus, a critical forage fish of the region. Little is known of the dynamics of these sand waves and the stability of the PSL sub-tidal habitats. Therefore, we have undertaken an initial investigation to determine the dynamic conditions of a well-known PSL habitat in the San Juan Channel within the Archipelago using bottom sediment sampling, an acoustical doppler current profiling (ADCP system, and multi-beam echo sounder (MBES bathymetry. Our study indicates that the San Juan Channel sand wave field maintained its shape and bedforms geometry throughout the years it has been studied. Based on bed phase diagrams for channelized bedforms, the sand waves appear to be in a dynamic equilibrium condition. Sea level rise may change the current regime within the Archipelago and may alter some of the deep-water or sub-tidal PSL habitats mapped there. Our findings have global significance in that these dynamic bedforms that harbor PSL and sand-eels elsewhere along the west coast of North America and in the North Sea may also be in a marginally dynamic equilibrium condition and may be prone to alteration by sea level rise, indicating an urgency in locating and investigating these habitats in order to sustain the forage fish.

摩擦力の作用する柔軟回転軸の振動 : 実験(機械力学,計測,自動制御)

OpenAIRE

佐藤, 勇一; 長嶺, 拓夫; 永井, 純一; 片山, 圭一

2004-01-01

A soot blower is used to blow off soot on tubes in a tubular heat exchanger, or a gas heater. The soot blower has a long flexible tube, that is, a lance tube, 8 m long and 76.2 mm in diameter, which is put slowly into/out of a gas heater. Steam flows through the lance tube and is discharged at the free end to blow off soot. The lance tube, rotating slowly about its axis at about 12 rpm, is supported at an intermediate position by a support bearing, that is, a lance bearing. Vibrations and noi...

摩擦力の作用する縦型柔軟回転軸の振動(機械力学, 計測, 自動制御)

OpenAIRE

佐藤, 勇一; 長嶺, 拓夫; 大嶋, 弘志

2007-01-01

A soot blower is used to blow off soot on tubes in a tubular heat exchanger, or a gas heater. The soot blower has a long flexible tube, that is, a lance tube, about 10 m long and 76 mm in diameter, which is put slowly into/out of a gas heater. Steam flows through the lance tube and is discharged at the free end to blow off soot. The lance tube, rotating slowly about its axis at about 12 rpm, is supported at an intermediate position by a support bearing, that is, a lance bearing. Vibrations an...

Sciences & Nature - Vol 5, No 2 (2008)

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Impact des doses sublétales de fénitrothion sur l\\'ovogenèse et la capacité de ponte du criquet pèlerin Schistocera gregaria (Orthoptera : Acrididae) · EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT. SW Ouali-N'Goran, KH Koua, MA D'Almeida, K Fouabi, 177-189.

(Gossypium hirsutum L.) CONTRE LA FUSARIOSE EFFECT ...

African Journals Online (AJOL)

EFFECT OFOLIGOSACCHARIDE FRACTION OF Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum ON COTTON PROTECTION (Gossypium hirsutum L.) AGAINST FUSARIUM WILT. R. A. N'GORAN épse BLA1,2, H. T. KOUAKOU2, F. K. Y. KONAN2, B. CAMARA1,. N. K. KOUASSI3 et D. KONE1. 1Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale, ...

Perfektse käsitöö poeetiline realism / Aare Ermel

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Ermel, Aare, 1957-2013

1999-01-01

Rootsi filmiklassik Jan Troell (1931) ja tema filmid ning mängufilmid "Läbisegi" ("Topsy-Turvy") : režissöör Mike Leigh, "Rotipüüdja" ("Ratcatcher") : režissöör Lynne Ramsay ja "Püssirohutünn" ("Pure baruta") : režissöör Goran Paskaljevic Tallinnas III Pimedate Ööde Filmifestivalil

Recovery of vanadium oxide

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Bates, C.P.; Clark, N.E.

1985-01-01

This invention relates to the recovery of vanadium oxide from molten metal. The invention provides a method for recovering vanadium oxide from molten metal, which includes passing oxygen and at least one coolant gas or shroud into the molten metal by way of at least one elongate lance. The invention also provides an arrangement for the recovery of vanadium oxide from molten metal, which includes at least one elongate lance extending into the molten metal. The lance is provided with at least one elongate bore extending therethrough. Means are provided to allow at least oxygen and at least one coolant gas to pass through the lance and into the molten metal

Expanding NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS

Science.gov (United States)

Davies, D.; Michael, K.; Masuoka, E.; Ye, G.; Schmaltz, J. E.; Harrison, S.; Ziskin, D.; Durbin, P. B.; Protack, S.; Rinsland, P. L.; Slayback, D. A.; Policelli, F. S.; Olsina, O.; Fu, G.; Ederer, G. A.; Ding, F.; Braun, J.; Gumley, L.; Prins, E. M.; Davidson, C. C.; Wong, M. M.

2017-12-01

NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) is a virtual system that provides near real-time EOS data and imagery to meet the needs of scientists and application users interested in monitoring a wide variety of natural and man-made phenomena in near real-time. Over the last year: near real-time products and imagery from MOPITT, MISR, OMPS and VIIRS (Land and Atmosphere) have been added; the Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) has been updated and LANCE has begun the process of integrating the Global NRT flood product. In addition, following the AMSU-A2 instrument anomaly in September 2016, AIRS-only products have replaced the NRT level 2 AIRS+AMSU products. This presentation provides a brief overview of LANCE, describes the new products that are recently available and contains a preview of what to expect in LANCE over the coming year. For more information visit: https://earthdata.nasa.gov/lance

Development of KALANS to remove sludge of steam generator

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Jeong, W. T.; Yang, J. S.; You, G. W.; Sung, G. B.; Kim, B. Y.

1999-01-01

CECIL -4 lancing system by Foster-Miller has been used for the secondary side landing of Westinghouse type steam generators (YGN No. 1,2 and Kori No. 1,2,3,4) in Korean nuclear power plants. Shared use of only one lancing system for the 6 nuclear power plants required frequent transportation of the system from Nori to Youngkwang which may cause malfunction of sophisticated control equipment. Sometimes, the overlap in preventive maintenance schedule of nuclear power plants prevented the plant maintenance personnel from doing sufficient lancing work. Purchasing a new lancing system may be a candidate for this problem, but the price tag is surprisingly high. Furthermore, prompt maintenance was another serious problem because the manufacturer is far away in a foreign country. Last year, the steam generator of Kori No. 1 was changed to Δ60. The difference in the tube arrangement of the new steam generator made it impossible to use the CECIL system. Sufficient technological background of our development team and the conclusion that the development project is economically feasible made us to commence the design and fabrication of 'KEPCO Advanced LANcing System - KALANS.' This paper presents the state of the art on lancing system and the developed concept and design of KALANS

36 CFR 1007.9 - Fees.

Science.gov (United States)

2010-07-01

... this category. Free-lance journalists may be considered representatives of the news media if they... employed by it. A publication contract or past record of publication, or evidence of a specific free-lance...

SERDP Ecosystem Management Project (SEMP): 2004 Technical Report

Science.gov (United States)

2006-06-01

William D. Goran, ERDC/CERL Dr. Anthony J. Krzysik, Prescott College Dr. David L. Price, ERDC/EL Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy, University of Florida Dr...Construction Engineering Research Lab/ Prescott College, and Oak Ridge Na- tional Lab) were selected to begin multiyear research initiatives against this...Environmental Technology, University of Tennessee — Soil microbiology ; Virginia Dale, Dan Druckenbrod, and Suzanne Beyeler§, Environmental Sciences

A self-reconfiguring metamorphic nanoinjector for injection into mouse zygotes

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Aten, Quentin T.; Jensen, Brian D.; Howell, Larry L.; Burnett, Sandra H.

2014-01-01

This paper presents a surface-micromachined microelectromechanical system nanoinjector designed to inject DNA into mouse zygotes which are ≈90 μm in diameter. The proposed injection method requires that an electrically charged, DNA coated lance be inserted into the mouse zygote. The nanoinjector's principal design requirements are (1) it must penetrate the lance into the mouse zygote without tearing the cell membranes and (2) maintain electrical connectivity between the lance and a stationary bond pad. These requirements are satisfied through a two-phase, self-reconfiguring metamorphic mechanism. In the first motion subphase a change-point six-bar mechanism elevates the lance to ≈45 μm above the substrate. In the second motion subphase, a compliant folded-beam suspension allows the lance to translate in-plane at a constant height as it penetrates the cell membranes. The viability of embryos following nanoinjection is presented as a metric for quantifying how well the nanoinjector mechanism fulfills its design requirements of penetrating the zygote without causing membrane damage. Viability studies of nearly 3000 nanoinjections resulted in 71.9% of nanoinjected zygotes progressing to the two-cell stage compared to 79.6% of untreated embryos

Strategic Sustainability Assessment Pilot Study: Fall Line Region of the Southeast

Science.gov (United States)

2006-11-30

Council, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign Final Report Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Prepared for U.S. Army...William Goran. Part of this work was done by Donald Fournier of the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign under contract number DACA88-99-D-002...systems— such as drainage basins, barrier islands, and coastal margins—influence ERDC/CERL TR-06-32 34 the impact of extreme weather hazards

Swedish Disarmament Policy

OpenAIRE

2012-01-01

NPIHP Partners Host Conference on Swedish Disarmament Policy Dec 05, 2012 The Nuclear Proliferation International History Project is pleased to announce a conference on Swedish nuclear disarmament policy, organized and hosted by Stockholm University on 26 november 2012. Organized by Stockholm University Professor Thomas Jonter, Emma Rosengren, Goran Rydeberg, and Stellan Andersson under the aegis of the Swedish Disarmament Resaerch Project, the conference featured keynote addresses by Hans Bl...

Short- and long-term health consequences of sleep disruption

OpenAIRE

Medic,Goran; Wille,Micheline; Hemels,Michiel

2017-01-01

Goran Medic,1,2 Micheline Wille,1 Michiel EH Hemels1 1Market Access, Horizon Pharma B.V., Utrecht, 2Unit of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Abstract: Sleep plays a vital role in brain function and systemic physiology across many body systems. Problems with sleep are widely prevalent and include deficits in quantity and quality of sleep; sleep problems that impact the continuity of sleep are collectiv...

Ottocento svizzero tra giurisdizione federale e cantonale

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Roy Garré

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Rezension von: Goran Severovic, Das Schweizerische Bundesgericht 1848–1874. Die Bundesgerichtsbarkeit im frühen Bundesstaat, Zürich u. a.: Schulthess 2010, 366 S., ISBN 978-3-7255-5981-7 Mirko Lenarcic, Das Strafrecht des Kantons Aargau von 1803 bis 1868 mit Schwerpunkt auf dem Kanton- Aargauischen Gesetzbuch über Kriminal- Verbrechen vom 19. Christmonat 1804, Zürich u. a.: Dike 2011, 401 S., ISBN 978-3-03751-329-3

78 FR 61763 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Kittlitz's...

Science.gov (United States)

2013-10-03

... glaciers, which are selected because these areas are thought to be predator-free (Piatt et al. 1999, p. 12... diet) and schooling fishes such as Pacific capelin (Mallotus villosus), Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes... water holding primarily sand lance and capelin, and to a lesser extent Pacific herring and Pacific...

75 FR 35796 - Busan 74 (2-hydroxypropyl methanethiosulfonate); Chlorine Gas; and Dichromic Acid, et al...

Science.gov (United States)

2010-06-23

..., and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket.... for the pesticide of interest. For general information contact: Lance Wormell, Antimicrobials Division...: wormell.lance@epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me...

Removal of secondary sludge from steam generators used in French 900 class nuclear power plants

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Lebouc, B.

1982-09-01

The objective is to remove magnetite deposits which have formed on a steam generator tubesheet during plant operation. The deposits are separated from the tubesheet by spraying water at high pressure (about 200 bar at lance nozzle outlets) on each tube bundle ligament, i.e. the spaces between steam generator tubes. The water is recovered in suction lines and then filtered in two seperate units. The residue obtained after settling is removed in the form of solid waste. This paper presents the sludge lancing technique (spray lances, sludge recovery, liquid waste, cooling). A typical operating sequence is detailed (duration, personnel). Specifications for the equipment used are given

Free-Lancers: The Ethics.

Science.gov (United States)

Kean, Sharon L.

To compare the ways staff and free-lance writers handle ethical issues, several writers were interviewed for personal experiences, and several daily and weekly newspapers and regional magazines were surveyed. Results indicated that the shield laws protecting staff writers do not apply to free-lance writers. Neither do the rules governing conflicts…

Hrvoje Tomić, PhD in Technical Sciences

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Siniša Mastelić Ivić

2010-12-01

Full Text Available Hrvoje Tomić defended his PhD thesis Geospatial Data Analysis for the Purpose of Real Estate Valuation in Urban Areas at the Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb, on November 15, 2010. His mentor was Prof. Dr. Siniša Mastelić Ivić, and the other two members of the Grading and Defence Committee were Assist. Prof. Dr. Vlado Cetl and Prof. Dr. Goran Poljanec from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb.

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE AMERICAN AND MACEDONIAN SIGN LANGUAGE

OpenAIRE

Aleksandra KAROVSKA RISTOVSKA

2014-01-01

Aleksandra Karovska Ristovska, M.A. in special education and rehabilitation sciences, defended her doctoral thesis on 9 of March 2014 at the Institute of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Philosophy, University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”- Skopje in front of the commission composed of: Prof. Zora Jachova, PhD; Prof. Jasmina Kovachevikj, PhD; Prof. Ljudmil Spasov, PhD; Prof. Goran Ajdinski, PhD; Prof. Daniela Dimitrova Radojicikj, PhD. The Macedonian Sign Language is a natural ...

Editorial Introduction: The INQUA LoessFest Special Issue

Science.gov (United States)

Rawling, J. Elmo, III; Schaetzl, Randall J.

2018-04-01

The annual meeting of the INQUA's (International Union for Quaternary Research) Loess and Pedostratigraphy Focus Group met in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA on September 22-25, 2016. Such meetings have traditionally been referred to as "LoessFests". The Loess and Pedostratigraphy Focus Group is part of INQUA's commission on Stratigraphy and Chronology (http://www.inqua.org/aboutCommissions.html). The 2017 LoessFest was held in Goran, Iran (http://www.dgt.uns.ac.rs/inqua-loess/index.php).

New insight into hybridization and unidirectional introgression between Ammodytes japonicus and Ammodytes heian (Trachiniformes, Ammodytidae.

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Jin-Koo Kim

Full Text Available Based on northern (NOL and southern (SOL mitochondrial lineages, recently, it proposed the new species Ammodytes heian and revived the species name Ammodytes japonicus to describe sand lances from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. This study used molecular methods to investigate genetic relationships between the two sand lance species in Korea and Japan. In total, 154 specimens were collected from four locations in Korea (Baengnyeongdo in the Yellow Sea, Tongyeong in the Korean Strait, and Jumunjin and Gijang in the East Sea, and 50 specimens were collected from a single location in Japan (Wakkanai in the Okhotsk Sea. Mitochondrial DNA analysis demonstrated that the individuals from Baengnyeongdo and Tongyeong all belonged to the SOL, whereas those from Gijang, Jumunjin, and Wakkanai included individuals from both the NOL and SOL (over 75% NOL. Population structure analyses were performed on the same individuals using seven microsatellite DNA markers. The population structure analysis based on 201 specimens identified two clusters (named as northern group and southern group, with the admixture proportion (q of < 0.1 for the northern group in the Backyeongdo and Tongyeong sand lances and < 0.1 for the southern group in the Wakkanai sand lances. The high heterogeneity indicated that the former was probably A. japonicus and the latter probably A. heian. However, the admixture proportion in the Jumunjin and Gijang sand lances was 0.71-0.75 for the southern group, indicating that hybridization and unidirectional introgression from SOL to NOL occurs in southwestern margin of the East Sea. Our findings illustrate the speciation process based on different patterns of gene flow between Korean and Japanese sand lance, which is strongly influenced by both the paleo-climatic change and the contemporary local oceanic current pattern.

Process and device for accelerating condensation of the steam produced during an accident from the pressure vessel of a water cooled nuclear reactor

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Schnitker, W.

1980-01-01

In case of an accident, the steam from the PWR is taken away via lances under the water surface of the condensation area. In order to accelerate condensation, water is added via pipes projecting sideways into the lances. The kinetic energy of the steam carries the water over and produces a fog. (DG) [de

Process and device for accelerating condensation of the steam produced during an accident from the pressure vessel of a water cooled nuclear reactor

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Schnitker, W.

1981-01-01

In case of an accident, the steam from the PWR is taken away via lances under the water surface of the condensation area. In order to accelerate condensation, water is added via pipes projecting sideways into the lances. The kinetic energy of the steam carries the water over and produces a fog. (orig./PW)

Sport photojournalism: the influence of television in printed image Fotojornalismo esportivo: a influência da televisão na imagem impressa

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Paulo Cesar Boni

2005-11-01

Full Text Available This article discusses the spectacularization in sport photojournalism, particularly football, a sport which is considered the “national passion”. Graphic and imagetic sources for spectacularization, formerly exclusive to television, now become utilized in printed vehicles as well. The study draws a parallel between television images and those of daily newspaper Lance!, considered the greatest sports daily in the country. It is detected that television images are influential over those of Lance!. Este artigo discute a espetacularização no fotojornalismo esportivo, especialmente no futebol, esporte considerado a “paixão nacional”. Recursos gráficos e imagéticos de espetacularização, antes exclusividade da televisão, passam a ser utilizados também pelos veículos impressos. O estudo traça um paralelo entre as imagens televisivas e as do jornal diário Lance!, considerado o maior diário esportivo do país. Detecta que as imagens televisivas exercem influência sobre as do Lance!.

Design of segmental ultrasonic cleaning equipment for removing the sludge in a steam generator

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Kim, Seok Tae; Jeong, Woo Tae; Byeon, Min Suk; Lee, Ho One

2010-01-01

In nuclear power plants, the water in the coolant system is managed to be clean but metallic sludge is accumulated on the top of tube-sheet in a steam generator. The sludge causes the corrosion of the tubesheet. The electric utility company in Korea removes the sludge with a lancing system for every outage of nuclear power plants. But the sludge is not perfectly removed with lancing system because the pressurized water of the lancing system cannot reach all area in a steam generator. Therefore the steam generator cleaning system with ultrasonic energy has been developed in KEPCO Research Institute. In this paper, the ultrasonic cleaning system is designed for removing the sludge on the steam generator

Tabagisme, tabagisme passif, maladies chroniques et pauvreté en ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Gender and Work in the Middle East and North Africa : Research ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Toward an Innovation-led Development Path in the Philippines ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Community Driven Universal Access Solutions in Cambodia : Pilots ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Linking Research to Practice: Strengthening ICT for Development ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

1 janv. 2012 ... Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau ...

Institutionnalisation de la formation en évaluation dans les ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Recherche et renforcement des capacités au profit des collectivités ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Enabling Bio-Innovation for Poverty Alleviation in Asia | Page 2 ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Vérification du point de vue des droits de la personne et de la paix ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Soutien institutionnel à la section de la capitale nationale du Conseil ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

STI for Development in Asia : a Platform for Information Sharing and ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Improving Flood Plain Management through Adaptive Learning ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Pathways to Institutionalizing and Extending Social Protection in Asia

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Promoting Rural Income from Sustainable Aquaculture through ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Enseignements à tirer des innovations et des entreprises sociales ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Le milieu de la recherche sur les politiques en Asie du Sud et ses ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Developing a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model for the ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Replicable Waste Recycling Project in Gianyar, Bali | CRDI - Centre ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Assisted Reproductive Technologies : Implications for Women's ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Intégration des sexospécificités et de l'équité aux recherches et aux ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) : Institutional Support | CRDI ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Creating an Arab Council for the Social Sciences | CRDI - Centre de ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Nature et répercussions du secteur non structuré des marchés des ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Réforme des marchés du travail en Birmanie (Myanmar) | CRDI ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Financement de base de JEICP pour l'exercice 2011-2012, phase IV ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Competition Law in Action: Experiences from Developing Countries ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

29 avr. 2007 ... Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau ...

Ressources linguistiques et système de traduction en malais ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Accroître les possibilités des jeunes dans les régions rurales en ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Ancrage de l'action caritative à la singapourienne en Asie du Sud-Est

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

MS Swaminathan Research Foundation : Organizational and ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Renforcement des capacités du comité économique de l'Assemblée ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Understanding Impunity : the Right to Truth, Justice and Reparation ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Renforcement des capacités de recherche en matière de politiques ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Enabling Bio-Innovation for Poverty Alleviation in Asia | Page 3 ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

From Tobacco to Food Production: Constraints and Transition ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Building Action for Stability in Communities (BASIC) : Training for ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Dialogue entre experts sur les accords commerciaux, la ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Application of Total Innovation Management to Chinese Small and ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Réforme du système de santé axée sur les droits et l'équité dans l ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

PAN Localization : Bahasa Indonesia Language Resources and ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Stengthening Rural Livelihoods: The Impact of Information and ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

20 sept. 2011 ... Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau ...

Innovations for Inclusive Knowledge-based Economies in Asia ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Strengthening Resilience in Post-Disaster Situations: Stories ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

1 oct. 2012 ... Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau ...

Building Evidence from Intervention Research on Violence Against ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Integrating Islamist Militants into the Political Process : Palestinian ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Ageing and Long-Term Care : National Policies in the Asia-Pacific ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Amélioration des moyens de subsistance agropastoraux dans le ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Strengthening Women Survivors of Violence in Post-Conflict ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Evaluation of an Integrated Intervention to Stop Tobacco Use among ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Étude sur l'entrepreneuriat dalit : Regard sur 25 % de la population ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Forum sur le développement et la politique de la concurrence - 2007 ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Enforcing Competition Rules in South Africa : Thieves at the Dinner ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

1 mars 2013 ... Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau ...

Global Partners, un programme de petites subventions pour les ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Multinationals and East Asian Integration | CRDI - Centre de ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Support to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Soutien à la recherche économique et sociale aux fins de la ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

in_focus - Fighting Poverty with Facts: Community-Based Monitoring ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

1 janv. 2009 ... Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau ...

Réseau sur le développement humain et la capacité - phase III ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Croissance et développement inclusifs : Collaboration CRDI et ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Évaluation de l'activité entrepreneuriale dans la région MOAN ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Partenariats efficaces et durables en recherche sur la santé : un ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

VIH/sida, mondialisation et vulnérabilité | CRDI - Centre de ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Strengthening Social Science Research in Iraq - Phase II | CRDI ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

China Public Budget Reform Program (CPBR) - Phase II | CRDI ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

À la défense des migrantes en Amérique latine | CRDI - Centre de ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Collaborative Learning for Co-management of Natural Resources in ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE. L'honorable Chrystia Freeland, ministre du Commerce international, a annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau projet financé par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Voir davantageLe CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région ...

Meet Lance Wheeler | NREL

Science.gov (United States)

from the lab. "I spend the majority of my life at the curling club or at work," he says. He quarterfinals in the U.S. national championships-and hope someday to win an Olympic medal. "Curling lets me things add up in his life. "I'm committed to things and not giving up. That means being willing to

Land and Atmosphere Near-Real-Time Capability for Earth Observing System

Science.gov (United States)

Murphy, Kevin J.

2011-01-01

LANCE (Land, Atmosphere Near-Real-Time Capability for EOS) in 2009. LANCE consists of special processing elements, co-located with selected EOSDIS data centers and processing facilities. A primary goal of LANCE is to bring multiple near-real-time systems under one umbrella, offering commonality in data access, quality control, and latency. LANCE now processes and distributes data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer Earth Observing System (AMSR-E), Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) and Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) instruments within 3 hours of satellite observation. The Rapid Response System and the Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) capabilities will be incorporated into LANCE in 2011. LANCE maintains a central website to facilitate easy access to data and user services. LANCE products are extensively tested and compared with science products before being made available to users. Each element also plans to implement redundant network, power and server infrastructure to ensure high availability of data and services. Through the user registration system, users are informed of any data outages and when new products or services will be available for access. Building on a significant investment by NASA in developing science algorithms and products, LANCE creates products that have a demonstrated utility for applications requiring near-real-time data. From lower level data products such as calibrated geolocated radiances to higher-level products such as sea ice extent, snow cover, and cloud cover, users have integrated LANCE data into forecast models and decision support systems. The table above shows the current near-real-time product categories by instrument. The ESDIS Project continues to improve the LANCE system and use the experience gained through practice to seek adjustments to improve the quality and performance of the system. For example, an

Field experience of cleanliness inspection for secondary-side in PWR steam generators

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Ding Xunshen

1997-05-01

The mechanical cleaning and TV inspection technology for secondary-side in steam generators of Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant has been used for preventing the heat transfer tubes from damage caused by residues in steam generator and foreign objects. A lancing has been used for steam generators. The high-pressure jet sent from the central lane to the inside of the bundle has two objectives: (a) the mechanical energy in the jet breaks up the deposit, and (b) the particles are then carried to the periphery of the generator, where they are collected by a water circulation system. The TV inspection consists of the inspection before lancing and after lancing. The former includes the inspection of outer tube lane and central tube lane, and the extraction of foreign objects; the latter includes the inspection of inter tube area, outer tube lane and central tube lane, and the extraction of foreign objects. Video cassette are visualized by a specialist who is qualified to realize a map representative of the cleanliness state of the tubesheet, and to judge if it is or not acceptable. The TV inspection obtained a cleanliness conclusion according to acceptance criteria. So, it is important to work out cleanliness acceptance criteria suit for every operation stages. The site practices shown that after lancing, although hard deposit existed and height of hard deposit in some local place exceeded 5 mm, but the sludge remaining on tubesheet was less. If we can conduct periodic lancing to steam generator, the increase rate of hard deposit will be small. (7 refs., 12 figs.)

Puffins reveal contrasting relationships between forage fish and ocean climate in the North Pacific

Science.gov (United States)

Sydeman, William J.; Piatt, John F.; Thompson, Sarah Ann; Garcia-Reyes, Marisol; Hatch, Scott A.; Arimitsu, Mayumi L.; Slater, Leslie; Williams, Jeffrey C.; Rojek, Nora A.; Zador, Stephani G.; Renner, Heather M.

2017-01-01

Long-term studies of predator food habits (i.e., ‘predator-based sampling’) are useful for identifying patterns of spatial and temporal variability of forage nekton in marine ecosystems. We investigated temporal changes in forage fish availability and relationships to ocean climate by analyzing diet composition of three puffin species (horned puffin Fratercula corniculata, tufted puffin Fratercula cirrhata, and rhinoceros auklet Cerorhinca monocerata) from five sites in the North Pacific from 1978–2012. Dominant forage species included squids and hexagrammids in the western Aleutians, gadids and Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) in the eastern Aleutians and western Gulf of Alaska (GoA), and sand lance and capelin (Mallotus villosus) in the northern and eastern GoA. Interannual fluctuations in forage availability dominated variability in the western Aleutians, whereas lower-frequency shifts in forage fish availability dominated elsewhere. We produced regional multivariate indicators of sand lance, capelin, and age-0 gadid availability by combining data across species and sites using Principal Component Analysis, and related these indices to environmental factors including sea level pressure (SPL), winds, and sea surface temperature (SST). There was coherence in the availability of sand lance and capelin across the study area. Sand lance availability increased linearly with environmental conditions leading to warmer ocean temperatures, whereas capelin availability increased in a non-linear manner when environmental changes led to lower ocean temperatures. Long-term studies of puffin diet composition appear to be a promising tool for understanding the availability of these difficult-to-survey forage nekton in remote regions of the North Pacific.

From Napoleon To Netanyahu: Blockading Through Two Centuries

Science.gov (United States)

2016-04-01

Hemisphere. With a range of only 2,500 miles per load of coal, steam powered ships could not reach Europe without refueling. Blockading actions at Vera ...BIBLIOGRAPHY Calore, Paul. Naval Campaigns of the Civil War. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Co., 2003. Davis, Lance E . and Stanley L...Lance E . Davis and Stanley L. Engerman, Naval Blockades in Peace and War: An Economic History Since 1750

Sludge lancing and inner bundle lancing: results and experiences in the Spanish central

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Montoro, Esteban; Del Pozo, Carlos

2014-01-01

During the operation cycle of the PWR plants oxide deposits (sludge) are generated in the secondary circuit by erosion-corrosion, chemical additives, etc. which are deposited on the tube plate of Steam Generators (SGs), limiting their efficiency and lifetime. To reduce them, Iberdrola Engineering and Construction with SRA SAVAC perform cleaning works by high-pressure water jets and tele-visual inspections between GV tubes. Results are shown in the text. (authors)

Determinantes dos altos deságios nos leilões de transmissão de energia elétrica no Brasil entre 1999-2010

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Katia Rocha

2013-06-01

Full Text Available O artigo analisa os determinantes dos altos deságios nos leilões de transmissão de energia elétrica no Brasil entre 1999-2010 através de um modelo econométrico baseado em Heckman (1979 considerando a heterogeneidade entre os lances vencedores e perdedores, e a endogeneidade desta clivagem. A partir do conjunto total de lances, explicita-se a heterogeneidade entre os grupos e corrige-se o respectivo viés devido à endogeneidade desta classificação. O objeto de pesquisa se justifica uma vez que estudos que focam apenas nos lances vencedores e que ignoram a correção devido à endogeneidade da seleção do grupo vencedor podem conduzir a conclusões impróprias.

The effect of injection speed and serial injection on propidium iodide entry into cultured HeLa and primary neonatal fibroblast cells using lance array nanoinjection.

Science.gov (United States)

Sessions, John W; Lewis, Tyler E; Skousen, Craig S; Hope, Sandra; Jensen, Brian D

2016-01-01

Although site-directed genetic engineering has greatly improved in recent years, particularly with the implementation of CRISPR-Cas9, the ability to deliver these molecular constructs to a wide variety of cell types without adverse reaction is still a challenge. One non-viral transfection method designed to address this challenge is a MEMS based biotechnology described previously as lance array nanoinjection (LAN). LAN delivery of molecular loads is based upon the combinational use of electrical manipulation of loads of interest and physical penetration of target cell membranes. This work explores an original procedural element to nanoinjection by investigating the effects of the speed of injection and also the ability to serially inject the same sample. Initial LAN experimentation demonstrated that injecting at speeds of 0.08 mm/s resulted in 99.3 % of cultured HeLa 229 cells remaining adherent to the glass slide substrate used to stage the injection process. These results were then utilized to examine whether or not target cells could be injected multiple times (1, 2, and 3 times) since the injection process was not pulling the cells off of the glass slide. Using two different current control settings (1.5 and 3.0 mA) and two different cell types (HeLa 229 cells and primary neonatal fibroblasts [BJ(ATCC(®) CRL-2522™)], treatment samples were injected with propidium iodide (PI), a cell membrane impermeable nucleic acid dye, to assess the degree of molecular load delivery. Results from the serial injection work indicate that HeLa cells treated with 3.0 mA and injected twice (×2) had the greatest mean PI uptake of 60.47 % and that neonatal fibroblasts treated with the same protocol reached mean PI uptake rates of 20.97 %. Both experimental findings are particularly useful because it shows that greater molecular modification rates can be achieved by multiple, serial injections via a slower injection process.

La régénération de l’ours dans la forêt de Białowieża

NARCIS (Netherlands)

Karpiński, J.J.

1949-01-01

Les données historiques conservées, touchant les ours de la Forêt de Bialowieża, sont assez rares. BOBROWSKIJ cite un cas qui eut lieu le 3 décembre 1705. Auguste II de Saxe, roi de Pologne, alla chasser l’ours à la lance (il s’agit d’une lance spéciale dont l’extrémité est formée par deux dents).

Ontario hydro development program for steam generator waterlancing applications

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Malaugh, J.

1992-01-01

In the early 1980s, Ontario Hydro's main focus on waterlancing applications was in the development of technology for cleaning tubesheet sludge piles. In 1988, when Unit 2 at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station (BNGS) was derated to 70% of full power due to severely blocked broach plates, high pressure waterlancing was proposed as a short-term solution. Due to the tight geometry that exist in the BNGS SGs (Steam Generator), an innovative approach was needed to deliver high pressure water to the broach hole locations. The initial lances and guides were modelled after a fiber-optic inspection system used for visual measurements of the broach openings. The waterlancing technology that was first developed for cleaning BNGS Unit 2 has evolved considerably since 1988. Both Units 1 and 2 upper broach plates have been successfully cleaned by waterlancing. At Pickering NGS, this technology is being further developed for use in cleaning broach plates and for tubesheet sludge lancing. This paper describes the development of the waterlance from the initial low pressure stainless steel lances to the current high pressure 'kevlar' lances. The major advances in this technology were borne out of a need to overcome the challenges presented by the SG geometry restrictions and the tenacity of the deposits that were encountered

Electric power systems

CERN Document Server

Weedy, B M; Jenkins, N; Ekanayake, J B; Strbac, G

2012-01-01

The definitive textbook for Power Systems students, providing a grounding in essential power system theory while also focusing on practical power engineering applications. Electric Power Systems has been an essential book in power systems engineering for over thirty years. Bringing the content firmly up-to-date whilst still retaining the flavour of Weedy's extremely popular original, this Fifth Edition has been revised by experts Nick Jenkins, Janaka Ekanayake and Goran Strbac. This wide-ranging text still covers all of the fundamental power systems subjects but is now e

Cleaning IBL secondary sludge in the tubular plate steam generators

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Montoro de Frutos, E.; Gonzalez Carballo, S.

2012-01-01

After cleanings Sludge Lancing using 250bar made from the center lane, identifies an area of solidified remaining sludge on the tube plate. Since late 2010, IBERDROLA-SAVAC has developed Inner System Bundle Lancing (IBL), which locally involves shooting a jet of water at high pressure 590bar directly impacting sludge areas within the tube bundle hard to detach and break into small pieces that can be extracted from GV through a closed circuit suction.

The effects of subsampling and between-haul variation on the size-selectivity estimation of Chilean hake (Merluccius gayi gayi Los efectos de submuestreo y variación entre lances en la estimación de la selectividad a la talla de la merluza común (Merluccius gayi gayi

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Dante Queirolo

2012-07-01

Full Text Available Using the data collected in a size selectivity experiment on Chilean hake (Merluccius gayi gayi carried out in 2000, the selectivity parameters for four codend mesh sizes (100, 110, 130, and 140 mm of mesh size opening were estimated and modelled by the SELECT model. These analyses included considerations of the sampling proportions of the catch in the codend and cover. Furthermore, the analyses took into account between-haul variation. The l50 values were 30.8, 29.9, 30.0, and 41.2 cm of total length, respectively, values lower than the estimates obtained from previous studies. The contribution of explanatory variables to the selectivity model was also tested in order to determine the role of mesh size, catch size (in number, and towing speed. Increases in catch size and in towing speed were accompanied by decreases in the l50 estimates. These results demonstrate how incorporation of subsampling effect and explanatory variables to model between-haul variation can improve selectivity estimates and management of a valuable resource.Usando los datos recolectados en un experimento de selectividad a la talla de merluza común (Merluccius gayi gayi realizado en el año 2000, se estimaron y modelaron los parámetros de selectividad para copos de cuatro tamaños de malla (100, 110, 130 y 140 mm de tamaño de malla interno mediante el modelo SELECT. Los análisis incluyeron consideraciones de las proporciones de muestreo de la captura en el copo y en el cubrecopo. Además, los análisis tuvieron en cuenta la variación entre lances. Los valores de l50 fueron 30,8; 29,9; 30,0 y 41,2 cm longitud total respectivamente, valores menores que los obtenidos en estudios previos. Se probó también la contribución de variables explicatorias al modelo de selectividad, para determinar el aporte del tamaño de malla, el volumen de captura (en número y la velocidad de arrastre. Los incrementos en el volumen de captura y en la velocidad de arrastre produjeron una

Lubrication method and apparatus

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

McCarty, R.S.

1988-05-03

In a combustion turbine engine comprising a bearing member journaling a rotatable component, and compressor means providing pressurized air, the method of providing liquid lubricant to the bearing member is described comprising the steps of: providing the liquid lubricant sealed within a collapsible and penetrable bladder member; enclosing the bladder member and lubricant within a substantially closed housing sealingly cooperating with the bladder member to define a pair of chambers; arranging a penetrating lance member in one of the pair of chambers in confronting relationship with the bladder member; providing communication of the pressurized air with the other of the pair of chambers to force the bladder member into impaled sealing relationship with the lance member; communicating the lubricant to the bearing member via the lance member; and utilizing the pressurized air within the other chamber to collapse the bladder member, simultaneously flowing the lubricant to the bearing member.

Refugees Flexing Social Power as Agents of Stability: Creating Modes of Economic Livelihoods in Kenya’s Camps

Science.gov (United States)

2017-11-21

Creating Modes of Economic Livelihoods in Kenya’s Camps Co ns tr uc tio n En gi ne er in g R es ea rc h La bo ra to ry Lance L. Larkin and Sarah A...November 2017 Refugees Flexing Social Power as Agents of Stability Creating Modes of Economic Livelihoods in Kenya’s Camps Lance L. Larkin and...understanding shows that refugee camp citizens harness their own social power, acting as agents of social and economic stability within the country

Benefits of integrating chemical and mechanical cleaning processes for steam generator sludge removal

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Varrin, R.D.; Ferriter, A.M.; Oliver, T.W.; Le Surf, J.E.

1992-01-01

This paper discusses the benefits of performing in-bundle tubesheet lancing in conjunction with chemical cleaning of PWR and PHWR steam generators in which a hard sludge pile is known to exist. The primary benefits of in-bundle lancing are to: (1) increase the exposed area of the sludge pile by cutting furrows in the surface thereby enhancing dissolution of sludge, (2) reduce the volume of solvents required since material removed by lancing does not have to be dissolved chemically, (3) improve rinsing and removal of residual solvent between iron and copper dissolution steps, and (4) allow for verification of process effectiveness by providing high quality in-bundle visual inspection. The reduction in solvent volumes can lead to a significant reduction in solvent costs and waste processing. A case study which includes an economic evaluation for a combined chemical and mechanical cleaning shows a potential cost saving of up to US$ 300,000 over use of chemical cleaning alone. 14 refs., 2 tabs., 2 figs

Cross sections and transport coefficients for H3+ H3+ png" mimetype="image" xlink:href="d170295-eq1.png"/> H3+ ions in water vapour★

Science.gov (United States)

Stojanović, Vladimir; Raspopović, Zoran; Jovanović, Jasmina; Nikitović, Željka; Marić, Dragana; Petrović, Zoran Lj.

2017-11-01

Scattering cross sections for positive H3+ ions in water vapour were calculated by a simple but quite general theory and then assessed by using the available data. Transport coefficients for H3+ ions in water vapour in DC fields were calculated by using a Monte Carlo simulation from low to moderate reduced electric fields E/N (E is electric field and N is gas number density) where the non-conservative collisions are also taken into account. Contribution to the Topical Issue "Physics of Ionized Gases (SPIG 2016)", edited by Goran Poparic, Bratislav Obradovic, Dragana Maric and Aleksandar Milosavljevic.

A utopia do mínimo que resta: o lance dos lances do velho Haroldo

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Henrique Estrada

2017-12-01

Full Text Available O artigo analisa o modo como Haroldo de Campos (1929-2003, em sua obra crítica e poética, pensou o problema da utopia. Três são as hipóteses deste texto: a o problema da utopia assumira dimensão central, nos anos 1980 e 1990, a partir do seu livro Deus e o Diabo no Fausto de Goethe, publicado em 1981; b o modo como Goethe elabora o conceito de “enteléquia”, relido por Campos (em chave analítica no livro supracitado e (em chave metafórica em poemas como “Opúsculo goetheano”, sugere o caminho pelo qual Campos repropõe a utopia num mundo, paradoxalmente, “pós-utópico”; c essa reproposição teria produzido, em sua obra tardia, uma especial articulação entre “envelhecimento” (o próprio envelhecimento, bem como o do antigo pathos iconoclasta e “revivescência” (a capacidade de perfazer, transformando, a antiga força ativa e criativa – a própria e a das utopias.

New insight into hybridization and unidirectional introgression between Ammodytes japonicus and Ammodytes heian (Trachiniformes, Ammodytidae).

Science.gov (United States)

Kim, Jin-Koo; Bae, Seung Eun; Lee, Soo Jeong; Yoon, Moon Geun

2017-01-01

Based on northern (NOL) and southern (SOL) mitochondrial lineages, recently, it proposed the new species Ammodytes heian and revived the species name Ammodytes japonicus to describe sand lances from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. This study used molecular methods to investigate genetic relationships between the two sand lance species in Korea and Japan. In total, 154 specimens were collected from four locations in Korea (Baengnyeongdo in the Yellow Sea, Tongyeong in the Korean Strait, and Jumunjin and Gijang in the East Sea), and 50 specimens were collected from a single location in Japan (Wakkanai in the Okhotsk Sea). Mitochondrial DNA analysis demonstrated that the individuals from Baengnyeongdo and Tongyeong all belonged to the SOL, whereas those from Gijang, Jumunjin, and Wakkanai included individuals from both the NOL and SOL (over 75% NOL). Population structure analyses were performed on the same individuals using seven microsatellite DNA markers. The population structure analysis based on 201 specimens identified two clusters (named as northern group and southern group), with the admixture proportion (q) of heian. However, the admixture proportion in the Jumunjin and Gijang sand lances was 0.71-0.75 for the southern group, indicating that hybridization and unidirectional introgression from SOL to NOL occurs in southwestern margin of the East Sea. Our findings illustrate the speciation process based on different patterns of gene flow between Korean and Japanese sand lance, which is strongly influenced by both the paleo-climatic change and the contemporary local oceanic current pattern.

Study on the Impact Characteristics of Coherent Supersonic Jet and Conventional Supersonic Jet in EAF Steelmaking Process

Science.gov (United States)

Wei, Guangsheng; Zhu, Rong; Cheng, Ting; Dong, Kai; Yang, Lingzhi; Wu, Xuetao

2018-02-01

Supersonic oxygen-supplying technologies, including the coherent supersonic jet and the conventional supersonic jet, are now widely applied in electric arc furnace steelmaking processes to increase the bath stirring, reaction rates, and energy efficiency. However, there has been limited research on the impact characteristics of the two supersonic jets. In the present study, by integrating theoretical modeling and numerical simulations, a hybrid model was developed and modified to calculate the penetration depth and impact zone volume of the coherent and conventional supersonic jets. The computational fluid dynamics results were validated against water model experiments. The results show that the lance height has significant influence on the jet penetration depth and jet impact zone volume. The penetration depth decreases with increasing lance height, whereas the jet impact zone volume initially increases and then decreases with increasing lance height. In addition, the penetration depth and impact zone volume of the coherent supersonic jet are larger than those of the conventional supersonic jet at the same lance height, which illustrates the advantages of the coherent supersonic jet in delivering great amounts of oxygen to liquid melt with a better stirring effect compared to the conventional supersonic jet. A newly defined parameter, the k value, reflects the velocity attenuation and the potential core length of the main supersonic jet. Finally, a hybrid model and its modifications can well predict the penetration depth and impact zone volume of the coherent and conventional supersonic jets.

L'allocation universelle, une solution d'avenir?

OpenAIRE

Van Parijs, Philippe

2012-01-01

Le fait L’avenir de la sécurité sociale fait aussi débat en Suisse. Une initiative populaire vient d’être lancée “pour un revenu de base inconditionnel”. Si elle récolte 100000 signatures, cette proposition pourra être soumise à une votation pour devenir loi. Plus fort, une “initiative citoyenne européenne” sur cette question va être lancée en septembre. Objectif: un million de signatures. De quoi parle-t-on? Il s’agit d’une allocation universelle attribuée à toute personne individuellement, ...

Svobodná povolání v právu EU

OpenAIRE

Veverová, Jana

2011-01-01

Free-lance professions under the law of the EU The free-lance professions under the law of the EU serve for the topic of the present thesis. They represent a special category of occupations playing though a significant role in the daily life of the society and in the economic events of both the state and the European Union. They distinguish from other forms of businesses by the "liberty" of carrying out, i.e. the independence on the direct state supervision. It is impossible to find among EU ...

Sludge Removal and Retrieval of Foreign Object in SG of Kori Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 4

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Jeong, Wootae; Kim, Sangtae; Kim, Youngkug; Kang, Seokchul

2014-01-01

Sludge deposit was removed and foreign objects were inspected and retrieved on secondary side tube sheet of the SG during January 23 and February 22, April 15 and 27 in 2013. FOLAS-I lancing system, video probe and retrieval tools were used for lancing and foreign object removal respectively. Operators of the lancing system participated in mock-up training before doing the service to minimize operation time and radiation dose. Foreign objects were searched on top of 7 th TSP (tube support plate), on annulus and in tube bundle. Four objects were found and removed on annulus and in tube bundle. During the 21 st OH of Kori NPP unit 4, we removed 345.9 kilo gram of sludge and four foreign objects from three steam generators. Foreign objects which were removed from inside of SG showed us that relatively large object such as the hooked bolt might exists in steam generators. We can conclude that identifying and removing foreign object is very important to avoid possible tube failure. Removing circular metal of 152.4 gram also was successfully removed

SMOS sea ice product: Operational application and validation in the Barents Sea marginal ice zone

DEFF Research Database (Denmark)

Kaleschke, Lars; Tian-Kunze, Xiangshan; Maaß, Nina

2016-01-01

system for ship route optimisation has been developed and was tested during this field campaign with the ice-strengthened research vessel RV Lance. The ship cruise was complemented with coordinated measurements from a helicopter and the research aircraft Polar 5. Sea ice thickness was measured using...... an electromagnetic induction (EM) system from the bow of RV Lance and another EM-system towed below the helicopter. Polar 5 was equipped among others with the L-band radiometer EMIRAD-2. The experiment yielded a comprehensive data set allowing the evaluation of the operational forecast and route optimisation system...

Process and device for removing sludge deposited on the tube plate of a steam generator

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Charamathieu, A.; Dessales, J.; Lebouc, B.

1983-01-01

To remove the sludges on the tubular plate, one lance, at least, is moved radially from the center of the tubular plate between two rows of tubes, in a parallel direction to the tubular plate and near this one. Two high pressure jets are moved from the extremity of the lance and, in fixed and symmetrical directions about the direction of the rows. The two jets are interrupted when passing in front of the heat exchange tubes of the generator; the cleaning liquid is simultaneously carried off from the periphery of the group of tubes [fr

The relationship of prenatal maternal depression or anxiety to maternal caregiving behavior and infant behavior self-regulation during infant heel lance: an ethological time-based study of behavior.

Science.gov (United States)

Warnock, Fay F; Craig, Kenneth D; Bakeman, Roger; Castral, Thaila; Mirlashari, Jila

2016-09-07

Sensitive and responsive maternal caregiving behavior strengthens infant self-regulatory capacities (HL), but this regulatory role may be diminished in some mothers with second-trimester prenatal exposure to depression and/ or anxiety (MDA). This study examined maternal and infant behavior during infant heel lance (HL) when mothers had or did not have MDA. Ethological methods and micro-analytic approaches capable of distinguishing and comparing time-based patterning in maternal and infant behavior were used to clarify biological mechanisms, such as MDA, that may underlie observed behavior. Aims were to examine group differences in caregiving behavior between mothers with and without MDA 5 min Pre-HL and 5 min Post-H, and relationships between MDA, maternal caregiving behavior and infant pain behavior self-regulation, concurrently. At second trimester, mothers were assessed for symptoms of mild-severe depression or anxiety. Mothers whose scores exceeded predetermined cut-off scores on one or more of the mental health measures were allocated to the MDA-exposure group, those below to the non-MDA-exposure group. Reliable observers, blinded to MDA status and study phases, coded video records of the caregiving behavior of each study mother for the full duration of the 5 min Pre-HL and 5 min Post-HL study phases. Group differences and associations between mean measures of maternal mental health scores, time-based measures of maternal behavior, and time-based measures of infant pain behavior regulation (previously coded) were concurrently analyzed using comparative and correlational statistics. MDA-exposed mothers spent significantly more time not embracing, engaging or responding to infant cues than maternal controls Pre-HL and Post-HL. MDA was associated with atypical maternal caregiving behavior, which in turn was related to atypical infant pain behavior self-regulation during and after the HL. Our findings have implication for practice. We recommend inclusion of

Construção e validação de um instrumento de análise qualitativa do arremesso (lance-livre do basquetebol Development and validation of an instrument to assess movement quality of the basketball free throw shooting

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Marcelo Eduardo de Souza Nunes

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Quando o profissional da área de Educação Física está ensinando uma habilidade motora, ele procura avaliar o movimento realizado pelo aluno e reflete sobre quais intervenções poderiam ser feitas naquele momento. No entanto, muitas vezes, o professor não dispõe de recursos que possam auxiliá-lo no processo de avaliação do movimento a ser aprendido pelo aluno. O processo de aquisição habilidades motoras poderia ser facilitado se o professor dispusesse nesse momento de um instrumento que identificasse o erro(s cometido(s, bem como, qual seria a informação prioritária a ser fornecida ao aprendiz. Portanto, como a literatura especializada apresenta escassez no que diz respeito a esse tipo de ferramenta, o objetivo do presente estudo foi construir, validar e testar a objetividade e fidedignidade de um instrumento (checklist que avalia a qualidade do arremesso do basquetebol (lance livre. O checklist da habilidade foi desenvolvido e avaliado por especialistas da modalidade esportiva e, posteriormente, o checklist foi utilizado para analisar 10 arremessos (vídeo editado de quatro indivíduos em diferentes fases de aprendizagem da habilidade. Os resultados foram organizados em função do erro crítico e somatória de erros verificados pelos especialistas em duas ocasiões com uma semana de intervalo. Contrastando as avaliações do mesmo avaliador e entre avaliadores, em ambas as medidas, observou-se um nível de erro médio de 16,9%. Concluiu-se, portanto que o checklist proposto no presente estudo é um instrumento de avaliação do lance livre consistente e, nesse sentido, pode auxiliar professores e técnicos na análise qualitativa do arremesso. Além disso, esse instrumento de avaliação permite fazer inferências sobre o processo de aprendizagem de indivíduos nessa habilidade.When a physical activity professional is teaching a motor skill, he evaluates the movement's learner and considers which interventions could be done at

Improvement of post-hypoxic action myoclonus with levetiracetam add-on therapy: A case report

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Božić Ksenija

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Introduction. Chronic post-anoxic myoclonus, also known as Lance-Adams syndrome, may develop following hypoxic brain injury, and is resistant to pharmacological therapy. Case report. The patient we presented developed post-anoxic action myoclonus with severe, completely incapacitating myoclonic jerks. Myoclonus did not respond to the treatment with commonly used agents, i.e. valproate and clonazepam alone or in combination. Improvement of the action myoclonus was observed only after adding levetiracetam. Conclusion. Although Lance-Adams syndrome may not be fully curable at this point, levetiracetam appears to be a promising agent that can significantly improve functional level and overall quality of life of patients with this disorder.

Near Real-Time MOPITT Data - Its Architecture, Obstacles Overcome, and Strategic Decisions

Science.gov (United States)

Ziskin, D.; Mao, D.; Worden, H. M.; Deeter, M. N.; D'Attilo, G.; Fredrick, T.; Martinez-Alonso, S.; Francis, G.; Drews, C.

2017-12-01

Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (MOPITT) is an instrument that has been flying aboard NASA's Terra satellite and collecting CO data since March 2000. The standard MOPITT product uses ancillary data that can delay its production by several weeks. Furthermore, final processing does not occur until after the annual calibration event, creating a lag of up to a year. In contrast, MOPITT produces a Near Real-Time (NRT) product available through the Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) interface with a latency of less than three hours. This presentation details the architecture of the system, obstacles overcome, and strategic decisions made in order become a LANCE node.

Therapeutic touch is not therapeutic for procedural pain in very preterm neonates: a randomized trial.

Science.gov (United States)

Johnston, Celeste; Campbell-Yeo, Marsha; Rich, Bonnie; Whitley, Julie; Filion, Francoise; Cogan, Jennifer; Walker, Claire-Dominique

2013-09-01

Preterm neonates below 30 weeks' gestational age undergo numerous painful procedures. Many management approaches are not appropriate for this population. Therapeutic Touch, an alternative approach based on the theory of energy medicine, has been shown to promote physiological stability in preterm neonates and reduce pain in some adult studies. The objective was to determine whether Therapeutic Touch is efficacious in decreasing pain in preterm neonates. Infants Touch (n = 27) with infant behind curtains, leaving the curtained area for the heel lance, performed by another. In the sham condition (n = 28), the therapist stood by the incubator with hands by her side. The Premature Infant Pain Profile was used for pain response and time for heart rate to return to baseline for recovery. Heart rate variability and stress response were secondary outcomes. There were no group differences in any of the outcomes. Mean Premature Infant Pain Profile scores across 2 minutes of heel lance procedure in 30-second blocks ranged from 7.92 to 8.98 in the Therapeutic Touch group and 7.64 to 8.46 in the sham group. Therapeutic Touch given immediately before and after heel lance has no comforting effect in preterm neonates. Other effective strategies involving actual touch should be considered.

Mixing Phenomena in a Bottom Blown Copper Smelter: A Water Model Study

Science.gov (United States)

Shui, Lang; Cui, Zhixiang; Ma, Xiaodong; Akbar Rhamdhani, M.; Nguyen, Anh; Zhao, Baojun

2015-03-01

The first commercial bottom blown oxygen copper smelting furnace has been installed and operated at Dongying Fangyuan Nonferrous Metals since 2008. Significant advantages have been demonstrated in this technology mainly due to its bottom blown oxygen-enriched gas. In this study, a scaled-down 1:12 model was set up to simulate the flow behavior for understanding the mixing phenomena in the furnace. A single lance was used in the present study for gas blowing to establish a reliable research technique and quantitative characterisation of the mixing behavior. Operating parameters such as horizontal distance from the blowing lance, detector depth, bath height, and gas flow rate were adjusted to investigate the mixing time under different conditions. It was found that when the horizontal distance between the lance and detector is within an effective stirring range, the mixing time decreases slightly with increasing the horizontal distance. Outside this range, the mixing time was found to increase with increasing the horizontal distance and it is more significant on the surface. The mixing time always decreases with increasing gas flow rate and bath height. An empirical relationship of mixing time as functions of gas flow rate and bath height has been established first time for the horizontal bottom blowing furnace.

76 FR 5072 - Cuban Assets Control Regulations

Science.gov (United States)

2011-01-28

...-lance journalistic project must demonstrate that the journalistic activities constitute a full work... after costs are donated to an independent nongovernmental organization in Cuba or a U.S.-based charity...

Biostratigraphy and palaeontology of the Scollard Formation, late Cretaceous and Paleocene of Alberta

National Research Council Canada - National Science Library

Russell, Loris S

1987-01-01

.... The lower portion of the formation contains fossil vertebrates, including dinosaurs and mammals that correlate with those of the Lance Formation of Wyoming and the Hell Creek Formation of Montana...

Design optimization on structure of blowdown in CPR1000 steam generator

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Wang Guoxian; Ren Hongbing; Zuo Chaoping; Zhu Yong; Mo Shaojia

2014-01-01

The structure of blowdown in CPR1000 steam generator has been optimized by eliminating the blowdown pipe and tube lane blocking, drilling holes in the peripheral tube lane, which can improve the accessibility of the central tube lane and facilitate inspecting and lancing. This paper detailed compares and analyzes the thermal hydraulic characteristic before and after optimization using GENEPI code which a special software for SG thermal hydraulic analysis. The results showed that the thermal hydraulic characteristic of steam generator meets the design requirements compared with the original design. Structure optimization can improve lancing effects, although the change of flow field distribution above the tubesheet leads to increase the number of tube subjected to sludge deposit. The analysis results proved the feasibility of the optimization. (authors)

Three-dimensional simulation of flow and combustion for pulverised coal injection

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

Guo, B.Y.; Zulli, P.; Rogers, H.; Mathieson, J.G.; Yu, A.B. [BlueScope Steel Research, Port Kembla, NSW (Australia)

2005-07-01

A three-dimensional numerical model of pulverised coal injection has been developed for simulating coal flow and combustion in the tuyere and raceway of a blast furnace. The model has been used to simulate previously reported combustion tests, which feature an inclined co-axial lance with an annular cooling gas. The predicted coal burnout agrees well with that measured for three coals with volatile contents and particle size ranging between 20.2-36.4% and particle sizes 1-200 {mu}m. Many important phenomena including flow asymmetry, recirculating flow and particle dispersion in the combustion chamber have been predicted. The current model can reproduce the experimental observations including the effects on burnout of coal flowrate and the introduction of methane for lance cooling.

Steam generator cleaning campaigns at Bruce A: 1993-1996

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Puzzuoli, F.V.; Leinonen, P.J.; Lowe, G.A.

1997-01-01

Boiler chemical cleaning (BOCC) and high-pressure water lancing operations were performed during the Bruce A 1993 Unit 3, 1994 Unit 3, 1995 Unit 1 and 1996 Unit 3 outages to remove secondary side deposits. High-pressure water lancing focused on three boiler areas: tube support plates, to remove broached hole deposits, hot leg U-bend supports to dislodge deposits contributing to boiler tube stress corrosion cracking and tube sheets with the aim of removing accumulated sludge piles and post BOCC insoluble residues. The chemical cleaning processes applied were modified versions of the one developed by the Electric Power Research Institute/Steam Generator Owners Group. During these BOCC operations, corrosion for several key boiler materials was monitored and was well below the specified allowances

Littoral Combat Vessels: Analysis and Comparison of Designs

National Research Council Canada - National Science Library

Christiansen, Bryan J

2008-01-01

.... The candidates are a Littoral Combat Ship with a surface warfare module, a National Security Cutter augmented with offensive and defensive weaponry, a "Sea Lance" inshore combat vessel, and a Combat...

75 FR 27616 - Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus

Science.gov (United States)

2010-05-17

.... Collins, William A. Donais, Lance L. Fuller, Johnny Gardner, Jr., Gregory S. Ghent, Mark D. Golden.... Sironen, Rodney L. Stoltenberg, David Switala, Stanley C. Tarvidas, Jim D. Thomas, Florence E. Thompson...

Snow Show Lapimaal / Karin Hallas-Murula

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Hallas-Murula, Karin, 1957-

2003-01-01

2004. a. Rovaniemis läbiviidavast rahvusvahelisest jää- ja lumearhitektuuri üritusest, kuraator Lance Fung. Steven Holli jääplokkidest kuup - projekti pilootehitis. Osalevate arhitektide ja kunstnike osaline loetelu

Lightweight Bulldozer Attachment for Construction and Excavation on the Lunar Surface

Science.gov (United States)

Mueller, Robert; Wilkinson, R. Allen; Gallo, Christopher A.; Nick, Andrew J.; Schuler, Jason M.; King, Robert H.

2009-01-01

A lightweight bulldozer blade prototype has been designed and built to be used as an excavation implement in conjunction with the NASA Chariot lunar mobility platform prototype. The combined system was then used in a variety of field tests in order to characterize structural loads, excavation performance and learn about the operational behavior of lunar excavation in geotechnical lunar simulants. The purpose of this effort was to evaluate the feasibility of lunar excavation for site preparation at a planned NASA lunar outpost. Once the feasibility has been determined then the technology will become available as a candidate element in the NASA Lunar Surface Systems Architecture. In addition to NASA experimental testing of the LANCE blade, NASA engineers completed analytical work on the expected draft forces using classical soil mechanics methods. The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) team utilized finite element analysis (FEA) to study the interaction between the cutting edge of the LANCE blade and the surface of soil. FEA was also used to examine various load cases and their effect on the lightweight structure of the LANCE blade. Overall it has been determined that a lunar bulldozer blade is a viable technology for lunar outpost site preparation, but further work is required to characterize the behavior in 1/6th G and actual lunar regolith in a vacuum lunar environment.

The Use of OMPS Near Real Time Products in Volcanic Cloud Risk Mitigation and Smoke/Dust Air Quality Assessments

Science.gov (United States)

Seftor, C. J.; Krotkov, N. A.; McPeters, R. D.; Li, J. Y.; Durbin, P. B.

2015-12-01

Near real time (NRT) SO2 and aerosol index (AI) imagery from Aura's Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) has proven invaluable in mitigating the risk posed to air traffic by SO2 and ash clouds from volcanic eruptions. The OMI products, generated as part of NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) NRT system and available through LANCE and both NOAA's NESDIS and ESA's Support to Aviation Control Service (SACS) portals, are used to monitor the current location of volcanic clouds and to provide input into Volcanic Ash (VA) advisory forecasts. NRT products have recently been developed using data from the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite onboard the Suomi NPP platform; they are currently being made available through the SACS portal and will shortly be incorporated into the LANCE NRT system. We will show examples of the use of OMPS NRT SO2 and AI imagery to monitor recent volcanic eruption events. We will also demonstrate the usefulness of OMPS AI imagery to detect and track dust storms and smoke from fires, and how this information can be used to forecast their impact on air quality in areas far removed from their source. Finally, we will show SO2 and AI imagery generated from our OMPS Direct Broadcast data to highlight the capability of our real time system.

Method and apparatus for removal of residual sludge from a nuclear steam generator

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Lahoda, E.J.; Echardt, D.A.

1987-01-01

This patent describes a method for removing sludge deposits from the tube sheet of a nuclear steam generator vessel to which is connected a bundle of parallel heat exchange tubes arranged in parallel rows separated by lanes and parallel columns separated by channels. The method includes the steps of: directing a cleaning stream of sequentially advancing a lance past the channels one channel at a time, fluid along a first channel for dislodging sludge deposits and moving them toward the periphery of the bundle of tubes, substantially simultaneously directing a barrier stream of fluid from the lance in substantially the same direction as the cleaning stream. Stream continues along a second channel spaced from the first channel by at least two columns of tubes with no streams directed from the lance along any other channel between the first and second channels to prevent the dislodged sludge from being moved past the barrier stream into previously cleaned channels. Each of the streams has an axis immovable with respect to the other stream in directions parallel to the tube sheet and having a width in directions perpendicular to the axis and parallel to the tube sheet less than the width of the associated channel along which the stream is directed. This removes sludge-loaded fluid from the periphery of the bundle of tubes

Acoustic flight test of the Piper Lance

Science.gov (United States)

1986-12-01

Research is being conducted to refine current noise regulation of propeller-driven small airplanes. Studies are examining the prospect of a substituting a takeoff procedure of equal stringency for the level flyover certification test presently requir...

Applications of LANCE Data at SPoRT

Science.gov (United States)

Molthan, Andrew

2014-01-01

Short term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center: Mission: Apply NASA and NOAA measurement systems and unique Earth science research to improve the accuracy of short term weather prediction at the regional/local scale. Goals: Evaluate and assess the utility of NASA and NOAA Earth science data and products and unique research capabilities to address operational weather forecast problems; Provide an environment which enables the development and testing of new capabilities to improve short term weather forecasts on a regional scale; Help ensure successful transition of new capabilities to operational weather entities for the benefit of society

Media Defamation and the Free-Lance Writer.

Science.gov (United States)

Stevens, George E.

1987-01-01

Discusses the responsibilities of publishers and freelance writers concerning the liability involved in defamatory statements. Reviews several court cases pertaining to publisher liability and claims that, if a writer is not under the immediate control or supervision of the publisher, the publisher may avoid liability. (MM)

78 FR 3041 - Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings

Science.gov (United States)

2013-01-15

..., 2013--Tentative Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:00 a.m. Briefing on Public Participation in NRC Regulatory Decision-Making (Public Meeting) (Contact: Lance Rakovan, 301-415-2589). This meeting will be webcast live...

Efecto del uso de paneles de escape de malla cuadrada sobre la reducción de peces juveniles en la pesquería de arrastre de merluza común (Merluccius gayi gayi Effect of the use of square mesh escape panels on the reduction of young fish in the common hake (Merluccius gayi gayi trawl fishery

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Dante Queirolo

2008-01-01

Full Text Available La evaluación de paneles de escape de malla cuadrada en redes de arrastre de fondo usadas en la pesquería de merluza común se realizó empleando dos metodologías complementarias: lances con sobrecopo y lances alternados. Los lances con sobrecopo permitieron cuantificar la fracción de la captura que escapa a través de los paneles de escape, y determinar la estructura de tallas y pesos medios, estimando longitudes de retención y rangos de selección. Se determinó la fracción bajo 30 y 36 cm de longitud total presentes en el copo y en el sobrecopo, ambos como indicadores del efecto selectivo que éstas producen. Los lances alternados permitieron verificar la disminución de los rendimientos de captura, tanto en número como en peso, aumentando los pesos medios de los ejemplares retenidos y disminuyendo la proporción de ejemplares bajo tallas de referencia, lo que indica la existencia de un efecto de escape en la fracción juvenil del stock.The evaluation of square mesh escape panels in bottom trawl nets used in the common hake fishery was carried out employing two complementary methodologies: top cover and alternated hauls. The top cover hauls were used to quantify the fraction of the catch that escapes through the panels and to determine the size structure and mean weight of the catch, estimating the retention sizes and selection ranges. The fractions under 30 and 36 cm of total length present in the codend and in the top cover were determined as proxies for the selective effect produced by the escape panels. The alternated hauls were used to verify the decrease in the catch rate, both in number and in weight, increasing the mean weight of the retained catch and decreasing the proportion under the reference length, for which we concluded that an escape effect does occur on the young fraction of the stock.

Experiment list: SRX062949 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 57796523,71.5,23.1,31524 GSM722663: RenLab-CTCF-cerebellum source_name=Mouse ...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Health surveillance of employees on a lead mine, 1979-1989

African Journals Online (AJOL)

1991-04-06

Apr 6, 1991 ... lance and biological sampling of employees exposed to lead. Measurement of blood ... control department that monitors noise levels, dust levels, air temperatures, etc. ..... Recommended health-based limits in occu- pational ...

HIV/AIDS misconceptions may be associated with condom use ...

African Journals Online (AJOL)

HIV/AIDS misconceptions may be associated with condom use among black South Africans: an exploratory analysis. Laura M Bogart, Donald Skinner, Lance S Weinhardt, Laura Glasman, Cheryl Sitzler, Yoesrie Toefy, Seth C Kalichman ...

Health News You Can Use …from the world's premier research institute

Science.gov (United States)

... those experts and the major public figures, like Lance Armstrong, Mary Tyler Moore, Phylicia Rashad, Sam Donaldson, ... and if you would like to receive a free subscription. You can reach us at the address ...

Steam generator sludge removal apparatus

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Schafer, B.W.; Werner, C.E.; Klahn, F.C.

1992-01-01

The present invention relates to equipment for cleaning steam generators and in particular to a high pressure fluid lance for cleaning sludge off the steam generator tubes away from an open tube lane. 6 figs

Experiment list: SRX685873 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 200858891,0.0,11.0,0 GSM1486386: P14 Cerebellum DNase-seq Rep 3; Mus musculus...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX685868 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 68545959,0.0,55.7,0 GSM1486381: P7 Cerebellum DNase-seq Rep 1; Mus musculus; ...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX685872 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 186106893,0.2,27.1,1943 GSM1486385: P14 Cerebellum DNase-seq Rep 2; Mus muscu...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX685869 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 59999511,0.0,67.3,0 GSM1486382: P7 Cerebellum DNase-seq Rep 2; Mus musculus; ...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX685876 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 204608825,0.1,13.2,123 GSM1486389: P60 Cerebellum DNase-seq Rep 3; Mus muscul...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX685874 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 178723963,0.2,27.3,907 GSM1486387: P60 Cerebellum DNase-seq Rep 1; Mus muscul...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX685870 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 64161152,0.0,70.9,0 GSM1486383: P7 Cerebellum DNase-seq Rep 3; Mus musculus; ...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX685875 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 181337188,0.0,0.0,0 GSM1486388: P60 Cerebellum DNase-seq Rep 2; Mus musculus;...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX685871 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 160531350,0.0,11.8,0 GSM1486384: P14 Cerebellum DNase-seq Rep 1; Mus musculus...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX143851 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 57796523,71.5,23.1,31516 GSM918759: LICR ChipSeq Cerebellum CTCF adult-8wks s...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

A theoretical study of solvent effects on the characteristics of the ...

Indian Academy of Sciences (India)

adrenaline).25 Unlike norepinephrine and epinephrine themselves, L-DOPS is capable of crossing the protective blood–brain barrier (BBB).25. Data from clinical studies and post-marketing surveil- lance programs conducted in Japan show that the.

Lumelinnad Kemis ja Rovaniemis / Rael Artel

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Artel, Rael, 1980-

2004-01-01

Veebruari algul avati Soomes Rovaniemis ja Kemis lume- ja jääskulptuuri park "The Snow Show". Kuraator New Yorgi galerist Lance Fung. Osalenud kunstnikud ja arhitektid (Zaha Hadid, Juhani Pallasmaa, Anish Kapoor, Tadao Ando jt.)

Temperature and salinity profile data collected by CTD and XBT on multiple cruises from 1991-09-10 to 1993-08-29 (NODC Accession 0000123)

Data.gov (United States)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — Temperature profile data were collected using CTD and XBT casts from LANCE and other platforms in the Norwegian Sea and Arctic Ocean. Data were collected from 10...

Rend Lake, Illinois (Operation and Maintenance).

Science.gov (United States)

1976-12-01

Lippia lanc6Tahta Foxtail, Bristly Setaria Faberfi Foxtail, Green Setaria viridis Foxtail, Yellow Setaria lutescens Galingale C Verus strigosus Garlic...Stickseed, Virginian Hackelia virginiana Stink-Grass Lraqrostis cilialensis Strawberry Fragaria virginiana Sunflower, Common Helianthus annuus Swamp

Experiment list: SRX191026 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 109436573,97.0,19.8,133486 GSM1014168: UW DnaseSeq Cerebrum adult-8wks C57BL/...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX191022 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 100382126,90.2,25.2,70896 GSM1014164: UW DnaseSeq Cerebellum adult-8wks C57BL...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Course on spraying techniques for integrated pest management

NARCIS (Netherlands)

Lumkes, L.M.

1989-01-01

Knapsack, controlled pressure, field spot, compressed air and motor sprayers and types of lances an booms are introduces. How to calibrate, the effect of weather, and size and quantity of the droplets and drift is spoken of.

Gender and Taxation : Improving Revenue Generation and Social ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

As countries pursue the twin objectives of economic growth and poverty reduction, ... research project will investigate gender biases in taxation in six countries (Argentina, ... L'appel des bourses de recherche du CRDI pour 2018 est lancé.

75 FR 74699 - Logan City, UT; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To...

Science.gov (United States)

2010-12-01

...--825r. h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lance E. Houser, P.E., Assistant City Engineer, 290 North 100 West..., here P-13820, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866...

76 FR 15802 - Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model EC130 B4 Helicopters

Science.gov (United States)

2011-03-22

... Bostik 1400, allow to dry until tack free (about 15 minutes). (B) For equivalent adhesive, follow the... No. 2010-0088-E, dated May 6, 2010. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, March 7, 2011. Lance T. Gant, Acting...

Focus on Local Reaction.

Science.gov (United States)

Howe, Rod

1999-01-01

Discusses how the student newspaper "The Lance" (at Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska) covered the shootings at Columbine High School. Notes that the staff localized the event and brought the student body into the story. (RS)

Experiment list: SRX685921 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 39545219,96.7,56.2,26558 GSM1486434: P60 Cerebellum Zic ChIP-seq Rep 2; Mus m...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX685919 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 37733414,97.6,30.1,26027 GSM1486432: P7 Cerebellum Zic ChIP-seq Rep 2; Mus mu...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX685918 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 40287201,96.0,33.8,17128 GSM1486431: P7 Cerebellum Zic ChIP-seq Rep 1; Mus mu...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Experiment list: SRX685920 [Chip-atlas[Archive

Lifescience Database Archive (English)

Full Text Available lance, and learn motor skills. 37072900,88.5,50.2,22656 GSM1486433: P60 Cerebellum Zic ChIP-seq Rep 1; Mus m...cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain ba

Initiative Think tank | CRDI - Centre de recherches pour le ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

L'ITT est le fruit d'un partenariat regroupant cinq bailleurs de fonds. Lancée en 2008, l'ITT est administrée par le Centre de Recherches pour le Développement International (CRDI), un organisme canadien.

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION REPORT, GROUNDWATER SAMPLING TECHNOLOGIES, GEOPROBE INC., PNEUMATIC BLADDER PUMP GW 1400 SERIES

Science.gov (United States)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) design efficient processes for conducting has created the Environmental Technology perfofl1lance tests of innovative technologies. Verification Program (E TV) to facilitate the deployment of innovative or improved environmental techn...

Ocular Injuries: Another Example of the Heavy Prize of Terrorism

African Journals Online (AJOL)

2016-12-13

Dec 13, 2016 ... A 25‑year‑old air force personnel (lance corporal) presented to our accident and emergency ... Ocular Injuries: Another Example of the Heavy Prize of. Terrorism ..... Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.; 2011. p.

75 FR 16100 - Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Review Dockets Opened for Review and Comment

Science.gov (United States)

2010-03-31

... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0032; FRL-8810-1] Antimicrobial Pesticide.... for the pesticide of interest. For general information contact: Lance Wormell, Antimicrobials Division... have been completed. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Antimicrobials, Pesticides and pests...

National uranium resource evaluation: Sheridan Quadrangle, Wyoming and Montana

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Damp, J.N.; Jennings, M.D.

1982-04-01

The Sheridan Quadrangle of north-central Wyoming was evaluated for uranium favorability according to specific criteria of the National Uranium Resource Evaluation program. Procedures consisted of geologic and radiometric surveys; rock, water, and sediment sampling; studying well logs; and reviewing the literature. Five favorable environments were identified. These include portions of Eocene Wasatch and Upper Cretaceous Lance sandstones of the Powder River Basin and Lower Cretaceous Pryor sandstones of the Bighorn Basin. Unfavorable environments include all Precambrian, Cambrian, Ordovician, Permian, Triassic, and Middle Jurassic rocks; the Cretaceous Thermopolis, Mowry, Cody, Meeteetse, and Bearpaw Formations; the Upper Jurassic Sundance and Morrison, the Cretaceous Frontier, Meseverde, Lance, and the Paleocene Fort Union and Eocene Willwood Formations of the Bighorn Basin; the Wasatch Formation of the Powder River Basin, excluding two favorable areas and all Oligocene and Miocene rocks. Remaining rocks are unevaluated

Numerical Model of Dephosphorization Reaction Kinetics in Top Blown Converter Coupled with Flow Field

Science.gov (United States)

Liu, Wei; Yang, Shufeng; Li, Jingshe; Wang, Minghui

2017-07-01

A 3D transient numerical model of dephosphorization kinetics coupled with flow field in a top blown converter was built. Through the model the dephosphorization reaction rate influenced by the oxygen jets and the steel flow were simulated. The results show that the dephosphorization rate at the droplet metal-slag interface is two orders of magnitude faster than that at bath metal-slag interface. When the lance oxygen pressure increases from 0.7 to 0.8 MPa, the dephosphorization rate increases notably and the end content of P has a decrease of 19 %. However, when the pressure continues rising to 0.9 MPa, the dephosphorization rate has no significant increase. In addition, the lance height shows a nearly linear relation to the end P content of steel, that the lower the height, the faster the dephosphorization rate.

Televisual inspection of cleanliness in secondary side of steam generator

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Zhou Shoukang; Ding Xunshen

1995-01-01

For U-type tube steam generator (UTSG), the deposit will be piled on the low velocity area of tubesheet, tube bundle and support plates during operation. The deposit is the hidden region of pollutant, and the concentration effect will create the corrosion situation in secondary side of steam generator. So, it is very necessary to inspect the cleanliness of SG. The paper introduces the technique of cleanliness inspection with the VP3 1TV apparatus. The steam generator cleanliness inspection of GNP unit 1 and 2, after installation, major transients and commercial operation, shows that the 1TV technique not only provides the cleanliness condition of tubesheet, and removes the loose foreign object, but also provides the basis for the determination of lancing procedure, confirms the result of lancing, and gets the cleanliness conclusion according to the appropriate qualified standard

National uranium resource evaluation: Sheridan Quadrangle, Wyoming and Montana

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

Damp, J N; Jennings, M D

1982-04-01

The Sheridan Quadrangle of north-central Wyoming was evaluated for uranium favorability according to specific criteria of the National Uranium Resource Evaluation program. Procedures consisted of geologic and radiometric surveys; rock, water, and sediment sampling; studying well logs; and reviewing the literature. Five favorable environments were identified. These include portions of Eocene Wasatch and Upper Cretaceous Lance sandstones of the Powder River Basin and Lower Cretaceous Pryor sandstones of the Bighorn Basin. Unfavorable environments include all Precambrian, Cambrian, Ordovician, Permian, Triassic, and Middle Jurassic rocks; the Cretaceous Thermopolis, Mowry, Cody, Meeteetse, and Bearpaw Formations; the Upper Jurassic Sundance and Morrison, the Cretaceous Frontier, Meseverde, Lance, and the Paleocene Fort Union and Eocene Willwood Formations of the Bighorn Basin; the Wasatch Formation of the Powder River Basin, excluding two favorable areas and all Oligocene and Miocene rocks. Remaining rocks are unevaluated.

A marine dynamic penetrometer for the determination of sea floor geotechnical properties

Science.gov (United States)

Stephan, S.; Kaul, N. E.; Villinger, H. W.

2013-12-01

We present a seafloor lance penetration monitoring system: the Lance Insertion Retardation Meter (LIRmeter). The device can be used to infer geotechnical seafloor properties, such as bearing capacity by monitoring the deceleration of a free-fall penetrating lance. The deceleration record can be furthermore used to estimate mean grain size and mud content of the sea floor as well as total penetration depth. The LIRmeter is contained in a pressure vessel (440 x 110 mm) and equipped with accelerometers of different sensitivities to (i) determine sea floor resistance during penetration and (ii) to generate a depth axis. Typically, measurements are carried out in a pogo style fashion to allow a rapid measurement progress during field campaigns. The LIRmeter is intended to determine sea floor properties on the sole basis of deceleration measurements in order to achieve a mechanically and electronically robust system. Data is sampled at a resolution of 16 bit and at a rate of typically 500 Hz for each channel. The device can either be installed in any type of lance i.e. marine heat flow probes, gravity corers, piston corers or can be used in combination with a purpose built lance as a standalone instrument. It has a usable length of four meters, a total weight of 280 kg in air and can be operated up to full ocean depth (6000m). The bearing capacity of the sea floor is a critical factor for marine engineering projects such as burial of marine cables, pipeline laying and foundations. Knowledge of the mud content can provide constraints for the estimation of hydraulic conductivity. The identification of weak zones along a slope can moreover provide vital information for risk assessment studies. Traditionally, frame based, quasi static Cone Penetration Tests (CPT) or sampling methods like gravity coring are used to conduct these types of investigation. In comparison to established but time consuming and rather costly methods, the LIRmeter is intended (i) for near surface

77 FR 23719 - Ocean Transportation Intermediary License; Applicants

Science.gov (United States)

2012-04-20

... Logistics, Inc. (NVO & OFF), 180 Champion Way, Northlake, IL 60164. Officers: David F. Gross, CEO (Qualifying Individual), Lance A. Lucibello, Vice President. Application Type: QI Change. CMA CGM Logistics... Fafoutis, General Manager (Qualifying Individual), Frank J. Baragona, Director. Application Type: New NVO...

Résultats de recherche | Page 113 | CRDI - Centre de recherches ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

. Lancé conjointement par l'Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI) et le CRDI, le Fonds canadien de recherche sur la sécurité alimentaire internationale (FCRSAI) est doté 61 654 707 CAD (ACDI : 50 000 000 CAD; CRDI ...

African Zoology - Vol 35, No 2 (2000)

African Journals Online (AJOL)

The reproductive biology of an open-water spawning Lake Malawi cichlid, Copadichromis chrysonotus · EMAIL FULL TEXT EMAIL FULL TEXT · DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT. Lance W. Smith, 151-164. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2000.11657086 ...

The reproductive biology of an open-water spawning Lake Malawi ...

African Journals Online (AJOL)

The reproductive biology of an open-water spawning Lake Malawi cichlid, Copadichromis chrysonotus. Lance W. Smith. Abstract. Copadichromis chrysonotus is a zooplanktivorous cichlid member of the diverse fish community inhabiting Lake Malawi's rocky, littoral habitat. Like most Lake Malawi cichlids, this species' ...

Des liens constructifs au Costa Rica | IDRC - International ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Une femme sur un chantier de construction. Madelaine Artavia Sotela. Madelaine Artavia Sotela a lancé sa propre entreprise de construction, dont la croissance est en partie attribuable au programme de WEConnect International. Alanna Mitchell, Canadian Geographic. WEConnect International jumelle des entreprises ...

The removal of blockage from a BWR bottom head drain line

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

McGough, M.S.

1990-01-01

Low flow through the 2-inch schedule 160 bottom head drain line at Carolina Power and Light's Brunswick Unit 2 indicated that the line was probably plugged. Since this low flow condition had existed since startup, it was suspected that the plug consisted of construction debris. However, the makeup of the plug was unknown, and the suspected location was inaccessible for nondestructive examination techniques. Evaluation of techniques possible, both from the vessel ID and from outside the vessel resulted in the selection of a hot-tapping device and a self-propelled high-pressure water lance which was inserted in the trapped line from the undervessel area. Removal of the plug was complicated by undervessel space restrictions, dose rates, and the torturous path of elbows and horizontal and vertical pipe runs which had to be negotiated with the water lance. This paper describes the technique applied to this problem

Linear Acoustic Nuclear Conversion Engine (LANCE), Phase I

Data.gov (United States)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration — Nirvana Energy Systems (NES) has pioneered and is commercializing an innovative ThermoAcoustic Power Stick (TAPS), partially based on technology developed by Xerox...

Kliendikeskne innovatsioonikaart / Lance A. Bettencourt, Anthony W Ulwick

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Bettencourt, Lance A.

2008-01-01

Autorid selgitavad, miks on klienditöö kaardistamine kliendiküsitlustest tähtsam. Lisad: Näide klienditöö kaardistamise kohta; Innovatsioonivõimaluste paljastamine. Kommenteerib innovatsioonikeskuse InnoEurope tegevjuht Piret Potisepp

Résultats de recherche | Page 437 | CRDI - Centre de recherches ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Sis au Royaume-Uni, l'Overseas Development Institute (ODI) a lancé un guide en ligne permettant de comprendre l'élaboration des politiques, d'interagir avec la sphère des politiques et d'influer sur les politiques. Publication Date. 17 juin 2014. Livres.

Le CERN ouvre ses entrailles au public

CERN Multimedia

2004-01-01

"Le CERN se lance dans une grande opération de relations publiques pour son cinquantième anniversaire. Le centre de recherche organisera une journée portes ouvertes le 16 octobre. Quelque 50 sites pourrant être visités" (1/2 page)

ON SPONTANEITY IN BEHAVIOR, THE MODEL (FIXED) ACTION PATTERN AND PLAY

NARCIS (Netherlands)

BAERENDS, GP

1990-01-01

Although general agreement exists concerning the reality of the phenomenon of 'play', great difficulties arise when definitions are attempted, while experimental efforts to demonstrate the survival value of play conclusively have failed so far. This paper breaks a lance for the approach of problems

77 FR 2291 - Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice

Science.gov (United States)

2012-01-17

... Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.... CP12-30-000 12-15-11 Hon. Leonard Lance. 11. P-14263-000 12-16-11 Gov. Matthew H. Mead. 12. CP11-14-000...

Des liens constructifs au Costa Rica | CRDI - Centre de recherches ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

18 oct. 2017 ... Une femme sur un chantier de construction. Madelaine Artavia Sotela. Madelaine Artavia Sotela a lancé sa propre entreprise de construction, dont la croissance est en partie attribuable au programme de WEConnect International. Alanna Mitchell, Canadian Geographic. WEConnect International jumelle ...

Operation DOMINIC I-1962.

Science.gov (United States)

1983-02-01

OOMINIC. Quantity Item 4 Sellers Injector Corp. Liquid Jet Cleaners with Lance and Discharge Hose 2 Gelman Air Sampler with Dry Test Meter 2 289 Tritium...Veterans Administration - RO Fort Harrison, MT San Juan , Puerto Rico ATTN: Director ATTN: Director p. Veterans Administration - RO Veterans Administration

Des variétés de manioc améliorées accroissent la sécurité alimentaire

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

un de ses pires inconvénients, surtout lorsqu'il s'agit d'assurer la survie en ... instauré par le gouvernement de l'Ouganda à Namulonge, une équipe de scientifiques a lancé une initiative d'amélioration génétique audacieuse.

African Journal of AIDS Research - Vol 10, No 2 (2011)

African Journals Online (AJOL)

HIV/AIDS misconceptions may be associated with condom use among black South Africans: an exploratory analysis · EMAIL FULL TEXT EMAIL FULL TEXT · DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT. Laura M Bogart, Donald Skinner, Lance S Weinhardt, Laura Glasman, Cheryl Sitzler, Yoesrie Toefy, Seth C ...

Evaluating the use of cell phone messaging for community Ebola ...

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Abstract. Background: Most underdeveloped countries do not meet core disease outbreak surveillance because of the lack of human resources, laboratory and infrastructural facilities. The use of cell phone technology for disease outbreak syndromic surveil- lance is a new phenomenon in Sierra Leone despite its successes ...

Une nouvelle vision pour AfricaAdapt – Entrevue avec Moussa Na ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

24 févr. 2011 ... Réseau panafricain lancé en mai 2009, AfricaAdapt vient de recevoir le feu vert pour l'exécution d'une nouvelle phase d'activités de deux ans, qu'appuie le programme Adaptation aux changements climatiques en Afrique.

Lipstick and Lead: Questions and Answers

Science.gov (United States)

... L'Oréal L'Oréal USA Endless 820 Chocolate Obsession FF216 0.66 254 Victoria’s Secret Limited Brands ... C Estée Lauder Cremesheen d Creme In Your Coffee A89 0.27 346 Lancôme L'Oréal USA ...

Testing the junk-food hypothesis on marine birds: Effects of prey type on growth and development

Science.gov (United States)

Romano, Marc D.; Piatt, John F.; Roby, D.D.

2006-01-01

The junk-food hypothesis attributes declines in productivity of marine birds and mammals to changes in the species of prey they consume and corresponding differences in nutritional quality of those prey. To test this hypothesis nestling Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) were raised in captivity under controlled conditions to determine whether the type and quality of fish consumed by young seabirds constrains their growth and development. Some nestlings were fed rations of Capelin (Mallotus villosus), Herring (Clupea pallasi) or Sand Lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) and their growth was compared with nestlings raised on equal biomass rations of Walleye Pollock (Theragra chalcograma). Nestlings fed rations of herring, sand lance, or capelin experienced higher growth increments than nestlings fed pollock. The energy density of forage fish fed to nestlings had a marked effect on growth increments and could be expected to have an effect on pre- and post-fledging survival of nestlings in the wild. These results provide empirical support for the junk-food hypothesis.

In silico analysis highlights the frequency and diversity of type 1 lantibiotic gene clusters in genome sequenced bacteria

LENUS (Irish Health Repository)

Marsh, Alan J

2010-11-30

Abstract Background Lantibiotics are lanthionine-containing, post-translationally modified antimicrobial peptides. These peptides have significant, but largely untapped, potential as preservatives and chemotherapeutic agents. Type 1 lantibiotics are those in which lanthionine residues are introduced into the structural peptide (LanA) through the activity of separate lanthionine dehydratase (LanB) and lanthionine synthetase (LanC) enzymes. Here we take advantage of the conserved nature of LanC enzymes to devise an in silico approach to identify potential lantibiotic-encoding gene clusters in genome sequenced bacteria. Results In total 49 novel type 1 lantibiotic clusters were identified which unexpectedly were associated with species, genera and even phyla of bacteria which have not previously been associated with lantibiotic production. Conclusions Multiple type 1 lantibiotic gene clusters were identified at a frequency that suggests that these antimicrobials are much more widespread than previously thought. These clusters represent a rich repository which can yield a large number of valuable novel antimicrobials and biosynthetic enzymes.

An instrument to measure differential pore pressures in deep ocean sediments: Pop-Up-Pore-Pressure-Instrument (PUPPI)

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Schultheiss, P.J.; McPhail, S.D.; Packwood, A.R.; Hart, B.

1985-01-01

A Pop-Up-Pore-Pressure-Instrument (PUPPI) has been developed to measure differential pore pressures in sediments. The differential pressure is the pressure above or below normal hydrostatic pressure at the depth of the measurement. It is designed to operate in water depths up to 6000 metres for periods of weeks or months, if required, and measures differential pore pressures at depths of up to 3 metres into the sediments with a resolution of 0.05 kPa. It is a free-fall device with a lance which penetrates the sediments. This lance and the ballast weight is disposed when the PUPPI is acoustically released from the sea floor. When combined with permeability and porosity values of deep-sea sediments the pore pressure measurements made using the PUPPI suggest advection velocities as low as 8.8 mm/yr. The mechanical, electrical and acoustic systems are described together with data obtained from both shallow and deep water trials. (author)

78 FR 4476 - Sunshine Act; Meeting Notice

Science.gov (United States)

2013-01-22

...: Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. Week of... live at the Web address--www.nrc.gov. 9:00 a.m. Briefing on Public Participation in NRC Regulatory Decision- Making (Public Meeting) (Contact: Lance Rakovan, 301-415-2589). This meeting will be webcast live...

Sex, Drugs, and Kinesiology: A Useful Partnership for Sport's Most Pressing Issues

Science.gov (United States)

Gleaves, John; Llewellyn, Matthew; Wrynn, Alison

2015-01-01

From the gender controversy of South African runner Caster Semenya to the doping practices of disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong, recent sporting issues highlight kinesiology's important role and responsibility to sport. Increasingly, sport organizations, such as the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, and…

Women and the Justice System in Cambodia | CRDI - Centre de ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI lance un nouveau projet dans la région de l'ANASE ... de détestable, à savoir l'abondance de capital humain féminin qualifié. ... une compréhension des interactions entre différentes structures de pouvoir (sexe, classe, ethnie et âge).

Penicillin resistant Gonococci at Q.E.C.H.

African Journals Online (AJOL)

lance with particular reference to the use of antibiotic prophylaxis. Introduction: The Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in. Blantyre is one of two central government teaching hospitals in Malawi and provides specialist services for over three million people. The surgical department is run by four general- surgical specialists, a ...

The HIV Airway

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Adele

dren living with HIV/AIDS. Annual national antenatal surveil- lance shows an HIV prevalence of 26.5% among pregnant women. Anaesthetists are confronted with an increasing number of HIV infected patients, presenting for both emergency and elective sur- gery. They range from having asymptomatic infection to end stage.

Colorec tal cancer screening

African Journals Online (AJOL)

2009-05-12

May 12, 2009 ... The operator must be skilled in the management of adverse events. • The operator must arrange appropriate follow-up of histopathological results. • The operator must provide appropriate recommendations for follow-up surveil- lance and screening. The average- risk person has a lifetime risk of developing.

L'accélérateur du CERN bat un premier record

CERN Multimedia

2010-01-01

Des protons lancés les uns contre les autres à une vitesse très proche de celle de la lumière sont entrés en collision avec une énergie de 2,36 TeV, la plus haute jamais atteinte dans un laboratoire. (2 pages)

Guided Interventions for Prostate Cancer Using 3D-Transurethral Ultrasound and MRI Fusion

Science.gov (United States)

2017-06-01

stitching of the images and 3D reconstruction for both the TUUS and MRI images was accomplished using a free DICOM medical imaging software called...References: i. David R. Holmes III, Brian J. Davis, Christopher C. Goulet, Torrence M. Wilson, Lance A. Mynderse, Keith M. Furutani, Jon J. Camp

Intestinal Complications of IBD

Science.gov (United States)

... localized pocket of pus caused by infection from bacteria. More common in Crohn’s than in colitis, an abscess may form in the intestinal wall—sometimes causing it to bulge out. Visible abscesses, such as those around the anus, look like boils and treatment often involves lancing. Symptoms of ...

Study on delineation of tumor volume of primary locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma after induction chemotherapy

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Long Jinhua; Dong Shi; Jin Feng; Wu Weili; Gan Jiaying; Chen Haixia; Li Yuanyuan; Gong Xiuyun

2012-01-01

Objective: To investigate the delineation of gross tumor volume (GTV) in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LANC) according to imageological changes before and after induction chemotherapy (IC) in order to decrease high dose area and protect normal tissue better. Methods: Between Mar 2010 to Jan 2011, 11 patients with LANC were enrolled and treated with TPF regimen followed by intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with concurrent chemotherapy, target volumes were delineated based on fused CT imaging before and after IC following project determination. Tumor target volumes after and before IC were respectively delineated according to imaging tumor residues and were overlaid by CTV nx in order to ensure radical doses for the imaging tumor volume before IC, the resulting differences of tumor target volumes of IC before and after were measured and analyzed by paired t-test. Results: Before and after IC, the average volumes of GTV nx were respectively 44.72 cm 3 and 28.87 (t=3.89, P=0.003), the average volumes of GTV nd were respectively 32.76 cm 3 and 19.82 cm 3 (t=2.47, P=0.033), the volumes of maximum dose area in brainstem and spinal cord as well as eyeball decreased (t=2.93-4.59, all P<0.05). Conclusions: LANC treated by 3 cycle TPF regimen followed by IMRT with concurrent chemotherapy shows significant shrinkage of tumor volume. The volume of high dose region which caused by normally recovered tissues were decreased by re-delineation of target volume in brainstem and spinal cord as well as eyeball of CT images after IC. (authors)

Electroencephalographic activity in response to procedural pain in preterm infants born at 28 and 33 weeks gestational age.

Science.gov (United States)

Maimon, Neta; Grunau, Ruth E; Cepeda, Ivan L; Friger, Michael; Selnovik, Leonel; Gilat, Shlomo; Shany, Eilon

2013-12-01

Preterm infants undergo frequent painful procedures in the neonatal intensive care unit. Electroencephalography (EEG) changes in reaction to invasive procedures have been reported in preterm and full-term neonates. Frontal EEG asymmetry as an index of emotion during tactile stimulation shows inconsistent findings in full-term infants, and has not been examined in the context of pain in preterm infants. Our aim was to examine whether heel lance for blood collection induces changes in right-left frontal asymmetry, suggesting negative emotional response, in preterm neonates at different gestational age (GA) at birth and different duration of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. Three groups of preterm infants were compared: set 1: group 1 (n=24), born and tested at 28 weeks GA; group 2 (n=22), born at 28 weeks GA and tested at 33 weeks; set 2: group 3 (n=25), born and tested at 33 weeks GA. EEG power was calculated for 30-second artifact-free periods, in standard frequency bandwidths, in 3 phases (baseline, up to 5 min after heel lance, 10 min after heel lance). No significant differences were found in right-left frontal asymmetry, or in ipsilateral or contralateral somatosensory response, across phases. In contrast, the Behavioral Indicators of Infant Pain scores changed across phase (P<0.0001). Infants in group 1 showed lower Behavioral Indicators of Infant Pain scores (P=0.039). There are technical challenges in recording EEG during procedures, as pain induces motor movements. More research is needed to determine the most sensitive approach to measure EEG signals within the context of pain in infancy.

Sludge lancing and IBL: Results and experiences in the Spanish NPP; SLUDGE LANCING e IBL: Resultados y experiencias en las central espanolas

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

Montoro, E.; Pozo, C. del

2013-07-01

During the cycle of operation of the PWR plants, oxides (sludge) tanks are generated in the secondary circuit by corrosion, chemical additives, etc which are deposited onto the tubular steam generators (GVs), limiting its efficiency and service life.

Collage with Photoshop.

Science.gov (United States)

Sparkman, Russell

The creative processes of 14 computer graphic artists are recorded in this book. Artists represented include: Joseph Kelter; Glenn Mitsui; Diane Fenster; Steve Lyons; Jeff Brice; Thirst; Pamela Hobbs; Lance Hidy; SKOLOS/WEDELL; Marcolina Design/Dan Marcolina; John Hersey; David Carson; Bert Monroy; and Jack Davis. The narrative provides insight…

Multifunctional Battalion Task Force Training: Slovenian Armed Forces Battalion Training Cycle

Science.gov (United States)

2016-06-10

Capable of protecting vehicle mounted personnel against kinetic threats up non-AP small arms / 155 mm artillery bursts at 100 m and under belly hand...oyttmcbreen2001.pdf. Rock , Aaron J., Lance Corporal. “One step away from deployment, 26thu mewwraps up computex.” 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, November

The Indian Monsoon

Indian Academy of Sciences (India)

The word 'monsoon' is derived from the Arabic word 'mausam' for season and the distinguishing attribute of ... lance, the word monsoon is used for the rainfall in the rainy season. In this article, I discuss the ..... [1] C S Ramage, Monsoon meteorology, International Geophysics Series,. Academic Press, San Diego, California ...

Elevated Building Lift Systems on Permanent Snowfields: A Report on the Elevated Building Lift Systems in Polar Environments Workshop

Science.gov (United States)

2014-09-18

Division. The Deputy Director of ERDC-CRREL was Dr. Lance Hansen, and the Director was Dr. Robert Davis. The authors wish to acknowledge those who made...Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. Kwok, K. C. S., D. J. Smedley , and D. H. Kim. 1993. Snowdrift around Antarctic buildings—effects of

Germ cell differentiation-dependent and stage-specific expression of LANCL1 in rodent testis

DEFF Research Database (Denmark)

Nielsen, J E; Hansen, Martin Asser; Jørgensen, Marianne

2003-01-01

LANCL1 (LanC-like protein 1) is related to the bacterial LanC (lanthionine synthetase C) family, which is involved in the biosynthesis of antimicrobial peptides. Highest expression levels of LANCL1 are found in testes and brain, two organs that exist behind blood-tissue barriers. In the mouse...

The use ofDoppler velocitnetry ofthe utnbilical artery before 24 ...

African Journals Online (AJOL)

growth retardation with umbilical artery Doppler ultrasonography. BM] 1989; 298: 631-635. 12. Schulman H, Winter D, Farmakides G, er al. Pregnancy surveil- lance with Doppler velocimerry of the uterine and umbilical arter- ies. Am] Obstet Gyneco11989; 160: 192-196. 13. Hanrerry KP, Primrose MH, Neilson JP, Whittle MJ.

Shelved: The Retired Librarian's Guidebook.

Science.gov (United States)

Elder, Jane D.

Free-lance librarianship is discussed, and retired librarians are urged to start their own information service as a business. Because computer based storage and retrieval systems are not socially, politically, or economically integrated, and one library cannot hold all information, new needs are emerging for information services. For example, a…

Building of Causality: A Future for School Librarianship Research and Practice

Science.gov (United States)

Mardis, Marcia A.; Kimmel, Sue C.; Pasquini, Laura A.

2018-01-01

The Colorado Study (Lance, Wellborn, and Hamilton-Pennell 1993) and its many replications in other states have demonstrated that when educators and learners had access to a qualified school librarian in the context of a thoughtfully built, adequately resourced, technology rich, and widely accessible school library, learners tended to flourish on…

Une nouvelle vision pour AfricaAdapt – Entrevue avec Moussa Na ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

24 févr. 2011 ... Réseau panafricain lancé en mai 2009, AfricaAdapt vient de recevoir le ... La transition s'effectue en vertu du plan convenu, qui prévoit le transfert de ... La stratégie de marketing vise également à présenter, tant aux membres ...

An Analysis of the Psychological Necessity of Censorship in Combat Zones

Science.gov (United States)

1970-01-01

that our forces have failed while the Viet Cong have scored a tremendous victory. Position reporting. The New York Times. JOHNSON SAYS FOE’S RAIDS ARE A...Associated Press, Khesanh, p. 1. Lance Cpl. Richard Morris, 24, of North Hollywood, Calif., began playing a guitar . Two favorites that night were 蛄 miles

Résultats de recherche | Page 40 | CRDI - Centre de recherches ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

L'agriculture est le fer de lance de nombreuses économies en développement, mais la capacité des petits agriculteurs privés de ressources à adopter des innovations agricoles est freinée par le manque d'accès à des services financiers adéquats. Projet ...

Résultats de recherche | Page 412 | CRDI - Centre de recherches ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

"Chaque fusil fabriqué, chaque navire de guerre lancé, chaque fusée envoyée signifie, au bout du compte, un vol de ceux qui ont faim et qui manquent de nourriture, de ceux qui ont froid et qui manquent de vêtements." Publication Date. 1 janvier 1998. Livres ...

Hennie Aucamp

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Owner

maar gebly het. Daar is tye wanneer Aucamp se noncha- lance inderdaad hinderlik is. In “Mad about the boy”, byvoorbeeld, opper hy ten slotte 'n. “ernstige kwelvraag” oor die uitbuiting en ver- ontregting wat gepaard kan gaan met die gebruik van die erotiese jongensbeeld. Oor die kompleksiteite en subtiliteite van hierdie.

MiniBooNE overview and status

Indian Academy of Sciences (India)

from an 800 MeV proton beam at the LANCE accelerator in Los Alamos. This result was not confirmed by the very similar KARMEN experiment [2]. However the KARMEN detector was located closer to their neutrino source than the LsND detector and had a less intense proton beam. Consequently their exclusion limit.

Download this PDF file

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Col D. E.. Paterson, OBE, MC, graduate in civil engineer- ing, was responsible for the mammoth dry dock in Cape Town, which could easily accommodate the largest ship afloat. 8. Meanwhile the Italian campaign claimed more men and a recruiting team visited the University in June 1944. It consisted of Col Lance Impey,.

Magazine Writing Today.

Science.gov (United States)

Kelley, Jerome E.

Intended as a practical guide for persons interested in the field of free lance writing, this book provides information on the following topics: the individual's response to the magazine publishing market; magazines and the types of articles that are marketable; methods for locating story material; ways of questioning and interpreting an editor's…

77 FR 14591 - Open Meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance

Science.gov (United States)

2012-03-12

... Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, at (202) 622-6910 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service... on the work to date of the Federal Insurance Office. Lance Auer, Deputy Assistant Secretary Financial...

Résultats de recherche | Page 11 | CRDI - Centre de recherches ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

L'agriculture est le fer de lance de nombreuses économies en développement, mais la capacité des petits agriculteurs privés de ressources à adopter des innovations agricoles est freinée par le manque d'accès à des services financiers adéquats. Projet ...

Rendimientos, estructuras de tallas y madurez sexual del alfonsino (Beryx splendens capturado en el cordón submarino de Juan Fernández, Chile Fishing yields, size structures, and sexual maturity of alfonsino (Beryx splendens caught on Juan Fernandez seamounts, Chile

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Aurora Guerrero

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Se analiza la información recopilada en lances comerciales para la captura de alfonsino (Beryx splendens realizados en montes submarinos del archipiélago de Juan Fernández (Chile, entre los años 2001 y 2003, que corresponden a la etapa de desarrollo inicial de esta pesquería. En dicho período se efectuaron 187 lances, de los cuales en 121 se obtuvo la especie objetivo, capturándose 525,1 ton, que constituyeron el 99,2% de la captura total. Por la configuración irregular de los fondos, los lances de pesca se caracterizaron por su corta duración (0,26-0,50 h, a profundidad media de 469,7 m. En este periodo se analizaron 14.773 ejemplares, 6.064 machos (41% y 8.709 hembras (59%, evidenciando un predominio de hembras. La proporción sexual estructurada a la talla mostró un predominio de machos a tallas inferiores a 24 cm de longitud de horquilla (LH. En machos el tamaño medio fluctuó entre 34,6 y 36,8 cm de LH y en hembras entre 36,2 y 38,4 cm LH. Para determinar la madurez de las gónadas, se utilizó la escala macroscópica propuesta por Lehodey et al. (1997 y se estableció que los machos alcanzaron la primera madurez (TMS50% a 34,3 cm LH y las hembras a los 33,3 cm LH. Los rendimientos promedio en el período analizado correspondieron entre 0,2 y 6,6 ton lance-1 y entre 1,8 y 19,0 ton h.a.-1 , con medias de 4,3 ton lance-1 y 9,2 ton h.a.-1 .We analyzed information collected during commercial hauls targeting alfonsino (Beryx splendens on seamounts of the Juan Fernández Archipelago (Chile from the early stages of the fishery (2001-2003. Of the 187 hauls carried out in this period, 121 were successful; alfonsino catches reached 525.1 ton, constituting 99.2%> of the total catch. Due to the irregularity of the sea bottom, short (0.26-0.50 h fishing hauls were performed at mid-depth (469.7 m. We analyzed 14,773 specimens during the study period: 6,064 males (41% and 8,709 females (59%, the latter being predominan! The size structure was

Increased hepatic gluconeogenesis: the secret of Lance Armstrong's success.

NARCIS (Netherlands)

Bongaerts, G.P.A.; Wagener, D.J.T.

2007-01-01

Enormous amounts of lactic acid are produced during endurance sport by muscle cells. This metabolite is thought responsible for the muscle pain and the fatigue during sport. Its internal removal from the body by enzymatic conversion depends mainly on the capacity of the hepatic gluconeogenesis that

A blinded randomised placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy of morphine analgesia for procedural pain in infants: Trial protocol.

Science.gov (United States)

Slater, Rebeccah; Hartley, Caroline; Moultrie, Fiona; Adams, Eleri; Juszczak, Ed; Rogers, Richard; Norman, Jane E; Patel, Chetan; Stanbury, Kayleigh; Hoskin, Amy; Green, Gabrielle

2016-11-15

Infant pain has both immediate and long-term negative consequences, yet in clinical practice it is often undertreated. To date, few pain-relieving drugs have been tested in infants. Morphine is a potent analgesic that provides effective pain relief in adults, but there is inconclusive evidence for its effectiveness in infants. The purpose of this study is to establish whether oral morphine provides effective analgesia for procedural pain in infants. A blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel-group randomized, phase II, clinical trial will be undertaken to determine whether morphine sulphate administered orally prior to clinically-required retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening and heel lancing provides effective analgesia. 
156 infants between 34 and 42 weeks' gestational age who require a clinical heel lance and ROP screening on the same test occasion will be included in the trial. Infants will be randomised to receive either a single dose of morphine sulphate (100 μg/kg) or placebo. Each infant will be monitored for 48 hours and safety data will be collected during the 24 hours following drug administration. The primary outcome will be the Premature Infant Pain Profile-revised (PIPP-R) score 30 seconds after ROP screening. The co-primary outcome will be the magnitude of nociceptive-specific brain activity evoked by a clinically-required heel lance. Infant clinical stability will be assessed by comparing the number of episodes of bradycardia, tachycardia, desaturation and apnoea, and changes in respiratory support requirements in the 24-hour periods before and after the clinical intervention. In addition, drug safety will be assessed by considering the occurrence of apnoeic and hypotensive episodes requiring intervention in the 24-hour period following drug administration. This study has been published as an Accepted Protocol Summary by The Lancet .

A blinded randomised placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy of morphine analgesia for procedural pain in infants: Trial protocol [version 2; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Rebeccah Slater

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Infant pain has both immediate and long-term negative consequences, yet in clinical practice it is often undertreated. To date, few pain-relieving drugs have been tested in infants. Morphine is a potent analgesic that provides effective pain relief in adults, but there is inconclusive evidence for its effectiveness in infants. The purpose of this study is to establish whether oral morphine provides effective analgesia for procedural pain in infants.   A blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel-group randomized, phase II, clinical trial will be undertaken to determine whether morphine sulphate administered orally prior to clinically-required retinopathy of prematurity (ROP screening and heel lancing provides effective analgesia. 
156 infants between 34 and 42 weeks’ gestational age who require a clinical heel lance and ROP screening on the same test occasion will be included in the trial. Infants will be randomised to receive either a single dose of morphine sulphate (100 μg/kg or placebo. Each infant will be monitored for 48 hours and safety data will be collected during the 24 hours following drug administration.   The primary outcome will be the Premature Infant Pain Profile–revised (PIPP-R score during the 30 second periods after ROP screening. The co-primary outcome will be the magnitude of nociceptive-specific brain activity evoked by a clinically-required heel lance. Infant clinical stability will be assessed by comparing the number of episodes of bradycardia, tachycardia, desaturation and apnoea, and changes in respiratory support requirements in the 24-hour periods before and after the clinical intervention. In addition, drug safety will be assessed by considering the occurrence of apnoeic and hypotensive episodes requiring intervention in the 24-hour period following drug administration. This study has been published as an Accepted Protocol Summary by The Lancet.

A blinded randomised placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy of morphine analgesia for procedural pain in infants: Trial protocol [version 1; referees: 2 approved

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Rebeccah Slater

2016-11-01

Full Text Available Infant pain has both immediate and long-term negative consequences, yet in clinical practice it is often undertreated. To date, few pain-relieving drugs have been tested in infants. Morphine is a potent analgesic that provides effective pain relief in adults, but there is inconclusive evidence for its effectiveness in infants. The purpose of this study is to establish whether oral morphine provides effective analgesia for procedural pain in infants.   A blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel-group randomized, phase II, clinical trial will be undertaken to determine whether morphine sulphate administered orally prior to clinically-required retinopathy of prematurity (ROP screening and heel lancing provides effective analgesia. 
156 infants between 34 and 42 weeks’ gestational age who require a clinical heel lance and ROP screening on the same test occasion will be included in the trial. Infants will be randomised to receive either a single dose of morphine sulphate (100 μg/kg or placebo. Each infant will be monitored for 48 hours and safety data will be collected during the 24 hours following drug administration.   The primary outcome will be the Premature Infant Pain Profile–revised (PIPP-R score 30 seconds after ROP screening. The co-primary outcome will be the magnitude of nociceptive-specific brain activity evoked by a clinically-required heel lance. Infant clinical stability will be assessed by comparing the number of episodes of bradycardia, tachycardia, desaturation and apnoea, and changes in respiratory support requirements in the 24-hour periods before and after the clinical intervention. In addition, drug safety will be assessed by considering the occurrence of apnoeic and hypotensive episodes requiring intervention in the 24-hour period following drug administration. This study has been published as an Accepted Protocol Summary by The Lancet.

Ion-microprobe measurements of Mg, Ca, Ti and Fe isotopic ratios and trace element abundance in hibonite-bearing inclusions in primitive meteorites

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Fahey, A.J.

1988-01-01

This thesis reports the isotopic abundances of Mg, Ca, and Ti and rare earth element (REE) abundances in 19 hibonite-bearing inclusions from primative meteorites. The isotopic ratios of Fe were measured in one of the samples, Lance HH-1. These measurements were made by means of secondary ion mass spectrometry (CAMECA IMS-3f). The novel hardware and software developments that made this work possible are described in detail. The samples were studied in thin section in order to investigate the relationship between the inclusions and their mineralogical environments. Inclusions from a number of different meteorites, specifically, Mighei, Murray, Murchison, Lance, Efremovka, Vigarano, Qingzhen, Dhajala, and Semarkona, were studied. The isotopes of Ca and Ti show large and correlated abundance anomalies in their most neutron-rich isotopes, 48 Ca and 50 Ti. The largest anomalies among the samples studied here are in the Murray inclusion MY-F6, with a 4.6% deficit in 48 Ca and a 5.2% deficit in 50 Ti, and Lance HH-1, with 3.3% and 6.0% deficits in 48 Ca and 50 Ti respectively. Correlated excesses of 48 Ca and 50 Ti, up to 2.4% and 1.4% respectively, are found in some other samples studied here. The fact that there is a correlation of isotopic anomalies in two different elements is clear evidence for a nucleosynthetic origin of these effects. Various possibilities for the origin of these isotopic anomalies are discussed and it is shown that a Cosmic Chemical Memory-like model of the incomplete mixing of dust grains from one or several supernovae is sufficient to explain the data. Magnesium isotopes show excesses of 26 Mg, attributable to the in-situ decay of 26 Al, in 7 of these inclusions

Leveillula taurica ON Ficus carica ABSTRACT RÉSUMÉ

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Prof. Adipala Ekwamu

Les conidiophores avaient des pattes à cellules cylindriques, munis d'une seule de conidium ou occasionnellement avec des chaînes courtes de 2-3 conidia. Les champignons avaient produit des conidia primaries à bout en forme de lance, ainsi que des conidia secondaires ellipsoides voire cylindriques. Les cléistothèces ...

Approximation properties of fine hyperbolic graphs

Indian Academy of Sciences (India)

2010 Mathematics Subject Classification. 46L07. 1. Introduction. Given a countable discrete group G, some nice approximation properties for the reduced. C∗-algebras C∗ r (G) can give us the approximation properties of G. For example, Lance. [7] proved that the nuclearity of C∗ r (G) is equivalent to the amenability of G; ...

Editorial | Michell | Southern African Journal of Critical Care

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Southern African Journal of Critical Care. Journal Home · ABOUT THIS JOURNAL · Advanced Search · Current Issue · Archives · Journal Home > Vol 32, No 2 (2016) >. Log in or Register to get access to full text downloads. Username, Password, Remember me, or Register. Editorial. Lance Michell. Abstract. Care or burn in ...

Italian weather scientists and sports scientists – is there a link?

African Journals Online (AJOL)

We are going through a phase of seeing harsh measures being taken against athletes who have been caught doping, including forcing the athlete to return the prize money won while they were using drugs to enhance performance. With the high-profile case of. Lance Armstrong, a precedent has been set. The bar has been ...

12 CFR 4.17 - Fees for services.

Science.gov (United States)

2010-01-01

... behalf of, or a free-lance journalist who reasonably expects to have his or her work product published or... search, review, and duplication. A requester in this category does not receive any free search, review... free pages. (iii) All other requesters. The OCC assesses a fee for a requester who does not fit into...

Afrique du Sud

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Cathy Egan

les Sud-Africains à passer à une démocratie non raciale. L'influence ... début de fréquentes communications avec des dirigeants de l'ANC vivant dans des pays ... en témoigne le procès-verbal de la réunion) que « [l]e Centre « devrait appuyer.

Academic Training: Introduction to cryogenic Engineering

CERN Multimedia

Françoise Benz

2005-01-01

2005-2006 ACADEMIC TRAINING PROGRAMME LECTURE SERIES 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 December from 11:00 to 12:00 - Main Auditorium, bldg. 500 Introduction to cryogenic Engineering by G. Perinic - CERN-AT Cryogenic engineering is one of the key technologies at CERN. It is widely used in research and has many applications in industry and last but not least in medicine. In research cryogenic engineering and its applications are omnipresent from the smallest laboratories to fusion reactors, huge detectors and accelerators. With the termination of the LHC, CERN will in fact become the world’s largest cryogenic installation. This series of talks intends to introduce the non-cryogenist to the basic principles and challenges of cryogenic engineering and its applications. The course will also provide a basis for practical application as well as for further learning. Monday 5.12.2005 Introduction: From History to Modern Refrigeration Cycles (Goran Perinic) Tuesday 6.12.2005 Refrigerants, Standard Cryostats, Cryogenic Des...

Maintenance: problem and solution

CERN Multimedia

CERN Bulletin

2012-01-01

Equipment that is often unique, machines that are as old as the Laboratory, continuous and demanding performance requirements: these are the challenges faced by CERN’s accelerator maintenance teams. There are some twenty such teams, attached to different departments. A new project aims to standardise their procedures to make their work easier, and you can be a part of it.   “For the past year or so, the Accelerator and Technologies Sector and the GS Department have been working together on identifying the needs of the different teams that perform maintenance on CERN’s equipment. We are now ready to provide computer support with detailed specifics about the processes that need to be set up,” explains Goran Perinić, one of the leaders in CERN’s new Maintenance Management project (MMP). Since the LHC entered operation, the responsibilities of the technical teams have been broadened to cover maintenance of the collider and that of its injectors...

The influence of the addition of polymers on the physico-chemical properties of bentonite suspensions

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Stojiljkovic S.

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Bentonite clays have many applications in industries ranging from construction to cosmetics. Addition of polymers can profoundly influence the properties of bentonite suspensions and we now describe the influence of a range of different polymers. Whereas polyvinyl pyrolidone and soy isolate only slightly influenced the pH and the electrical conductivity of bentonite polymers in suspension, Carbopol solution caused decreases in both pH and electrical conductivity. As expected, strong electrolytes like sodium chloride caused big changes in the electrical conductivity of the suspensions. When the temperature of the bentonite suspensions was increased, the pH was almost unchanged, but the electrical conductivity increased. Bentonite treated with polymer suspensions can be used in purifying polluted water; for example, our results suggest that high pH caused by phosphorous salts can be addressed using bentonite modified with Carbopol. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije: Stanisa Stojiljkovic, Vojkan Miljkovic, Goran Nikolic, Ivana Savic and Ivan Savic, TR 34020, Danijela Kostic 172047 and Biljana Arsic 174007

OUTREACH

CERN Multimedia

David Barney

The highlight for CMS Outreach during the past few months was of course the CERN Open Days on 5th and 6th April. Of the 73000 people who came to CERN during that weekend more than 10000 visited CMS in the cavern, thanks to an incredible logistical effort from many members of CMS. The underground visit was only one of several activites at point 5. Others included a picture gallery (with huge thanks to Michael Hoch), an artwork corner for children, a working spark chamber and regular demonstrations of cryogenics (many thanks to Goran Perinic) and photogrammetry (thanks to Christian Lasseur et al). There were also well-attended public presentations on Particle Physics, CERN and CMS as well as a visit of "Fred" from the popular French television show "C'est pas Sorcier". A souvenir kiosk was also a popular attraction, selling CMS tee-shirts, polo-shirts, baseball caps and keyrings, amongst other items. These things are available to purchase from the CMS Secretariat in build...

A new concept of auxiliary fuel injection through tuyeres in blast furnaces developed by numerical simulations

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Bruno Orlando de Almeida Santos

2014-04-01

Full Text Available The Injection of powdered materials in blast furnaces is a great option for reducing costs, increasing productivity and satisfy the environmental norms. Thus, this paper presents a study on the use of a flame stabilization system with rotation, designed to promote greater coal injection in the combustion zone, reducing losses and increasing the efficiency of the equipment. A physical model was used to evaluate scattering of pulverized fuel and is compared with numerical results in the same scale. In the second step, a combustion model was added to the numerical simulation, using dimensions of a real blast furnace. Fields like temperature, velocity and behavior of chemical reactions were analyzed. The results showed that double lances promote better particle injection when compared with simple lance for reduced material injection. The new injection system proposed, with swirl numbers of 0.12 and 0.24, promoted a better injection of both reduced material and temperature in the raceway zone. The swirl 0.24 showed superior performance when compared to other injection systems.

ANÁLISIS ESTRUCTURAL DE FILETES SAJADOS DE HÍBRIDO DE CACHAMA Piaractus braquypomus x Colossoma macropomum UTILIZANDO BACTERIOCINAS PRODUCIDAS POR Lactobacillus plantarum LPBM10 EMPACADO AL VACÍO

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Héctor Suárez M

2008-08-01

Full Text Available Objective. To determine microstructure, texture and sensory changes in cut cachama hybrid fillets. Materials and methods. Hybrid fillets that were vacuum packed for 30 days at 3°C were analyzed after preservative treatments by crude bacteriocins extract, lactic acid, and control by light microscopy. Results. Space among the muscle fibers increased gradually and the architectural arrangement was altered in all treatments throughout the entire storage period. The lowest alteration in connective tissue degradation and lowest increment in spaces between the muscular fibers was observed with the crude bacteriocin extract treatment. The instrumental textural analysis showed no statistical difference in the stability loss of tissues from fillets among treatments. Sensory analysis indicated that the lancing treatment was effective in diminishing the negative effect of intramuscular bones. The best scores were for cutting fillets with the bacteriocin treatment. Conclusions. The meat texture of fillets was affected during the storage period. Lancing is a procedure that enables the use of fillets without encountering the intramuscular bone problem. The use of crude bacteriocins extract prolongs the shelf-life of fillets.

Seasonal and interannual variability in grey seal diets on Sable Island, eastern Scotian Shelf

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

W D Bowen

2007-01-01

Full Text Available We studied seasonal and interannual variability in the diet of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus using faecal samples collected from Sable Island, Nova Scotia between 1991 and 1998. More than 28,000 prey from at least 28 taxa were identified from 1,245 faecal samples collect mainly in spring, fall and winter. Sand lance (Ammodytes dubius dominated the diet in all seasons and years, but the importance of this and other species varied over time. There was also evidence of seasonal and interannual variation in the size of prey consumed both within and among species. We compared diet composition with estimates of prey numbers and biomass from annual researchtrawl surveys conducted in March and July. Species-specific numerical corrections were applied to otolith counts to account for the complete digestion of otoliths, and fish catchability correction factors applied to trawl survey catches to account for trawl selectivity. Based on an odds ratio index of prey selectivity, grey seals positively selected sand lance in both seasons. Other species were either relatively avoided or eaten roughly in proportion to their estimated abundance.

Économie | Page 27 | CRDI - Centre de recherches pour le ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

L'Inde s'est lancée dans un train de réformes au milieu des années 1980. ... (la mondialisation) et le relâchement des mesures de contrôle internes ont sans nul ... Ce livre révèle les voies par lesquelles l'innovation en matière de gestion des ...

RSR II- "The Quadrature of Cern"

CERN Multimedia

Lehmann,P

1984-01-01

Suite à la parution du livre choc, où certaines accusations sont lancées contre le Cern, la Radio Suisse Romande II interroge deux des quatre auteurs de ce livre, les physiciens Pierre Lehmann et André Gsponer qui donneront des détails sur le livre qu'ils sont publié (Editions d'En-Bas)

ÉTUDE DE CAS — Amérique latine : Un point de départ pour le ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

5 janv. 2011 ... Ces comités locaux de recherche agricole (Comité de Investigación ... Lancé dans les années 1990 par le Centre international d'agriculture tropicale (CIAT), le programme ... les scientifiques des organismes de recherche traditionnels. .... la Direction du développement et de la coopération (DDC, Suisse).

L'initiative Samdrup Jongkhar, un modèle de développement intégré ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

La Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative est un projet que la société civile a lancé dans le district du même nom, dans le but de favoriser un développement écologiquement responsable, en harmonie avec la philosophie holistique du Bhoutan qui vise à intégrer idéaux sociaux, économiques, culturels et environnementaux.

Pierce - University of Georgia | Division of Cancer Prevention

Science.gov (United States)

Principal Investigator: J. Michael Pierce, PhDInstitution: University of Georgia, Athens, GA Our project, Discovery and Development of Cancer Glycomarkers, is a joint collaboration between our laboratories at the CCRC, which include Karen Abbott, Lance Wells, Kevin Dobbin, and Mike Tiemeyer, those at TGen, in Phoenix, AZ, Daniel Von Hoff, Haiyong Han, and Mike Demeure, and

Revista de revistas

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Facultad de Medicina Revista

1946-10-01

Full Text Available The Lanced Londres, abril 6 de 1946. Necrosis aguda del hígado. Tratada con hidrolizados de proteinas. Osteomielitis que semeja radiográficamente un sarvoma. BCG en Escandinavia / The Lnaces Londres, mayo 9 de 1946. Miopía tirotóxica aguda. Posible papel de la prehipófesis en la diabetes humana

L'intégration des plantes médicinales en Inde | IDRC - International ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

3 févr. 2011 ... Un nouveau programme lancé par le gouvernement de l'Inde pour intégrer les plantes médicinales aux pratiques médicales traditionnelles et aux moyens de subsistance habituels pourrait être une source de revenus pour les villageois qui en font la cueillette et rendre leur utilisation plus sécuritaire.

Évaluation organisationnelle : Cadre pour l'amélioration de la ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le présent ouvrage propose une méthodologie simple pour diagnostiquer les forces et les faiblesses institutionnelles lorsque l'on se lance dans des activités de développement. Les bénéficiaires peuvent ainsi satisfaire les gouvernements et les organismes donateurs qui font de plus en plus pression pour que le ...

Y =)~.~: SS

African Journals Online (AJOL)

the true leader of the regiment in the more prac- tical sense. Any surplus monies at the end of the appropriate period, was shared out. But many .honest regiments used this surplus to provide schools, medical facilities and pensions for the widows and families of the disabled. • Mr Usher is a free-lance writer and a member of.

Author Details

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Michell, W. Lance. Vol 33, No 1 (2017) - Articles Editorial: Sugar, Pressure and Pregnancy Abstract PDF. ISSN: 2078-676X. AJOL African Journals Online. HOW TO USE AJOL... for Researchers · for Librarians · for Authors · FAQ's · More about AJOL · AJOL's Partners · Terms and Conditions of Use · Contact AJOL · News.

Résultats de recherche | Page 39 | CRDI - Centre de recherches ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Adoption d'innovations agricoles par le truchement de services financiers non traditionnels. L'agriculture est le fer de lance de nombreuses économies en développement, mais la capacité des petits agriculteurs privés de ressources à adopter des innovations agricoles est freinée par le manque d'accès à des services ...

Croissance de l'économie et débouchés économiques des femmes ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

24 juil. 2013 ... De concert avec le Department for International Development du Royaume-Uni et The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, le CRDI lance un appel à propositions dans le cadre du programme Croissance de l'économie et débouchés économiques des femmes (CEDEF) – Production de données ...

B(H) B(H) ⊗ B(H)

Indian Academy of Sciences (India)

[8] Lance C, On nuclear C∗. -algebras. J. Funct. Anal. 12 (1973) 157–176. [9] Ozawa N, An application of expanders to B(l2)⊗B(l2), J. Funct. Anal. 198 (2003) 499–. 510. [10] Pisier G, Introduction to operator space theory, London Mathematical Society Lecture. Note Series 294, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) ...

Résultats de recherche | Page 34 | CRDI - Centre de recherches ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Adoption d'innovations agricoles par le truchement de services financiers non traditionnels. L'agriculture est le fer de lance de nombreuses économies en développement, mais la capacité des petits agriculteurs privés de ressources à adopter des innovations agricoles est freinée par le manque d'accès à des services ...

Favoriser l'entrepreneuriat | CRDI - Centre de recherches pour le ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

10 avr. 2014 ... Pour comprendre les entrepreneurs d'aujourd'hui, il suffit de s'en remettre au Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). Lancé en 1999, le projet GEM constitue la plus longue étude sur l'entrepreneuriat au monde; elle s'appuie sur les travaux de plus de 300 chercheurs dans 99 pays. Dans ses enquêtes ...

Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Sioux Author. With Teacher's Guide. Native Americans of the Twentieth Century.

Science.gov (United States)

Minneapolis Public Schools, MN.

A biography for elementary school students describes the life and career of Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve (Sioux), a Native American free-lance writer, and includes her photograph and a map of South Dakota reservations. A story by Mrs. Sneve tells about a half-Sioux boy who confronts his heritage when his grandfather makes a long journey between his…

Think the war on doping is a force of good? Its ideals have been compromised all along

DEFF Research Database (Denmark)

Dimeo, Paul; Møller, Verner

2015-01-01

No doubt Lance Armstrong is still digesting the news that he has to repay $10m (£6.4m) to previous sponsors following a ruling by an arbitration panel a few weeks ago. This is on top of the lifetime ban from all sporting competitions that he was given several years back. Many probably think he got...

America's Star Libraries, 2010: Top-Rated Libraries

Science.gov (United States)

Lyons, Ray; Lance, Keith Curry

2010-01-01

The "LJ" Index of Public Library Service 2010, "Library Journal"'s national rating of public libraries, identifies 258 "star" libraries. Created by Ray Lyons and Keith Curry Lance, and based on 2008 data from the IMLS, it rates 7,407 public libraries. The top libraries in each group get five, four, or three stars. All included libraries, stars or…

A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Volume I. The Enemy

Science.gov (United States)

1979-11-30

side,. of the CambediAn-South Vietnamese border, a legacy from the Viet Minh and the basis for PAV,4’s logistical infr- estructure . It was rot until...Communist support. 20. LTC Lance J. Burton USO , Norti. Vietnaut’s Mil~tary l.ogistics System: Its Contribution to the Wr_ .l-b69, (Fort Leav-nworth

Renforcer les capacités de recherche sur les politiques au Myanmar ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

En 2017, le CRDI et Affaires mondiales Canada ont lancé une nouvelle initiative, Le savoir au service de la démocratie au Myanmar (K4DM), afin de soutenir la démocratisation dans ce pays. Cette initiative vise à encourager un dialogue constructif dans le cadre de la transition démocratique et à promouvoir une ...

Permettre aux pauvres de se faire entendre | CRDI - Centre de ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Comme l'explique Touhami Abdelkhalek de l'Institut national de statistique et ... en 2001, du premier rapport sur le développement humain de la province. ... écoles dans les endroits où le manque d'installations limite la fréquentation scolaire. ... à l'Initiative en faveur des pays pauvres très endettés (initiative PPTE), lancée ...

Use of Anthrax Vaccine in the United States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009 (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Volume 59, Number RR-6, July 23, 2010)

Science.gov (United States)

2010-07-23

western states, including California, Montana, Nevada, and New Mexico (45). Cases that occur sporadically in both domestic livestock and free-ranging...eczema, and herpes simplex or varicella zoster. In addition, depending on the epidemiologic history or route of exposure, parapoxvirus infection (orf...Beck, JD, Consumer Representative, Palmyra, Virginia; Lance Chilton, MD, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico ; Paul Cieslak, MD, Oregon

Final Environmental Planning Technical Report

Science.gov (United States)

1984-01-01

game; mountain sheep were an important source of protein for groups living near mountainous areas. Frison (1978) points out that bison procurement...fish, amphibians, reptiles, turtles, crocodiles, dinosaurs , and mammals. Lance Very limited exposures in Fish, reptiles, turtles, croco- Low Formation...Goshen County. diles, dinosaurs , and mammals outside ROI. Few fossils collected in ROI. Fox Hills Limited exposures in Larimer and Mostly marine

The Art and Science of Psychological Operations: Case Studies of Military Application. Volume One

Science.gov (United States)

1976-01-01

and of the Royal Ballet against the background of the Pyramids of Giza during the city of Cairo’s millenary celebrations in 1969, accounted for only 8...Research Associate, Department of Psy- Mary chology, Swarthmore College. GESSNER, Free-lance film editor and camera as- Peter sistant. GIZA ...Army, by Richard H. Giza --------- 1100 East Asia ---------------------------------------------- 1105 Political Warfare-Qualified Application, by

: tous les projets | Page 523 | CRDI - Centre de recherches pour le ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

En 1999, dans la foulée de la crise financière qui a secoué l'Asie, la Fondation Ford a lancé un programme de recherche sur la protection sociale en Asie. Date de début : 31 mars 2008. End Date: 31 mars 2011. Sujet: SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIAL SECURITY, Social Policy, SOCIAL JUSTICE, ...

Favoriser la croissance économique des femmes dans les pays à ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CEDEF est un partenariat quinquennal concerté réunissant le Department for International Development (DFID) du Royaume-Uni, la William and Flora Hewlett Foundation et le CRDI. Axé sur les pays à faible revenu de l'Afrique subsaharienne et de l'Asie du Sud, le programme, qui a été lancé en 2013, vise à soutenir ...

A Discrete Events Delay Differential System Model for Transmission of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) in Hospitals

Science.gov (United States)

2010-09-19

estimated directly form the surveillance data Infection control measures were implemented in the form of health care worker hand - hygiene before and after...hospital infections , is used to motivate possibilities of modeling nosocomial infec- tion dynamics. This is done in the context of hospital monitoring and...model development. Key Words: Delay equations, discrete events, nosocomial infection dynamics, surveil- lance data, inverse problems, parameter

Procurer des débouchés aux artisans | IDRC - International ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

28 févr. 2018 ... Apprenez-en plus sur la façon dont le projet Artisan Hub, un programme lancé en 2016 par le Bureau de promotion du commerce Canada (TFO Canada), en collaboration avec le CRDI et avec l'appui financier d'Affaires mondiales Canada, aide les artisans traditionnels des pays en développement à ...

Preventing Health Damaging Behaviors in Male and Female Army Recruits

Science.gov (United States)

2013-08-01

contraceptive methods among male and female adolescent and young adult soldiers in training.” This abstract focused on factors associated with... contraceptive methods among male and female adolescent and young adult soldiers in training Stephanie Adrianse, MD1, Lance M. Pollack, Ph.D2, Cherrie B...keywords: unintended pregnancy, prevention, contraceptive use, adolescents /young adults, psychosocial factors Purpose: Over 50% of pregnancies among

International Journal of Arts and Humanities (IJAH) Bahir Dar- Ethiopia

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Nneka Umera-Okeke

C'est une pratique douloureuse qui traumatise psychologiquement et physiquement les victimes. C'est une .... Quelquefois, je la suis, je colle ma tronche à la serrure. J'attends l'instant où le lit grince, où .... Beyala lance un appel aux femmes africaines de se révolter et de se réaliser contre toutes sortes de violence et ...

PersPectives du Programme acca

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

à acca@crdi.ca. À propos du programme ACCA. Lancé en 2006, le programme Adaptation aux changements ... Nous pourrions y ajouter, par soucis d'équilibre, les « connus inconnus », c'est- à-dire les connaissances que nous ne ...... marocain m'a déjà dit ceci : « Je comprends vos préoccupations, mais mes questions ...

ABSTRACT ORAL POETRY OR THE NEGRITUDE OF THE ...

African Journals Online (AJOL)

C"est un fait, la litterature ecrite, et plus particulierement le roman, reste inaccessible a la grande masse d'un peuple ... C'est Franco, le musicien, que l'on glorifie au Zaire et partout ailleurs en Afirque. Et si F. Bebey est plus .... et disparait lorsqu'au loin je lance des eris-de detresse. Q,chere Jeannie, je suis tourmente pa les ...

Adoption d'innovations agricoles par le truchement de services ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

L'agriculture est le fer de lance de nombreuses économies en développement, mais la capacité des petits agriculteurs privés de ressources à adopter des innovations agricoles est freinée par le manque d'accès à des services financiers adéquats. Des experts internationaux estiment qu'il existe un manque à gagner ...

Frames and bases in tensor products of Hilbert spaces and Hilbert C ...

Indian Academy of Sciences (India)

[14] Heil C E and Walnut D F, Continuous and discrete wavelet transforms, SIAM Review 31. (1989) 628–666. [15] Khosravi A and Asgari M S, Frames and bases in tensor product of Hilbert spaces, Int. J. Math. 4(6) (2003) 527–538. [16] Lance E C, Hilbert C. ∗. -modules – a toolkit for operator algebraists, London Math. Soc.

Pre-hospital Emergency Care

African Journals Online (AJOL)

20 Apr 1974 ... lance services, training programmes that are not geared to the needs of these personnel and, not least, a lack of interest on the part of the medical profession, with a few notable exceptions, in the whole question of emergency care. There is a re- luctance on the part of many doctors to assist in the training of ...

Room at the Bottom

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Provided you survive that coronary! But before that happens, why don't you consider doing your own thing? Or, to put it more profes- sionally, why don't you become a free-lance? You are going to retire anyway, sooner or later. Make it sooner. What are you going to do with yourself when you retire? Have a hobby, doubtless, ...

Ocular Injuries: Another Example of the Heavy Prize of Terrorism ...

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Injuries to the face and ocular structures could occur at the war front not only to the enemies, but also to unsuspecting friends of the security agents. We report here a case of ocular injury involving an air force personnel (lance corporal) who was mistakenly hit on the face by the back blast of a rocket‑propelled grenade shot ...

Sécurité alimentaire et VIH/sida | CRDI - Centre de recherches pour ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

16 déc. 2010 ... De plus en plus, on est conscient des effets que peuvent exercer les politiques alimentaires sur le VIH/sida et vice versa. On a donc lancé, en 2001, le Regional Network on HIV/AIDS, Rural Livelihoods and Food Security (le réseau RENEWAL), un projet conjoint du Service international pour la recherche ...

Kom nyliberalismen til Danmark i 1982?

DEFF Research Database (Denmark)

Ydesen, Christian; Høberg, Per

2009-01-01

Med afsæt i statsminister Anders Fogh Rasmussens nytårstaler fra 2004 og 2007, hvor der tales om en konsekvent økonomisk linje fra 1982 og frem til i dag, rejser dette bidrag en diskussion af, hvorvidt og på hvilke præmisser startskuddet til det nuværende nyliberale regime i Danmark lød med lance...

SID seeks sludge and foreign bodies in steam generator upper heads while CECIL robotically removes them

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Ashton, A.T.; Gay, J.

1993-01-01

The CECIL [Consolidated Edison Combined Inspection and Lancing] system provides a range of maintenance tools for cleaning the region between the tubesheet and the first support plate in steam generators. SID [Secondary Inspection Device] extends access to and inspection of the upper bundle region. Work is being done to combine CECIL and SID technology to inspect and hydraulically clean the upper bundle. (Author)

Attribution d'un financement de base au Global Development ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Attribution d'un financement de base au Global Development Network (GDN) - phase II. La Banque mondiale a lancé le Global Development Network (GDN) en 1999 en s'appuyant sur le principe que des recherches bien menées sur les politiques et appliquées comme il se doit peuvent accélérer le processus de ...

Preliminary study of uranium favorability of upper cretaceous, paleocene, and lower eocene rocks of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming and Montana

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Hesse, S.L.; Dunagan, J.F. Jr.

1978-02-01

This report presents an evaluation of the uranium favorability of continental sediments of the Upper Cretaceous Lance, Paleocene Polecat Bench, and lower Eocene Willwood Formations in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming and Montana, an intermontane structural basin of Laramide age. Previous work dealing with the Bighorn Basin was reviewed, and field investigations were carried out in the spring and summer of 1976. Subsurface data were collected and results of surface and subsurface investigations were evaluated with respect to uranium favorability. Precambrian plutonic and metamorphic rocks and Tertiary tuffaceous rocks in the Bighorn Basin and bordering uplifts are considered insignificant as source rocks, although the Wiggins Formation (White River equivalent) cannot be evaluated as a possible source because of a lack of data. Potential host rocks locally show only limited favorability. Lithology of strata exposed along the western and southern basin margins is more favorable than that of rocks in the central and eastern parts of the basin, but there is little organic material, pyrite, or other reducing agents in these rocks. Strata of the Lance, Polecat Bench, and Willwood Formations in the Bighorn Basin are considered generally unfavorable for sandstone uranium deposits

The last ride of Henry II of France: orbital injury and a king's demise.

Science.gov (United States)

Eftekhari, Kian; Choe, Christina H; Vagefi, M Reza; Eckstein, Lauren A

2015-01-01

Jousting was a popular pastime for royalty in the Renaissance era. Injuries were common, and the eye was particularly at risk from the splinters of the wooden lance. On June 30, 1559, Henry II of France participated in a jousting tournament to celebrate two royal weddings. In the third match, Gabriel de Montgomery struck Henry on the right shoulder and the lance splintered, sending wooden shards into his face and right orbit. Despite being cared for by the prominent physicians Ambroise Paré and Andreas Vesalius, the king died 10 days later and was found to have a cerebral abscess. The wound was not explored immediately after the injury; nevertheless, wooden foreign bodies were discovered in the orbit at the time of autopsy. The dura had not been violated, suggesting that an infection may have traveled from the orbit into the brain. Nostradamus and Luca Guarico, the astrologer to the Medici family, had prophesied the death of Henry II of France, but he ignored their warnings and thus changed the course of history in Renaissance Europe. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

An operations research and simulation based study on improving the efficiency of a slurry drying tower

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

De Jongh, E.

2013-08-01

Full Text Available This paper relates to a company that produces washing powders. The focus is on improving the efficiency of gas usage (per unit of powder produced in the furnace that produces hot air. This hot air is an integral part of washing powder production: it dries the viscous slurry and transforms it into the base powder used in all washing powders. The cost of gas is the factorys largest expense. This paper attempts to increase the productivity and profitability of the operations by applying operations research using MATLAB and the non-linear optimiser called SNOPT (sparse non-linear optimiser. Using these techniques, a proposed solution that aims to balance the amount of open space between spraying slurry, as well as the overlap of spraying slurry within the furnace, is obtained. This is achieved by optimising the positioning of the top layer of 24 lances. The placement of the bottom layer of lances is done by positioning them in the areas of biggest overlap. These improvements result in a positive impact on the amount of gas burnt within the furnace to dry slurry to powder.

Field Assessment of Yeast- and Oxalic Acid-generated Carbon Dioxide for Mosquito Surveillance

Science.gov (United States)

2014-12-01

SentinelTM, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention light trap, sugar- fermenting yeast, electrolyzed oxalic acid INTRODUCTION Successful vector-borne...and Eisen 2008). Population data from trap surveil- lance provide key information for the develop- ment of disease risk assessment models (Diuk- Wasser...generated by a fermentation chamber, in which yeast metabolized sucrose. This source had been shown to attract various mosquito species in field and

Mothers Perception of Teething in Children

African Journals Online (AJOL)

TNHJOURNALPH

includes blistering, bleeding, placing leeches on the gum, applying cautery to the back of the head and lancing- a method where lancet was used to cut the gum in other for the teeth to appear.7 1t was thought that failure of the teeth to appear was due to lack of a pathway and that this was the cause of death from teething,.

Plant Guide: Hoary tansyaster (Machaeranthera canescens)

Science.gov (United States)

Derek Tilley; Dan Ogle; Loren St. John

2014-01-01

Sunflower family (Asteraceae). Hoary tansyaster is a short-lived perennial forb with pale to dark purple flowers. Plants are 15 to 75 cm (6 to 30 in) tall with diffuse branching. Leaves are about 5 cm (2 in) long and 6 mm (0.25 in) wide, oblong or lance shaped with entire to sharply toothed margin. Flower heads have many subtending bracts that reflex away from the...

Release brochure for Amethyst Germplasm Hoary Tansyaster (Machaeranthera canescens)

Science.gov (United States)

Derek Tilley

2014-01-01

Hoary tansyaster is a short-lived perennial forb with pale to dark purple flowers. Plants are 6 to 30 inches tall with diffuse branching. Leaves are about 2 inches long and oblong or lance shaped with entire to sharply toothed margin. The flower heads have many subtending bracts that reflex away from the flower at the tip. These bracts are white and membranous at the...

Institutionnalisation et élargissement de la protection sociale en Asie ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

En 1999, dans la foulée de la crise financière qui a secoué l'Asie, la Fondation Ford a lancé un programme de recherche sur la protection sociale en Asie. Ce programme a contribué à stimuler la production de travaux de recherche sur les nombreuses dimensions de la pauvreté et de la vulnérabilité en cernant les ...

LEPENGUE AN et al...xps

African Journals Online (AJOL)

HP Pro 2000

Heller R., Esnault R. et C. Lance. 2006. Physiologie végétale. Développement. 6e édition de l'abrégé, Editions Dunod, Paris, 366 p. Lépengué A.N., M'batchi B. et S. Aké. 2007. Impact de Phoma sabdariffae Sacc. sur la croissance et la valeur marchande de la roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L. var. sabdariffa) au Gabon. Rev.

Réduction globale des émissions de mercure dans les exploitations ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

28 avr. 2016 ... La Convention de Minamata sur le mercure constitue le fer de lance des efforts déployés à l'échelle mondiale pour réduire les émissions. Elle fournit des mécanismes de contrôle et de réduction des émissions visant tous les processus de production et de transformation ainsi que toutes les industries ...

United States Air Force Research Initiation Program for 1987. Volume 4.

Science.gov (United States)

1989-04-01

University of - 7 N. Carolina A&T State Univ. - I Dillard University - 1 N. Carolina-Greensboro, Univ - I Drury College - 1 Northwestern University - 1...Specialty: Educational Psychology Specialty: Management Science Dr. Michael Matthews Dr. Charles Lance (1986) Drury College University of Georgia...Molecular Biology of the Cell, pp 611-668, 918-947, Garland Publishing Company, Inc. New York, 1983. 2. Anderson, Colin , Manual for the Examination of

Reshaping USAF Culture and Strategy: Lasting Themes and Emerging Trends

Science.gov (United States)

2011-12-12

operations are well-rooted in the air and space experience, near space concepts have struggled to develop the organizational 22 momentum ...space). Nevertheless, by July 2005, the near space concept had achieved sufficient momentum for General Lance Lord (then Commander of Air Force... Bernoulli ) the vertical dimension. Although operating at the upper reaches of the atmosphere, near space flight is bound by Bernoulian principles. The

Cessy, hier, 10 heures

CERN Multimedia

2004-01-01

"Les festivités du cinquantième anniversaire du centre européen de recherche nucléaires ont été officiellement lancées hier. En terre française, les manifestations qui se dérouleront tout au long de l'année ont été portées à la connaissance de l'ensemble des élus gessiens" (Full text)

Ensüümilaks tegi hiirest Lance Armstrongi / Arko Olesk

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Olesk, Arko, 1981-

2007-01-01

Lihtsa geneetilise muudatusega hiired suudavad peatumata joosta viis tundi järjest, läbides selle ajaga oma treeningmasinail kuus kilomeetrit. Kommenteerib Tartu Ülikooli Tehnoloogiainstituudi transgeense tehnoloogia tuumiklabori juht Mario Plaas

La communauté humanitaire canadienne lance un appel à l ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

27 avr. 2016 ... La guerre, la pauvreté, les gouvernements dysfonctionnels et les agresseurs environnementaux ne sont pas nouveaux. Mais, dans certaines régions fragiles du monde où l'interaction de ces facteurs peut être dévastatrice et lorsque les conflits s'éternisent, le réseau d'intervention humanitaire est sollicité ...

Sludge cleaning in the steam generators: sludge Lancing e IBL

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Montoro, E.; Gonzalez, S.; Calderon, N.

2013-01-01

IBERDROLA Engineering and Construction has echoed the need for plants to remove oxide deposits (sludge) located on the secondary side, on the bottom plate and into the tube bundle steam steam generators. Therefore, and with its partner SAVAC SRA has developed a specific system consisting of applying a capillary water at very high pressure applied directly to the location of these oxides. (Author)

La narrativa bélica multimedia, supervivencia del free lance

OpenAIRE

Bauluz de la Iglesia, Alfonso

2016-01-01

Los corresponsales de guerra independientes españoles han encontrado en las coberturas de conflictos una vía para economizar gastos mediante el sistema de empotrados o acompañantes de las tropas sobre el terreno, donde se esfuerzan ofrecer relatos y narrativas en diferentes soportes para maximizar los ingresos, en un entorno de cambio de modelo de la sociedad industrial a la era digital, con otro efecto sobrevenido como es la irrelevancia en la línea editorial del medio Spanish war free la...

Verification of applicability of high bundle flush for an actual steam generator

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Karui, Masayuki; Nakamura, Takashi; Yamada, Masataka

2003-01-01

Sludge in Steam Generator (SG) should be removed as completely as possible because it can lead both to a corrosive environment and thermal degradation. Conventionally, water jet cleaning or lancing is carried out to remove sludge deposited on the upper Tube Support Plates (TSPs) and the Top of the Tubesheet (TTS). These cleaning methods are usually effective but they require much time and the cleaning equipment is complex. On the other hand, a High Bundle Flush (HBF) operation can remove soft sludge from the upper part of the SG secondary side more quickly and using a more simple device. A HBF is intended to wash off soft sludge that has accumulated on the upper TSPs. This sludge is flushed down to the TTS by the action of a large volume of water (6 tons/minute) introduced at the SG steam separators. Sludge Lancing performed following the HBF removes the sludge that has been flushed down to the TTS. Nuclear Engineering Ltd. carried out development of the HBF cleaning system for Japan's SGs. We also conducted theoretical safety analyses of the HBF and mock-up testing. These analyses and testing confirmed that the HBF had no adverse effects on any of the SG secondary side components. A HBF was carried out for the ''B'' SG at Ohi unit 1 of Kansai Electric Power Co, Inc. (KEPCO). Sludge removed from the ''B'' SG where the HBF was performed was three or four times the amount removed from the other SGs where only Sludge Lancing was performed. Furthermore, the HBF required only 4 days. The performance of the HBF system at Ohi unit 1 confirmed that a HBF could easily and safely removes much of sludge from the SG, even in a SG that has a small sludge inventory. In the future, application of a HBF in other SGs with larger sludge inventories is expected to remove much greater volumes of sludge. (author)

Academic Training: 2005 - 2006 Academic Training Programme

CERN Multimedia

Françoise Benz

2005-01-01

1st Term : 03.10. 2005 - 16.12.2005 LECTURE SERIES Einstein's impact on the physics of the Twentieth Century by N. Straumann / Univ. Zürich, CH 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 October 11:00 -1200 - Auditorium, Bldg 500 Surviving in space: the challenges of a manned mission to Mars by L. S. Pinsky / Univ. Houston, USA 26, 27, 28 October 11:00-12:00 - Auditorium, Bldg 500 Climate change and challenges for the environment by C. Schluechter, Univ. Ber, CH 14, 15, 16 November 11:00-12:00 - TH Auditorium, Bldg 4, 3rd Floor Introduction to Cryogenic Engineering by Goran Perinic, CERN- AT 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 December 11:00-12:00 - Auditorium, Bldg 500 Predicting natural catastrophes by E. Okal, Northwestern Univ. , USA 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 December 11:00-12:00 - Auditorium, Bldg 500 The lectures are open to all those interested, without application. The abstract of the lectures, as well as any change to the above information (title, dates, time, place etc.) will be published in the CERN bulletin, the WWW, and by Notices before ea...

Simultaneous influence of Stark effect and excessive line broadening on the Hα line

Science.gov (United States)

Cvetanović, Nikola; Ivković, Saša S.; Obradović, Bratislav M.; Kuraica, Milorad M.

2017-12-01

The aim of this paper is to study the combined influence of the Stark effect and the excessive Doppler broadening on the Balmer alpha line in hydrogen discharges. Since this line is a good candidate for measuring electric field in various types of discharges with different gas compositions, a simple method for field measurement based on polarization spectroscopy is developed, that includes all the excitation mechanisms. To simultaneously test the flexibility of the fitting procedure and investigate the excessive broadening, we applied the fitting procedure on line profiles obtained at a range of conditions from two different discharges. The range of pressures and voltages was examined in an abnormal glow and in dielectric barrier discharge operating with hydrogen gas. The model fitting function was able to respond and follow the change in the line profile caused by the change of conditions. This procedure can therefore be recommended for electric field measurement. Contribution to the "Topical Issue: Physics of Ionized Gases (SPIG 2016)", edited by Goran Poparic, Bratislav Obradovic, Dragana Maric and Aleksandar Milosavljevic.

DoD Global Emerging Infections System -- Partnering in the Fight Against Emerging Infections, Fiscal Year 2004

Science.gov (United States)

2005-03-01

influenza B/Hong Kong, and influenza A/ H1N2 . This program provides respiratory virus surveillance both within the continental U.S. and AIR FORCE...Avian influenza currently threatens large areas of Asia and national leaders recognize that it may trigger the next influenza pandemic. The vision of...and Integration; 3) Response; 4) Training and Capacity Building, with four surveil- lance priorities focusing on influenza , drug resistant malaria

Gouvernance axée sur la collaboration : gestion des risques ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Par le passé, la ville du Cap a tenté de gérer les risques d'inondation de manière plutôt réactive, mais en 2008, l'administration municipale a lancé des initiatives de planification, de préparation et d'atténuation des ... Policy in Focus publishes a special issue profiling evidence to empower women in the labour market.

From Defence to Development : Redirecting Military Resources in ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

"Chaque fusil fabriqué, chaque navire de guerre lancé, chaque fusée envoyée signifie, au bout du compte, un vol de ceux qui ont faim et qui manquent de nourriture, de ceux qui ont froid et qui manquent de vêtements." — Dwight D. Eisenhower. On a déjà parlé du dividende de la paix mondiale - les excédents budgétaires ...

L'entrepreneuriat : un moteur de changement et de croissance en ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

13 mai 2016 ... Ce rapport fait fond sur les données recueillies dans le cadre d'une étude d'une durée de trois ans sur les attitudes, les perceptions et les intentions des entrepreneurs dans 10 pays d'Afrique subsaharienne menée par le projet et financée par le CRDI. Lancé en 1999, le projet GEM constitue la plus longue ...

Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages: A Guidebook of Best Practices for Implementing a Robust DMSMS Management Program

Science.gov (United States)

2012-08-01

EOL ) notices or other indicators of potential discontinuance. DMSMS monitoring and surveil- lance should begin as early as possible during the...throughout the duration of the program, when either the program receives a new EOL notice di- rectly, or the output of the program’s predictive tools or...OEM DMSMS mitigation efforts underway • OCM part number • Sources of active manufacturing • Actual or projected EOL • Function (active versus

L'écosanté, pour améliorer la santé humaine et préserver l ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

27 oct. 2010 ... Puis, en 1992, il a lancé le programme Santé, société et environnement, qui réunissait des spécialistes de divers domaines dans le but d'étudier les répercussions des facteurs environnementaux sur la santé. La création du programme Écosystèmes et santé humaine (ÉCOSANTÉ) en 1996 a permis de ...

La recherche-action participative appliquée aux systèmes de santé ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

4 déc. 2014 ... Une nouvelle publication, intitulée Participatory Action Research in Health Systems: a methods reader, a été lancée à l'occasion du troisième Symposium mondial sur la recherche sur les systèmes de santé, qui s'est tenu au Cap, en Afrique du Sud, du 30 septembre au 3 octobre 2014. Ce guide des ...

Le coupé décalé en Côte d'Ivoire : Sens et enjeux d'un succès musical

African Journals Online (AJOL)

8 mars 2007 ... déterminant, c'est une nouvelle fois son lien spécifique avec l'imaginaire politique des jeunes urbains. ... Au rythme de la musique, la main droite mime le geste de couper et les jambes se lance .... 113 Je fais références aux luttes fratricides qui ont émergé en Côte d'Ivoire entre les différents prétendants au.

La recherche fait progresser les droits des femmes arabes | CRDI ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

10 déc. 2010 ... A), à Beyrouth, un organisme qui est l'un des fers de lance de la campagne de reconnaissance des droits en matière de nationalité dans la région. ... La BWA dispose à l'heure actuelle de données sur 400 femmes (ayant en moyenne trois à quatre enfants chacune), mais je suis persuadée que deux ou ...

Les tons dans les dictionnaires de langues gabonaises: situation et ...

African Journals Online (AJOL)

rbr

Elle descend d'abord vers le point le plus bas, avant de remonter vers le point le plus haut. Langues. Exemples. Traduction française. Seki dikŏn lance. Sake yă ... C'est le point situé au milieu de la courbe mélodique, c'est-à-dire entre le point le plus bas et le point le plus haut de la courbe mélodique. Langues. Exemples.

Un projet gagnant sur tous les tableaux : les moustiquaires ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

15 juil. 2011 ... La trousse est un des principaux éléments du projet de marketing social des moustiquaires imprégnées (connue sous le sigle anglais SMITN) lancé par ... je ne crois pas que la Tanzanie aurait eu assez de preuves pour prendre la décision d'implanter les moustiquaires imprégnées à l'échelle du pays » ...

Entretien avec Naser Faruqui, un futur « chef de file de la gestion de ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

25 févr. 2011 ... Ce programme (connu sous son sigle anglais NGWL — next generation water leaders) a été lancé par l'AIRE et SIWI afin de repérer, partout dans le ... Très peu de pays peuvent en faire autant, mais c'est possible au Pakistan parce que presque toute l'eau du pays est conservée en un seul endroit (les ...

Diamants de guerre — pour en finir | CRDI - Centre de recherches ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

22 juil. 2011 ... Ce que nous savons, c'est que 75 % des diamants à joaillerie du monde proviennent de l'Afrique et que l'União Nacional para a Independência Total de ... 37 gouvernements et l'industrie du diamant ont lancé une série de réunions avec des ONG afin de créer un régime international de certification des ...

13 ISOLA Roulon-Doko WEB 03.pmd

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Owner

groupes dont font partie les Gbaya 'bodoé chez qui je travaille. ... parole à un autre … et c'est à tour de rôle que tous ceux qui le souhaitent pourront dire un conte. Lorsque le conte comporte un, voire plusieurs chants, l'auditoire est toujours sollicité pour faire le répons du chant lancé par le conteur, à qui il revient de.

International Journal of Arts and Humanities(IJAH) Ethiopia

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Nneka Umera-Okeke

ici c'est d'étudier l'inscription de l'espace en dégageant les forces sociolectales dans l'imaginaire romanesque de Sony ..... joie de tuer un poisson » (L'anté peuple 141) Le vieux pêcheur lui aussi dit » Je suis persuadé que tous ceux qui souffrent, ... et lance des objets à leur direction. La vie et demie dépeint des Guides ...

Le point sur les données ouvertes : réflexion sur leur rôle en ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

L'ouverture de portails gouvernementaux de données ouvertes aux États-Unis et au Royaume-Uni en 2009 a été le fer de lance d'un mouvement mondial qui, près de dix ans plus tard, a été adopté par des dirigeants du monde entier, comme le montrent les objectifs de développement durable, l'accord de Paris sur le ...

Recherche pour le développement — Afrique du Sud | IDRC ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

11 janv. 2011 ... À la fin de 1985, les dirigeants et le personnel du CRDI sont devenus les fers de lance d'une campagne d'envergure, très bien structurée, visant à recueillir les données qui permettraient d'analyser la situation. Ce travail a donné lieu quelque trois ans plus tard à un programme d'aide à la recherche pour le ...

Oiseaux comme outils d'initiation à la connaissance de la faune et ...

African Journals Online (AJOL)

SARAH

30 mai 2015 ... est le lance-pierre. C'est une fronde composée d'élastiques fixés aux deux branches d'une fourche de bois et servant à lancer des pierres (Larousse, 2015). Cette petite chasse se déroule généralement dans des zones ouvertes et à proximité des milieux anthropisées. En effet dans ces localités les ...

Résultats de recherche | Page 41 | CRDI - Centre de recherches ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Le CRDI et Fundación Capital lance un outil numérique pour autonomiser la jeunesse colombienne. En Colombie 4,5 des 13 millions de jeunes ne travaillent pas et ne vont pas à l'école. Les jeunes représentent plus de la moitié des Colombiens sans emploi déclarés et la plupart des jeunes qui travaillent ont un emploi ...

B. H. Liddell Hart: Theorist for the 21st Century

Science.gov (United States)

1986-05-20

covered the 1924 Terr1tor1al Army camps. As a free-lance journal 1st, he provided coverage of that season’s tenn1s and rugby matches to a number of...B!. Ibid., pp. 131-132. B2. Ibid., p. 132. B1 . Ibid., p. 135. 84. Ibid. 85. Ibid., p. 137. 86. Ibid. 8𔃻. B. H. Liddell Hart, 𔃻he Essence of

Publications | Page 183 | CRDI - Centre de recherches pour le ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

Globalization, Labor Markets and Inequality in India. L'Inde s'est lancée dans un train de réformes au milieu des années ... Récupérer l'espoir. En octobre 2007, André Casault, professeur d'architecture à l'Université Laval, a invité deux collègues et une douzaine d'étudiants des cycles supérieurs à le rejoindre dans une.

Premature infants display increased noxious-evoked neuronal activity in the brain compared to healthy age-matched term-born infants.

Science.gov (United States)

Slater, Rebeccah; Fabrizi, Lorenzo; Worley, Alan; Meek, Judith; Boyd, Stewart; Fitzgerald, Maria

2010-08-15

This study demonstrates that infants who are born prematurely and who have experienced at least 40days of intensive or special care have increased brain neuronal responses to noxious stimuli compared to healthy newborns at the same postmenstrual age. We have measured evoked potentials generated by noxious clinically-essential heel lances in infants born at term (8 infants; born 37-40weeks) and in infants born prematurely (7 infants; born 24-32weeks) who had reached the same postmenstrual age (mean age at time of heel lance 39.2+/-1.2weeks). These noxious-evoked potentials are clearly distinguishable from shorter latency potentials evoked by non-noxious tactile sensory stimulation. While the shorter latency touch potentials are not dependent on the age of the infant at birth, the noxious-evoked potentials are significantly larger in prematurely-born infants. This enhancement is not associated with specific brain lesions but reflects a functional change in pain processing in the brain that is likely to underlie previously reported changes in pain sensitivity in older ex-preterm children. Our ability to quantify and measure experience-dependent changes in infant cortical pain processing will allow us to develop a more rational approach to pain management in neonatal intensive care. Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Selection criteria for the best secondary water chemistry

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Nordmann, F.; Fiquet, J.M.

1996-01-01

This paper describes, for PWR plants, the approach for selecting the best chemistry-pH, amine, corrosion inhibitors-according to the secondary system characteristics, such as presence or not of copper alloys, steam generator tubing alloy, tube support plate design, sludge pile importance. The impact of condensate polisher, sludge lancing, chemical cleaning, as well as other ways of eliminating undesirable compounds or mitigating them are also discussed. For plants with simultaneous presence of carbon steel and copper alloys, alternate amines like morpholine, or new reagents such as ethanolamine (ETA), can be selected to manage erosion-corrosion of carbon steel and decrease corrosion transport, at a pH acceptable for copper alloys (9.2 at 25 C). In more recent units, with an all ferrous system, a high pH operation, with only hydrazine addition, the easiest way, or with combined hydrazine and morpholine or ETA will be of some benefit against steam generator corrosion. When Alloy 600 has been selected, inhibitors such as boric acid, or maybe titanium oxide or cerium in the future, needs to be added in steam generators in order to decrease intergranular corrosion progression. In addition, caustic and lead contaminations must be strictly avoided, while sludge and deposits will be eliminated by lancing and chemical cleaning, if necessary. (orig.)

Chemical cleaning of the Bruce A steam generators

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Le Surf, J.E.; Mason, J.B.; Symmons, W.R.; Yee, F.

1992-01-01

Deposits consisting mostly of oxides and salts and copper metal in the secondary side of the steam generators at the Bruce A Nuclear Generating Station have caused instability in the steam flow and loss of heat capacity, resulting in derating of the units and reduction in power production. Attempts to remove the deposits by pressure pulsing were unsuccessful. Water lancing succeeded in restoring stability, but restrictions on access prevented complete lancing of the tube support plate holes. Chemical cleaning using a modified EPRI-SGOG process has been selected as the best method of removing the deposits. A complete chemical cleaning system has been designed and fabricated for Ontario Hydro by Pacific Nuclear, with support from AECL CANDU and their suppliers. The system consists of self contained modules which are easily interconnected on site. The whole process is controlled from the Control Module, where all parameters are monitored on a computer video screen. The operator can control motorized valves, pumps and heaters from the computer key board. This system incorporates all the advanced technologies and design features that have been developed by Pacific Nuclear in the design, fabrication and operation of many systems for chemical decontamination and cleaning of nuclear systems. 2 figs

Perceptions of student nurses regarding the use of a popular autobiography as a teaching tool.

Science.gov (United States)

Mathibe, Lehlohonolo J

2007-04-01

Recent studies encourage educators in nursing to use innovative and non-traditional teaching methods, such as using popular movies, posters, portfolios and surfing the internet, to stimulate students' interest, participation and interaction to enhance academic performance as well as knowledge retention. In this, descriptive cross-sectional study, we used self-administered questionnaires with statements graded on 5-points Likert scale (quantitative measures) and open-ended questions (qualitative measures), to assess the feasibility and students' perceptions regarding the use of Lance Armstrong's autobiography of surviving against cancer as a teaching tool. At the beginning of the lecture copies of selected chapters from: "It's Not About the Bike; My Journey Back to Life" [Armstrong, L., Jenkins, S. 2001. It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back To Life. Yellow Jersey Press, Random House (Pty) Limited, Great Britain], were given to students. Willing students were requested to read for the whole class while the lecturer interjected periodically to explain and expound on certain pharmacological concepts. Eighty percent (80%) of participants felt that the use of an autobiography stimulated their interesting in cancer drugs and 84% agreed/strongly agreed that it contributed to their knowledge of pharmacology. Using Lance Armstrong's autobiography of survival to teach cytotoxic drugs is a worthwhile and rewarding exercise from the student nurses' perspective.

Physical modeling of the impingement of an air jet on a water surface; Modelado fisico de la incidencia de un chorro de aire sobre una superficie de agua

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

Solorzano-Lopez, J.; Ramirez-Argaez, M.A.; Zenit, R.

2010-07-01

The use of gas jets (oxygen) plays a key role in several steelmaking processes as in the Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) or in the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF). Those jets improve heat, mass and momentum transfer in the liquid metal, mixing of chemical species enhancing and govern the formation of foaming slag. In this work experimental measurements were performed to determine the dimensions of the cavity formed at the liquid free surface caused by a gas jet impinging on it; also velocities vectors were measured in the zone affected by the gas jet. avities were measured from images from high speed camera and the vector maps were obtained with a Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique. Both velocities and cavities were determined as a function of the main process variables: gas flow rate, distance of the nozzle from the free surface and lance angle. Cavity dimensions were statistically processed treated as a function of the process variables and also as a function of the proper dimensionless numbers that govern these phenomena. It was found that Weber and Froude numbers govern the cavity geometry. Liquid flow driven by the jet is mainly affected by the air flow rate, lance height and angle. (Author).

Preventive Medicine in World War II. Volume 9, Special Fields

Science.gov (United States)

1969-01-01

overnment hospital was within easy distance by ambu lance. It was often used instead as a physiotherapy room. In smaller dispensaries, the X-ray apparatus...troops in winter. f. Peptic ulcer. g. Diphtheria-increased incidence during the past year, 1944-45, with a fair amount of diphtheritic paralysis following...Joseph A. Bell . Dr. Bell , as Major Bell , was later to participate also in the activities of the Typhus Commission. Another Public Health Service

The Challenge of Domestic Intelligence in a Free Society. A Multidisciplinary Look at the Creation of a U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Intelligence Agency

Science.gov (United States)

2009-01-01

information about individuals or organizations in the United 2 For example, an entire body of literature has grown around the concepts of business intel...may go to do this. On a second level, American values, ethics , and idiosyn- cratic form of democracy add very specific cultural layers to the roles of...surveil- lance, interrogation, and detention—could be used against Americans (Martin, 2004, p. 13). Civil libertarians argue that shifting the focus

Process for the manufacture of a shielding or container wall assembled from components in plants with radioactive radiation

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Anon.

1987-01-01

The shielding or container wall is assembled from cast iron components. Liquid lead at a temperature of 500 0 C is introduced into the gaps between the cast iron components by means of a lead pump and a heated lance. The casting can be done at several positions of the container wall. To increase the flow paths of the lead, the walls with gaps are provided with a ground cork layer. (DG) [de

Le réseau évolue | CRDI - Centre de recherches pour le ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

8 juil. 2011 ... Lancé récemment par Lu Ming de concert avec Yin Heng et Xing Chunbing de la Beijing Normal University — tous trois des spécialistes du marché du travail qui se sont rencontrés par l'entremise du réseau de recherche sur la pauvreté et les inégalités —, le nouveau groupe compte déjà une vingtaine de ...

The fifth annual ALICE Industrial Awards ceremony on 9 March, 2007.

CERN Multimedia

2007-01-01

The ALICE collaboration presents Quantum Corp with an award for the high performance cluster file system (StorNext) for the ALICE DAQ system, and for their outstanding cooperation in implementing the software.From left to right: Jurgen Schukraft (ALICE Spokesperson), Pierre vande Vyvre (ALICE DAQ), Hans Boggild (ALICE), Ewan Johnston (Quantum Corp.), Derek Barrilleaux (Quantum Corp.), Lance Hukill (Quantum Corp.), Ulrich Fuchs (ALICE DAQ), Catherine Decosse (ALICE) and Roberto Divia (ALICE DAQ).

Combined Action Platoons in the Vietnam War: A Unique Counterinsurgency Capability for the Contemporary Operating Environment

Science.gov (United States)

2013-05-23

Westmoreland, A Soldier Reports ( Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976), 125. III Marine Expeditionary Force became the III Marine Amphibious Force (III...the Marine Corps, but rather in the British concept of brigading one of her units with several native units.” 85Blanchard, 94; T.B. Savage , "The...Today. New York: Penguin Press, 2012. Robichaud Jr., Clifford J. "Silver Lance." Marine Corps Gazette 49, no. 7 (1965). Savage , T.B. "The

Assurer l'accès aux soins de santé au Bangladesh | CRDI - Centre ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

29 janv. 2018 ... Les activités relatives à la cybersanté et à la santé mobile ont été lancées à la fin des années 1990. Une étude de ces services qui a été menée par des chercheurs de l'International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research du Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), avec le financement du CRDI, a permis de cibler plus ...

Analysis of a Multi Disciplinary Approach to Gun Misuse and the Need for a Paradigm Shift in Terminology

Science.gov (United States)

2016-12-01

3 David J. Snowden, “The Social Ecology of Knowledge Management, Cynefin: A Sense of Time and Space,” in Knowledge...Organization, 2008); see also Dan Wikler and Richard Cash, “ Ethical Issues in Global Public Health,” in Global Public Health, ed. Robert Beaglehole and...13 Lance K. Stell, “Gun Control and the Regulation of Fundamental Rights,” Criminal Justice Ethics 20, no. 1 (2001): 28–33. 14 Ibid. 15 Donald

Wave Climate and Wave Mixing in the Marginal Ice Zones of Arctic Seas, Observations and Modelling

Science.gov (United States)

2015-09-30

measured by R/V Lance ( black solid line) and predicted by SWAN ( black dashed line) and the ship velocity (grey solid line). (c) BFI ( black solid line) and...and potential future trends; and WAVEWATCH-III® and SWAN wave models with new physics, adapted and validated for the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas...nondimensional spectral width ν ( black dashed line). (d–i) Selected photographs from the ship show local sea ice state. Fig. 6 illustrates a

Pour en finir avec la violence faite aux Palestiniennes | CRDI ...

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Digital Library (Canada)

4 févr. 2011 ... Je me suis sérieusement brûlée, un jour, en cuisinant », déclare Kameel, rappelant un accident survenu trois ans après son mariage. ... Le projet a été lancé en janvier 1999 par l'établissement d'une équipe de chercheurs, formés par Abdo, lesquels ont à leur tour entrepris de former les dirigeants des ...

15 Sawadogo_F 03.pmd

African Journals Online (AJOL)

hond

2 juil. 2007 ... moi » et « le non-moi », c'est-à-dire l'Autre, dans un contexte de communication des cultures (dans ..... radio, c'est Waogdo qui s'allume et je crois entendre les nouvelles de Manéga » (54); «. Mon cœur .... frère, courant, lance cette phrase à la terre des Aïeux : le Sud souhaite faire ta connais- sance » (8); ...

Beltzville Lake Condition Report, Dam, Outlet Works and Spillway, Periodic Inspection Reports Number 3 and 4, September 1972 and August 1973.

Science.gov (United States)

1974-06-01

Service Bridge 34 Elevation and Structural Details - Spillway Bridge Appendix B List of Attendees - Periodic Inspections Nos. 3 & 4 0 d U c 0 0 4) ) W S...pressure cells with Casagrande- type open piezometers since these instruments appear to provide more serviceability and reliability. .1it. the exception of...ir.stallation of ten additional surface settlement pipes was recommetded 1-.-d adopted. in a. ,(,- lance with the inspection recommended in Fesign Yemorandlur c

Technically upgraded BWR instrumentation lances reduce exposure dose to service personnel

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Weidenauer, Patrick; Weber, Juergen; Ketteler, Martin

2009-01-01

Using the case of modern in-core instrumentation employed in the Kruemmel boiling water reactor the authors show how existing nuclear technology products can be advanced by specific feedback of experience from plant operation and revision activities, and improved upon by technical measures so that the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle is complied with in an exemplary way. (orig.)

Sludge lancing and IBL: Results and experiences in the Spanish NPP

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Montoro, E.; Pozo, C. del

2013-01-01

During the cycle of operation of the PWR plants, oxides (sludge) tanks are generated in the secondary circuit by corrosion, chemical additives, etc which are deposited onto the tubular steam generators (GVs), limiting its efficiency and service life.

Improvements Realized on the NiThrow{sup TM} Solution - 13075

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDEWEB)

Moggia, F.; Objois, L.; Damerval, F. [AREVA - Clean-Up BU - 1, route de la Noue - 91196 Gif-sur-Yvette (France); Toulemonde, V. [AREVA - R and D Corporate - 1, place Jean Miller - 92084 - Paris La Defense (France); Varet, T. [AREVA - D and D BU - 1, place Jean Miller - Paris La Defense (France); Guillot, S. [AREVA Federal Services LLC - 2101 Horn Rapids Road Richland, WA 99354-5102 (United States); Richard, F. [Air Liquide - Research Center - 13, rue d' Epluches - 95310 St Ouen L' Aumone (France)

2013-07-01

Two years ago we presented the first results obtained with the highly pressurized liquid nitrogen technology (HPLN) in case of cutting, surface decontamination and concrete scabbling applications. These results, carried out in non active conditions, were really promising in term of efficiency and productivity and highlighted how this technology was interesting for D and D business (e.g. cut of depth up to 30 mm for concrete scabbling application; productivity of 4 cm.min{sup -1} in case of the cut of a 50 mm thick stainless steel ingot..). We also found some real issues which were not compatible with its use in a radioactive environment. Indeed, the reliability of some parts of the system was not efficient enough (e.g. lancing tool, intensifiers...) to run the HPLN technology in good conditions. More than two years, after a complete study of the whole system, and after the compilation of all the required troubleshooting, AREVA with its partner Air Liquide, decided to start a complete R and D work in order to improve this cryogenic technology. Our engineers started with the lancing tool and designed a new one lighter and more reliable than the original one. After that, they improved the reliability of the pressurization unit (skid) by changing seals and other parts. As mentioned above, the goal of this work was to implement this technology in a nuclear environment the best way. We also focused our efforts on the insulation of the high pressure hoses (with a maximal distance, between the 'skid - Heat exchanger' module and the lancing tool, of about 110 meters), and on the development of a quite efficient vacuum system comprising dust collection units (we can guarantee an efficiency of our system higher than 95%). Finally, the last step of our development was devoted to the design and the manufacturing of a dedicated carrier enabling the technology to move in all directions (X,Y and Z) and to reach all the positions (wall, ground, ceiling and for sure all

Improvements Realized on the NiThrowTM Solution - 13075

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

Moggia, F.; Objois, L.; Damerval, F.; Toulemonde, V.; Varet, T.; Guillot, S.; Richard, F.

2013-01-01

Two years ago we presented the first results obtained with the highly pressurized liquid nitrogen technology (HPLN) in case of cutting, surface decontamination and concrete scabbling applications. These results, carried out in non active conditions, were really promising in term of efficiency and productivity and highlighted how this technology was interesting for D and D business (e.g. cut of depth up to 30 mm for concrete scabbling application; productivity of 4 cm.min -1 in case of the cut of a 50 mm thick stainless steel ingot..). We also found some real issues which were not compatible with its use in a radioactive environment. Indeed, the reliability of some parts of the system was not efficient enough (e.g. lancing tool, intensifiers...) to run the HPLN technology in good conditions. More than two years, after a complete study of the whole system, and after the compilation of all the required troubleshooting, AREVA with its partner Air Liquide, decided to start a complete R and D work in order to improve this cryogenic technology. Our engineers started with the lancing tool and designed a new one lighter and more reliable than the original one. After that, they improved the reliability of the pressurization unit (skid) by changing seals and other parts. As mentioned above, the goal of this work was to implement this technology in a nuclear environment the best way. We also focused our efforts on the insulation of the high pressure hoses (with a maximal distance, between the 'skid - Heat exchanger' module and the lancing tool, of about 110 meters), and on the development of a quite efficient vacuum system comprising dust collection units (we can guarantee an efficiency of our system higher than 95%). Finally, the last step of our development was devoted to the design and the manufacturing of a dedicated carrier enabling the technology to move in all directions (X,Y and Z) and to reach all the positions (wall, ground, ceiling and for sure all the singularities

Faire la ville suburbaine. Le projet Sénart Making the suburban city. The Sénart project

Directory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)

Emeric Lambert

2009-04-01

Full Text Available En 1965 sont lancés en périphérie de Paris cinq projets de villes nouvelles dont Melun-Sénart est la cadette. La ville se voit refuser la création d’un centre-ville jusqu’en 1985. En 1986, Melun-Sénart devenu Sénart lance un concours d’idées pour se créer un centre. Les projets lauréats ne seront pas réalisés. L’aménageur de la ville propose un nouveau projet : le Carré Sénart. Ce carré de 1,4 km de côté est destiné à devenir un centre-ville. Il est subdivisé par une trame orthogonale dans laquelle s’insère notamment un nouveau centre commercial. Il accueille environ 10 millions de visiteurs par an et devient l’espace commun de la ville. Je propose de reconstruire la genèse du projet pour comprendre comment un projet de ville lancé par l’État a aujourd’hui un centre commercial pour centre-ville.In 1965, plans for building five new cities were implemented in the outskirts of Paris. Among these new cities, Melun-Sénart – the most recent of them – was not allowed to build its centre until 1985. In 1986, Melun-Sénart, by then called simply Sénart, launched an idea contest for the creation of its centre but the winning project wasn’t followed through. Instead, the city developer put forward a new project named the “Carré Sénart”. A 1.4km2 area, it was designed to become the city centre. It was subdivided into an orthogonal framework in which most notably a shopping mall was inserted. It now draws ca. 10 million visitors each year and has become the city’s common space. This paper revisits the onset and development of the project so as to understand how a city project initially launched by the State ended up with a shopping mall as city centre.