Hydrogeological assessment of Acid mine Drainage impacts in the West Rand Basin, Gauteng Province

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Hobbs, PJ

2007-08-01

Full Text Available HYDROGEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE IMPACTS IN THE WEST RAND BASIN, GAUTENG PROVINCE Principal Author PJ Hobbs (Pr.Sci.Nat.) Co-author JE Cobbing (Pr.Sci.Nat.) August 2007 Report prepared for CSIR / THRIP Document... it is published. A Hydrogeological Assessment of Acid Mine Drainage Report No. Impacts in the West Rand Basin, Gauteng Province CSIR/NRE/WR/ER/2007/0097/C CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment (i) The “Lodge” spring rising...

RandAgiamo™, a Pilot Project Increasing Adoptability of Shelter Dogs in the Umbria Region (Italy).

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Menchetti, Laura; Mancini, Stefania; Catalani, Maria Chiara; Boccini, Beatrice; Diverio, Silvana

2015-08-14

Current Italian legislation does not permit euthanasia of dogs, unless they are ill or dangerous. Despite good intentions and ethical benefits, this 'no-kill policy' has caused a progressive overpopulation of dogs in shelters, due to abandonment rates being higher than adoption rates. Shelter overcrowding has negative implications for dog welfare and increases public costs. The aim of this paper is to describe the pilot project "RandAgiamo" implemented in a rescue shelter in the Umbria Region and to evaluate its effectiveness on the rate of dog adoption using official data. RandAgiamo aimed to increase adult shelter dogs' adoptability by a standard training and socialization programme. It also promoted dogs' visibility by publicizing them through social media and participation in events. We analysed the official data of the Umbria regional health authorities regarding dog shelters of the Perugia province of the year 2014. In the RandAgiamo shelter, the dog adoption rate was 27.5% higher than that of dogs housed in other shelters located in the same geographical area (P < 0.001). The RandAgiamo project could be beneficial for the dogs' welfare, owner satisfaction, shelter management, and public perception of shelter dogs. However, staff were required to provide dog training and related activities.

RandAgiamo™, a Pilot Project Increasing Adoptability of Shelter Dogs in the Umbria Region (Italy

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Laura Menchetti

2015-08-01

Full Text Available Current Italian legislation does not permit euthanasia of dogs, unless they are ill or dangerous. Despite good intentions and ethical benefits, this ‘no-kill policy’ has caused a progressive overpopulation of dogs in shelters, due to abandonment rates being higher than adoption rates. Shelter overcrowding has negative implications for dog welfare and increases public costs. The aim of this paper is to describe the pilot project “RandAgiamo” implemented in a rescue shelter in the Umbria Region and to evaluate its effectiveness on the rate of dog adoption using official data. RandAgiamo aimed to increase adult shelter dogs’ adoptability by a standard training and socialization programme. It also promoted dogs’ visibility by publicizing them through social media and participation in events. We analysed the official data of the Umbria regional health authorities regarding dog shelters of the Perugia province of the year 2014. In the RandAgiamo shelter, the dog adoption rate was 27.5% higher than that of dogs housed in other shelters located in the same geographical area (P < 0.001. The RandAgiamo project could be beneficial for the dogs’ welfare, owner satisfaction, shelter management, and public perception of shelter dogs. However, staff were required to provide dog training and related activities.

Değişik Randımanlı Unlarda Tiyamin, Riboflavin ve Demir Miktarı

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Recai Ercan

2015-02-01

Full Text Available Undaki besin öğesi miktarı, randımana bağlı olarak değişmektedir. Değişik randımanlı unlardaki doğal besin öğesi miktarı, gıda zenginleştirme uygulaması açısından da önem taşımaktadır. Randımana bağlı olarak ticari unlar 6 tipe ayrılmaktadır. Değişik tip unlardaki riboflavin, tiyamin ve demir miktarını belirlemek amacıyla farklı 10 değirmenden sağlanan un örnekleri analiz edilmiştir. Bulgulara göre ekmek hammaddesi olarak kullanılan Tip 4 unlarında (%80 randıman, tiyamin miktarı 1.15-2.08 mg/kg (ortalama 1.72 mg/kg, riboflavin miktarı 0.65-0.90 mg/kg (ortalama 0.81 mg/kg, demir miktarı 12.0-29.6 mg/kg (ortalama 16.77 mg/kg arasında değişmektedir.

Perspectives for RandD in Bioenergy in the Baltic States

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Holmberg, Rurik (Technopolis Group, Stockholm (Sweden) )

2009-11-15

This study has identified two almost contradictory trends regarding bioenergy in the Baltic States. On the one hand, RandD performed in bioenergy in the Baltic States is rather limited. This might be somewhat surprising, because on the other hand various forms of bioenergy are either already used on a large scale or are widely assumed to become important in the near future. Bioenergy is explicitly recognized in various policy plans as an important component of the energy system in all the Baltic States. Thus the limited RandD efforts raise a number of questions, which probably lack unequivocal answers, but which would be important to discuss in the Baltic States. In all three Baltic States, bioenergy has a major potential. The present trend with boiler houses using biomass in a district heating systems commenced in the 1990s with significant foreign support. Technology was mainly imported, but in some cases local producers have drawn upon these experiences and become producers in their own right. The result has been that the Baltic States have relatively well developed bioenergy technology in use in district heating. But perhaps more importantly, there is know-how and experience in the Baltic States from the use of bioenergy, which however needs to be constantly upgraded. Regarding interest groups, one question raised by some interviewees was whether the natural gas industry with Russian Gazprom as the key player has a bigger say in the energy policy of the Baltic States than officially admitted. Although this issue remains speculative, the question as such is justified and should not be omitted from the discussion. The interest groups behind bioenergy are relatively weak, at least in comparison with other interest groups in the energy sector. As long as the farmers' organizations are not unambiguously behind bioenergy, the political support for investments in developing new technology is likely to remain lukewarm. Cooperation between the Baltic States in

Living on the edge: timing of Rand Flora disjunctions congruent with ongoing aridification in Africa.

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Pokorny, Lisa; Riina, Ricarda; Mairal, Mario; Meseguer, Andrea S; Culshaw, Victoria; Cendoya, Jon; Serrano, Miguel; Carbajal, Rodrigo; Ortiz, Santiago; Heuertz, Myriam; Sanmartín, Isabel

2015-01-01

The Rand Flora is a well-known floristic pattern in which unrelated plant lineages show similar disjunct distributions in the continental margins of Africa and adjacent islands-Macaronesia-northwest Africa, Horn of Africa-Southern Arabia, Eastern Africa, and Southern Africa. These lineages are now separated by environmental barriers such as the arid regions of the Sahara and Kalahari Deserts or the tropical lowlands of Central Africa. Alternative explanations for the Rand Flora pattern range from vicariance and climate-driven extinction of a widespread pan-African flora to independent dispersal events and speciation in situ. To provide a temporal framework for this pattern, we used published data from nuclear and chloroplast DNA to estimate the age of disjunction of 17 lineages that span 12 families and nine orders of angiosperms. We further used these estimates to infer diversification rates for Rand Flora disjunct clades in relation to their higher-level encompassing lineages. Our results indicate that most disjunctions fall within the Miocene and Pliocene periods, coinciding with the onset of a major aridification trend, still ongoing, in Africa. Age of disjunctions seemed to be related to the climatic affinities of each Rand Flora lineage, with sub-humid taxa dated earlier (e.g., Sideroxylon) and those with more xeric affinities (e.g., Campylanthus) diverging later. We did not find support for significant decreases in diversification rates in most groups, with the exception of older subtropical lineages (e.g., Sideroxylon, Hypericum, or Canarina), but some lineages (e.g., Cicer, Campylanthus) showed a long temporal gap between stem and crown ages, suggestive of extinction. In all, the Rand Flora pattern seems to fit the definition of biogeographic pseudocongruence, with the pattern arising at different times in response to the increasing aridity of the African continent, with interspersed periods of humidity allowing range expansions.

Le commerce des sels de Guérande (xviie-xviiie siècles)

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Buron, Gildas

2015-01-01

Depuis les travaux de Michel Mollat, Henri Touchard, Jean Tanguy et Jean Meyer touchant au sel et aux marais salants du pays de Guérande, l’historien en est resté à l’idée que la production salicole guérandaise n’avait connu, aux Temps modernes, de débouchés que régionaux, vers la Bretagne intérieure par le biais de la troque effectuée par les gens du marais. L’enquête en cours montre que les sels de Guérande, certes peu présents dans le grand commerce international du sel de la Baie du xive ...

Ayn Rand phenomenon in contemporary social and ethical problems

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M. I. Korobko

2014-03-01

Full Text Available This paper attempts to give a general outline of the phenomenon of well­known American writer and philosopher Ayn Rand in contemporary social and ethical space. Application to the research of life, literary and philosophical heritage of the writer makes it possible to assess its impact on the current situation in politics and philosophy. Review of Ayn Rand’s artistic positions confirms her role as a landmark figure, who represented at that time the actual socio­cultural request of active man in contemporary philosophy and politics, “putting down” in literary form complex of philosophical questions to the level of the ordinary man. Ayn Rand is the focus of the social practices in which she was formed, lived and worked. The ideas of almost all philosophical subjects are presented in her works in a simple way, but they are fundamentally different from conventional notions of ethics, politics and philosophy in general, even the ideas of philosophers, whom she honored, such as Aristotle. That’s why modern philosophers are interested in studying her works now. After all, still there has no comprehensive academic analysis of her philosophical and scientific works of art.

Structural and optical studies of Er3+-doped alkali/alkaline oxide containing zinc boro-aluminosilicate glasses for 1.5 μm optical amplifier applications

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Kaky, Kawa M.; Lakshminarayana, G.; Baki, S. O.; Lira, A.; Caldiño, U.; Meza-Rocha, A. N.; Falcony, C.; Kityk, I. V.; Taufiq-Yap, Y. H.; Halimah, M. K.; Mahdi, M. A.

2017-07-01

In the present work, we report on the optical spectral properties of Er3+-doped zinc boro-aluminosilicate glasses with an addition of 10 mol % alkali/alkaline modifier regarding the fabrication of new optical materials for optical amplifiers. A total of 10 glasses were prepared using melt-quenching technique with the compositions (40-x)B2O3 - 10SiO2 - 10Al2O3 - 30ZnO - 10Li2O - xEr2O3 and (40-x)B2O3 - 10SiO2 - 10Al2O3 - 30ZnO - 10MgO - xEr2O3 (x = 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mol %). We confirm the amorphous-like structure for all the prepared glasses using X-ray diffraction (XRD). To study the functional groups of the glass composition after the melt-quenching process, Raman spectroscopy was used, and various structural units such as triangular and tetrahedral-borates (BO3 and BO4) have been identified. All the samples were characterized using optical absorption for UV, visible and NIR regions. Judd-Ofelt (JO) intensity parameters (Ωλ, λ = 2, 4 and 6) were calculated from the optical absorption spectra of two glasses LiEr 2.0 and MgEr 2.0 (doped with 2 mol % of Er3+). JO parameters for LiEr 2.0 and MgEr 2.0 glasses follow the trend as Ω6>Ω2>Ω4. Using Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters, we obtained radiative probability A (S-1), branching ratios (β), radiative decay lifetimes τrad (μs) of emissions from excited Er+3 ions in LiEr 2.0 and MgEr 2.0 to all lower levels. Quantum efficiency (η) of 4I13/2 and 4S3/2 levels for LiEr 2.0 and MgEr 2.0 with and without 4D7/2 level was calculated using the radiative decay lifetimes τrad. (μs) and measured lifetimes τexp. (μs). We measured the visible photoluminescence under 377 nm excitation for both LiEr and MgEr glass series within the region 390-580 nm. Three bands were observed in the visible region at 407 nm, 530 nm, and 554 nm, as a result of 2H9/2 → 4I15/2, 2H11/2 → 4I15/2 and 4S3/2 → 4I15/2 transitions, respectively. Decay lifetimes for emissions at 407 nm, 530 nm, and 554 nm were measured and they show

Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Highlights from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study

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assault, sexual harassment , and gender discrimination in the military. The resulting study, the RAND Military Workplace Study (RMWS), invited close to...members are highlighted in this brief. Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military HigHligHts from tHe 2014 rAND militAry WorkplAce stuDy...significantly higher rates than men : 22 percent of women and 7 percent of men experienced sexual harassment in the past year. In addition, we estimate

South Africa and United States stock prices and the Rand/Dollar exchange rate

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Matthew Ocran

2010-09-01

Full Text Available This paper seeks to examine the dynamic causal relations between the two major financial assets, stock prices of the US and South Africa and the rand/US$ exchange rate. The study uses a mixed bag of time series approaches such as cointegration, Granger causality, impulse response functions and forecasting error variance decompositions.  The paper identifies a bi-directional causality from the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock price index to the rand/US$ exchange rate in the Granger sense. It was also found that the Standard & Poor’s stock price index accounts for a significant portion of the variations in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s All Share index. Thus, while causality in the Granger sense could not be established for the relationship between the price indices of the two stock exchanges it can argued that there is some relationship between them. The results of the study have implications for both business and Government.

Investigation of DBMS for Use in a Research Environment. Rand Paper Series 7002.

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Rosenfeld, Pilar N.

This investigation of the use of database management systems (DBMS) in a research environment used the Rand Corporation as a case study. After a general introduction in section 1, eight sections present the major components of the study. Section 2 contains an overview of DBMS terminology and concepts, followed in section 3 by a general dsecription…

Designing an Effective Prevention Program: Principles Underlying the Rand Smoking and Drug Prevention Experiment.

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Ellickson, Phyllis L.

This paper describes the Project ALERT program (Adolescent Learning Experiences in Resistance Training) which was established by the Rand Corporation to prevent smoking and drug use among seventh graders. The program is based on the social influence model of drug use initiation. Curriculum features are described including motivation to resist and…

Ayn Rand: To be Selfish or Not to be Selfish--That is the Question

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Doctor, Tyrus L.; Kritsonis, William Allan

2009-01-01

Ayn Rand's "The Virtue of Selfishness" (1961) is comprised of a philosophy that defies the entire premise of what our education system is and shall be built upon. The "Objectivist" perspective has depicted a clear distinction between the "Have's" and the "Have Not's" or the Bourgeoisie and Proletariat. The "Objectivist" perspective believes that…

A simulation based approach to optimize inventory replenishment with RAND algorithm: An extended study of corrected demand using Holt's method for textile industry

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Morshed, Mohammad Sarwar; Kamal, Mostafa Mashnoon; Khan, Somaiya Islam

2016-07-01

Inventory has been a major concern in supply chain and numerous researches have been done lately on inventory control which brought forth a number of methods that efficiently manage inventory and related overheads by reducing cost of replenishment. This research is aimed towards providing a better replenishment policy in case of multi-product, single supplier situations for chemical raw materials of textile industries in Bangladesh. It is assumed that industries currently pursue individual replenishment system. The purpose is to find out the optimum ideal cycle time and individual replenishment cycle time of each product for replenishment that will cause lowest annual holding and ordering cost, and also find the optimum ordering quantity. In this paper indirect grouping strategy has been used. It is suggested that indirect grouping Strategy outperforms direct grouping strategy when major cost is high. An algorithm by Kaspi and Rosenblatt (1991) called RAND is exercised for its simplicity and ease of application. RAND provides an ideal cycle time (T) for replenishment and integer multiplier (ki) for individual items. Thus the replenishment cycle time for each product is found as T×ki. Firstly, based on data, a comparison between currently prevailing (individual) process and RAND is provided that uses the actual demands which presents 49% improvement in total cost of replenishment. Secondly, discrepancies in demand is corrected by using Holt's method. However, demands can only be forecasted one or two months into the future because of the demand pattern of the industry under consideration. Evidently, application of RAND with corrected demand display even greater improvement. The results of this study demonstrates that cost of replenishment can be significantly reduced by applying RAND algorithm and exponential smoothing models.

Extension of modified RAND to multiphase flash specifications based on state functions other than (T,P)

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Paterson, Duncan; Michelsen, Michael Locht; Yan, Wei

2017-01-01

The recently proposed modified RAND formulation is extended from isothermal multiphase flash to several other state function based flash specifications. The obtained general formulation is applicable to chemical equilibrium although this study is focused on flash with only phase equilibrium. It i...

"Nafta ja veri : Balti energia ja kommunismi pärand" : ÜBAK-i 7. Balti konverents / Karl Altau

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Altau, Karl Stephen, 1959-

2007-01-01

eelteade Ühendatud Balti Ameerika Komitee korraldusel toimuvast konverentsist Washingtonis 9.-10. veebruarini -teemaks Baltimaade energeetiline julgeolek ja kommunismi pärand, peakõnelejaks Valdas Adamkus. Info: jbanc@jbanc.org või telefon 301-340-1954

Legal issues concerning mine closure and social responsibility on the West Rand

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Francois Durand

2009-04-01

Full Text Available Mining and, especially, gold and uranium mining have played a major role in the economy, history, and demography of South Africa. The contribution of the mines to the economy of South Africa over the past century has been overvalued, while the social injustices and negative environmental impacts that accompanied mining have been underplayed or ignored by the mining houses and government. The environmental situation has worsened significantly over the past few years due to the abandonment and pending closure of most of these mines. A reluctance is perceived on the part of the mining companies, and even government, to take responsibility for the damage caused by pollution, ecological degradation, and impact on human health by mining. Instead, the current informal policy appears to take smaller companies to court on minor environmental injustices to, perhaps, impress the broader public, while one of the biggest environmental concerns is stylishly treated. The inability of government to address the damage by mines effectively is in conflict with the National Water Act, the National Environmental Management Act, the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Act, the National Nuclear Regulator Act, and the Constitution of South Africa. The authors propose a multidisciplinary approach to address water-related environmental injustices on the West Rand and Far West Rand. We also describe the application of the National Environmental Management Act of South Africa (Act No. 107 of 1998 in the Wonderfonteinspruit and Tweelopiespruit Catchments and the current water quality situation.

An Analysis of the Objectivist Ethics in Educational Leadership through Ayn Rand's "The Virtues of Selfishness" (1964)

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Jacobs, Karen Dupre; Kritsonis, William Allan

2007-01-01

Educational leadership is vital to sustain quality educational institutions. It is the role of the school leader to indoctrinate stakeholders with the objectivist ethics-embracing egoism and relinquishing altruistic ideals when it comes to invigorating the system with sustainable change. Ayn Rand's timeless piece of literature "The Virtue of…

Development of generic quality indicators for patient-centered cancer care by using a RAND modified Delphi method

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Uphoff, Eleonora P. M. M.; Wennekes, Lianne; Punt, Cornelis J. A.; Grol, Richard P. T. M.; Wollersheim, Hub C. H.; Hermens, Rosella P. M. G.; Ottevanger, Petronella B.

2012-01-01

Despite growing attention to patient-centered care, the needs of cancer patients are not always met. Using a RAND modified Delphi method, this study aimed to systematically develop evidence-based indicators, to be used to measure the quality of patient-centered cancer care as a first step toward

An interest group at work: Environmental activism and the case of acid mine drainage on Johannesburg’s West Rand

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Funke, Nicola S

2012-02-01

Full Text Available -product of mining. This chapter analyses environmental interest groups that campaign on the AMD issue on Johannesburg’s West Rand. To contextualise these advocacy efforts, the chapter scientifically outlines why AMD is a fundamental problem and what socio...

"rand on klaasist ..." = "strondin er av glasi ..." : [luuletused] / T̤roddur Poulsen ; tlk. Arvo Alas

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2004-01-01

Sisu: "rand on klaasist ..." = "strondin er av glasi ..."; "vesi kannab endas ka nukrust ..." = "vatiņ ber eisini sorg ..."; "Nägin unes et olid ..." = "Droymdi at t{250} ..."; "Tulevik kuulub lihale ..." = "Visi̤nin er kjaet ..."; "Ma pole kirjutanud ..." = "Eg har ikki skriva̧ ..."; "Fäärid sinus. Fäärid minus. Fäärid sidrunis. Fäärid ..." = "Faeroyar Í t̆r. Faeroyar Í m̆r. Faeroyar Í citr̤nini. Faeroyar ... "; "Ma ei suuda kirjutada ..." = "Eg kan ikki skriva ..."

Validation of Portuguese version of Quality of Erection Questionnaire (QEQ) and comparison to International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and RAND 36-Item Health Survey.

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Reis, Ana Luiza; Reis, Leonardo Oliveira; Saade, Ricardo Destro; Santos, Carlos Alberto; Lima, Marcelo Lopes de; Fregonesi, Adriano

2015-01-01

To validate the Quality of Erection Questionnaire (QEQ) considering Brazilian social-cultural aspects. To determine equivalence between the Portuguese and the English QEQ versions, the Portuguese version was back-translated by two professors who are native English speakers. After language equivalence had been determined, urologists considered the QEQ Portuguese version suitable. Men with self-reported erectile dysfunction (ED) and infertile men who had a stable sexual relationship for at least 6 months were invited to answer the QEQ, the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and the RAND 36-Item Health Survey (RAND-36). The questionnaires were presented together and answered without help in a private room. Internal consistency (Cronbach's α), test-retest reliability (Spearman), convergent validity (Spearman correlation) coefficients and known-groups validity (the ability of the QEQ Portuguese version to differentiate erectile dysfunction severity groups) were assessed. We recruited 197 men (167 ED patients and 30 non-ED patients), mean age of 53.3 and median of 55.5 years (23-82 years). The Portuguese version of the QEQ had high internal consistency (Cronbach α=0.93), high stability between test and retest (ICC 0.83, with IC 95%: 0.76-0.88, pPortuguese version presented good psychometric properties and high convergent validity in relation to IIEF. The low correlations between the QEQ and the RAND-36, as well as between the IIEF and the RAND-36 indicated IIEF and QEQ specificity, which may have resulted from the patients' psychological adaptations that minimized the impact of ED on Quality of Life (QoL) and reestablished the well-being feeling.

Evaluación del uso apropiado de procedimientos sanitarios mediante el método RAND: revisión de su aplicación en la literatura biomédica (1999-2004 Review of the utilization of the RAND appropriateness method in the biomedical literature (1999-2004

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Nerea González

2009-06-01

Full Text Available Objetivos: Identificar y describir los estudios de evaluación del uso apropiado de procedimientos sanitarios en los cuales se haya empleado el método RAND/UCLA. Se trata de una técnica de consenso con varias fases para el desarrollo de criterios de uso apropiado. Métodos: La búsqueda bibliográfica se realizó en 2005, consultando las bases de datos OVID-Medline, ISI Web of Knowledge, Índice Médico Español y Highwire. Se seleccionaron los artículos publicados entre 1999 y 2004 que tuviesen las palabras clave «appropriateness», «utilization review» y «physician practice patterns». Se incluyeron los estudios en que se hubiese aplicado el método RAND y se excluyeron aquellos cuya metodología no estuviese suficientemente explicada. De cada artículo se extrajo información sobre el procedimiento estudiado, el lugar y el año de publicación, y las características de la revista. Resultados y discusión: Se identificaron 5.092 referencias y se seleccionaron 205. Algo más de la mitad analizaban procedimientos quirúrgicos o médicos, mientras que el 16,5% se centraba en la evaluación de la calidad asistencial. Más del 50% fueron trabajos publicados en revistas de salud pública, medicina general, y gastroenterología y hepatología. La media del factor de impacto era de 4,07. El 25,4% de los artículos habían sido publicados en 1999. Conclusiones y perspectivas: El método RAND se sigue utilizando ampliamente. Los criterios de uso apropiado pueden emplearse para la revisión de la utilización de procedimientos, como base para elaborar guías o como apoyo para la toma de decisiones. Estas herramientas han de ser sometidas a revisiones para obtener resultados cada vez más válidos y fiables.Objectives: To identify and describe studies using the RAND/UCLA method to evaluate the appropriateness of health procedures. This method is a consensus technique that involves several phases to develop appropriateness criteria. Methods: We

A label field fusion bayesian model and its penalized maximum rand estimator for image segmentation.

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Mignotte, Max

2010-06-01

This paper presents a novel segmentation approach based on a Markov random field (MRF) fusion model which aims at combining several segmentation results associated with simpler clustering models in order to achieve a more reliable and accurate segmentation result. The proposed fusion model is derived from the recently introduced probabilistic Rand measure for comparing one segmentation result to one or more manual segmentations of the same image. This non-parametric measure allows us to easily derive an appealing fusion model of label fields, easily expressed as a Gibbs distribution, or as a nonstationary MRF model defined on a complete graph. Concretely, this Gibbs energy model encodes the set of binary constraints, in terms of pairs of pixel labels, provided by each segmentation results to be fused. Combined with a prior distribution, this energy-based Gibbs model also allows for definition of an interesting penalized maximum probabilistic rand estimator with which the fusion of simple, quickly estimated, segmentation results appears as an interesting alternative to complex segmentation models existing in the literature. This fusion framework has been successfully applied on the Berkeley image database. The experiments reported in this paper demonstrate that the proposed method is efficient in terms of visual evaluation and quantitative performance measures and performs well compared to the best existing state-of-the-art segmentation methods recently proposed in the literature.

Optimization of physical factors affecting the production of thermo-stable organic solvent-tolerant protease from a newly isolated halo tolerant Bacillus subtilis strain Rand

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Salleh Abu

2009-04-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Many researchers have reported on the optimization of protease production; nevertheless, only a few have reported on the optimization of the production of organic solvent-tolerant proteases. Ironically, none has reported on thermostable organic solvent-tolerant protease to date. The aim of this study was to isolate the thermostable organic solvent-tolerant protease and identify the culture conditions which support its production. The bacteria of genus Bacillus are active producers of extra-cellular proteases, and the thermostability of enzyme production by Bacillus species has been well-studied by a number of researchers. In the present study, the Bacillus subtilis strain Rand was isolated from the contaminated soil found in Port Dickson, Malaysia. Results A thermostable organic solvent-tolerant protease producer had been identified as Bacillus subtilis strain Rand, based on the 16S rRNA analysis conducted, as well as the morphological characteristics and biochemical properties. The production of the thermostable organic solvent-tolerant protease was optimized by varying various physical culture conditions. Inoculation with 5.0% (v/v of (AB600 = 0.5 inoculum size, in a culture medium (pH 7.0 and incubated for 24 h at 37°C with 200 rpm shaking, was the best culture condition which resulted in the maximum growth and production of protease (444.7 U/ml; 4042.4 U/mg. The Rand protease was not only stable in the presence of organic solvents, but it also exhibited a higher activity than in the absence of organic solvent, except for pyridine which inhibited the protease activity. The enzyme retained 100, 99 and 80% of its initial activity, after the heat treatment for 30 min at 50, 55, and 60°C, respectively. Conclusion Strain Rand has been found to be able to secrete extra-cellular thermostable organic solvent-tolerant protease into the culture medium. The protease exhibited a remarkable stability towards temperature and organic

Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Evaluating Estimates from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study

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2016-01-01

harassment, and gender discrimination in the military. The RAND Military Workplace Study (RMWS) included one of the largest surveys of its kind: Almost...approach to counting service members who experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination , providing DoD with unprecedented...harassment, or gender discrimination . Specifically, both the phone and web follow-up surveys revealed possible nonresponse bias in the RMWS estimates, but

An analysis of appropriate delivery of postoperative radiation therapy for endometrial cancer using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method: Executive summary

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Ellen Jones, MD, PhD

2016-01-01

Conclusions: This analysis based on the RAND/UCLA Method shows significant agreement with the 2014 endometrial Guideline. Areas of divergence, often in scenarios with low-level evidence, included use of external beam RT plus vaginal brachytherapy in stages II and III and external beam RT alone in early-stage patients. Furthermore, the analysis explores other important questions regarding management of this disease site.

Solcellsparkeringen : En jämförande fallstudie för elbilar och bensinbilar

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Myrén Andersson, Isac; Yttermyr-Sütt, Frans

2017-01-01

Av Sveriges totala växthusgasutsläpp är det i nuläget transportsektorn som står för den största andelen och står för mer än 30 % av alla utsläpp. Med ett ökande fordonsbestånd och ett fortsatt behov av transporter blir lösningar som minskar utsläppen från denna sektor avgörande för Sveriges hållbara utveckling. Eftersom 93 % av Sveriges drygt 4,7 miljoner personbilar drivs av fossila bränslen skulle investeringar i alternativa färdmedel såsom elbilar kunna leda Sverige i rätt riktning. Förfat...

Strategic process strengthens and orientates the regional RandD capacity

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Knuuttila, Kirsi [JAMK Univ. of Applied Sciences, Jyvaeskylae (Finland)], e-mail: kirsi.knuuttila@jamk.fi; Krissakova, Ingrid [National Forest Centre-Forest Research Inst., Zvolen (Slovakia); Barbena, Goizeder [Centro Nacional de Energias Renovables/ Departamento de Biomasa, CENER, Pamplona (Spain); Hryniewicz, Marek [Inst. of Technology and Life Sciences, ITP, Raszyn (Poland); Ketikidis, Chrysovalantis [Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, CERTH/ Inst. for Solid Fuels Technology and Applications, Thessaloniki (Greece); Wihersaari, Margareta [Jyvaeskylae Univ., Jyvaeskylae (Finland)

2012-11-01

The use of biomasses and competition for biomass resources are rapidly increasing in Europe due to the positive environmental advantages that this energy source entails, including climate change prevention. Central Finland, Navarra (Spain), Western Macedonia (Greece), Slovakia and Wielkopolska (Poland) have taken the joint initiative to strengthen the regional expertise, cooperation capacities and innovation environment in the field of sustainable use of biomass resources. The initiative to develop the regional research driven clusters is supported by BIOCLUS project (www.bioclus.eu) co-financed by FP7 Regions of Knowledge Programme. The biomass research orientated clusters have built up Regional Strategic RandD Agendas (SRA) and Joint Action Plans (JAP) based on the SRAs. The starting point for SRA is the comprehensive understanding of regional biomass resources. SRA and JAP process orientates and strengthens research activities and capacity building in the selected research fields related to sustainable use of biomass. The agenda supports expertise development and cooperation in the regional research-driven cluster. It identifies the focus of research activities in the future and supports the authorities in directing the use of human and financial resources.

The New 2nd-Generation SRF RandD Facility at Jefferson Lab: TEDF

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Reece, Charles E.; Reilly, Anthony V.

2012-01-01

The US Department of Energy has funded a near-complete renovation of the SRF-based accelerator research and development facilities at Jefferson Lab. The project to accomplish this, the Technical and Engineering Development Facility (TEDF) Project has completed the first of two phases. An entirely new 3,100 m 2 purpose-built SRF technical work facility has been constructed and was occupied in summer of 2012. All SRF work processes with the exception of cryogenic testing have been relocated into the new building. All cavity fabrication, processing, thermal treatment, chemistry, cleaning, and assembly work is collected conveniently into a new LEED-certified building. An innovatively designed 800 m2 cleanroom/chemroom suite provides long-term flexibility for support of multiple RandD and construction projects as well as continued process evolution. The characteristics of this first 2nd-generation SRF facility are described

Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Top-Line Estimates for Active-Duty Service Members from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study

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2014-01-01

enhance the validity of their answers. The development of this new approach to measuring sexual assault and sex-based MEO violations was completed...include the buttocks, inner thigh, breast, groin, anus, vagina, penis and testicles. Top-Line Results from the RAND Military Workplace Study 41 12

Development and validation of Australian aphasia rehabilitation best practice statements using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method

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Power, Emma; Thomas, Emma; Worrall, Linda; Rose, Miranda; Togher, Leanne; Nickels, Lyndsey; Hersh, Deborah; Godecke, Erin; O'Halloran, Robyn; Lamont, Sue; O'Connor, Claire; Clarke, Kim

2015-01-01

Objectives To develop and validate a national set of best practice statements for use in post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation. Design Literature review and statement validation using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method (RAM). Participants A national Community of Practice of over 250 speech pathologists, researchers, consumers and policymakers developed a framework consisting of eight areas of care in aphasia rehabilitation. This framework provided the structure for the development of a care pathway containing aphasia rehabilitation best practice statements. Nine speech pathologists with expertise in aphasia rehabilitation participated in two rounds of RAND/UCLA appropriateness ratings of the statements. Panellists consisted of researchers, service managers, clinicians and policymakers. Main outcome measures Statements that achieved a high level of agreement and an overall median score of 7–9 on a nine-point scale were rated as ‘appropriate’. Results 74 best practice statements were extracted from the literature and rated across eight areas of care (eg, receiving the right referrals, providing intervention). At the end of Round 1, 71 of the 74 statements were rated as appropriate, no statements were rated as inappropriate, and three statements were rated as uncertain. All 74 statements were then rated again in the face-to-face second round. 16 statements were added through splitting existing items or adding new statements. Seven statements were deleted leaving 83 statements. Agreement was reached for 82 of the final 83 statements. Conclusions This national set of 82 best practice statements across eight care areas for the rehabilitation of people with aphasia is the first to be validated by an expert panel. These statements form a crucial component of the Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway (AARP) (http://www.aphasiapathway.com.au) and provide the basis for more consistent implementation of evidence-based practice in stroke rehabilitation. PMID:26137883

Development and validation of Australian aphasia rehabilitation best practice statements using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method.

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Power, Emma; Thomas, Emma; Worrall, Linda; Rose, Miranda; Togher, Leanne; Nickels, Lyndsey; Hersh, Deborah; Godecke, Erin; O'Halloran, Robyn; Lamont, Sue; O'Connor, Claire; Clarke, Kim

2015-07-02

To develop and validate a national set of best practice statements for use in post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation. Literature review and statement validation using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method (RAM). A national Community of Practice of over 250 speech pathologists, researchers, consumers and policymakers developed a framework consisting of eight areas of care in aphasia rehabilitation. This framework provided the structure for the development of a care pathway containing aphasia rehabilitation best practice statements. Nine speech pathologists with expertise in aphasia rehabilitation participated in two rounds of RAND/UCLA appropriateness ratings of the statements. Panellists consisted of researchers, service managers, clinicians and policymakers. Statements that achieved a high level of agreement and an overall median score of 7-9 on a nine-point scale were rated as 'appropriate'. 74 best practice statements were extracted from the literature and rated across eight areas of care (eg, receiving the right referrals, providing intervention). At the end of Round 1, 71 of the 74 statements were rated as appropriate, no statements were rated as inappropriate, and three statements were rated as uncertain. All 74 statements were then rated again in the face-to-face second round. 16 statements were added through splitting existing items or adding new statements. Seven statements were deleted leaving 83 statements. Agreement was reached for 82 of the final 83 statements. This national set of 82 best practice statements across eight care areas for the rehabilitation of people with aphasia is the first to be validated by an expert panel. These statements form a crucial component of the Australian Aphasia Rehabilitation Pathway (AARP) (http://www.aphasiapathway.com.au) and provide the basis for more consistent implementation of evidence-based practice in stroke rehabilitation. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already

Capsaicin on the viability of random-pattern skin flaps in rats Capsaicina na viabilidade de retalhos isquêmicos randômicos em ratos

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Gustavo Roberto de Godoy

2010-10-01

Full Text Available PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of capsaicin on the viability of ischemic random-pattern skin flaps in rats. METHODS:Forty EPM1-Wistar rats were randomized into two groups of 20 animals each, the capsaicin group and the control group. A random-pattern skin flap measuring 10 x 4cm was raised and a plastic barrier was placed between the flap and the donor site. After the surgical procedure, the control group was treated with an inert vehicle in the form of a cream applied uniformly to a rayon bandage which, in turn, was applied to the surface of the skin flap. The capsaicin group was treated in the same way, but in this case capsaicin was added to the cream. This procedure was repeated for two consecutive days. RESULTS: There was a significantly smaller amount of flap necrosis in the capsaicin group (35.07% than in the control group (44.75% (p=0.035. CONCLUSION:Topical administration of capsaicin improved the viability of ischemic random-pattern skin flaps in rats.OBJETIVO: Avaliar os efeitos da capsaicina na viabilidade de retalhos isquêmicos randômicos em ratos. MÉTODOS: Quarenta ratos EPM1-Wistar foram distribuídos ao acaso em dois grupos de 20 animais cada, um grupo capsaicina e um grupo controle. Um retalho isquêmico randômico medindo 10 x 4cm foi elevado e uma barreira plástica foi colocada entre o retalho e a área doadora. Após o procedimento cirúrgico, o grupo controle foi tratado com um veículo inerte sob a forma creme aplicado uniformemente sobre uma atadura de rayon, que, por sua vez, foi aplicada à superfície do retalho. O grupo capsaicina foi tratado da mesma forma, porém a capsaicina foi adicionada ao creme. Este procedimento foi repetido por dois dias consecutivos. RESULTADOS: Houve uma quantidade significativamente menor da necrose do retalho no grupo capsaicina (35,07% comparado ao grupo controle (44,75% (p=0,035. CONCLUSÃO: A administração tópica da capsaicina melhorou a viabilidade de retalhos isquêmicos rand

Starbucksfenomenet i Finland : Hur uppfattar och upplever finska konsumenter tillhörande generation Y och Z varumärket Starbucks?

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Emtö, Anna

2014-01-01

I den här undersökningen har jag undersökt hur finska konsumenter uppfattar och upplever varumärket Starbucks. Jag har utfört undersökningen genom att använda mig av fokusgruppintervjuer. Intervjuerna utfördes på basen av min frågeguide som utvecklats kring de relevanta teoriområden som är presenterade i arbetet. Mitt urval för intervjuerna var finska konsumenter tillhörande generationerna Y och Z i och med att dessa vuxit upp med varumärket samt upplevt inflytandet av sociala medier i vardag...

Neu/Now testib talenti kontekstis / Mart Niineste

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Niineste, Mart, 1983-

2011-01-01

17.-20. novembrini toimuvast rahvusvahelisest kunstifestivalist Neu/Now. Kahetasandilise festivali raames toimuvast online-festivalist ja live-festivalist. Festivali Eesti poolne kuraator Marje Lohuaru

Validation of quality indicators for the organization of palliative care: a modified RAND Delphi study in seven European countries (the Europall project).

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Woitha, Kathrin; Van Beek, Karen; Ahmed, Nisar; Jaspers, Birgit; Mollard, Jean M; Ahmedzai, Sam H; Hasselaar, Jeroen; Menten, Johan; Vissers, Kris; Engels, Yvonne

2014-02-01

Validated quality indicators can help health-care professionals to evaluate their medical practices in a comparative manner to deliver optimal clinical care. No international set of quality indicators to measure the organizational aspects of palliative care settings exists. To develop and validate a set of structure and process indicators for palliative care settings in Europe. A two-round modified RAND Delphi process was conducted to rate clarity and usefulness of a previously developed set of 110 quality indicators. In total, 20 multi-professional palliative care teams of centers of excellence from seven European countries. In total, 56 quality indicators were rated as useful. These valid quality indicators concerned the following domains: the definition of a palliative care service (2 quality indicators), accessibility to palliative care (16 quality indicators), specific infrastructure to deliver palliative care (8 quality indicators), symptom assessment tools (1 quality indicator), specific personnel in palliative care services (9 quality indicators), documentation methodology of clinical data (14 quality indicators), evaluation of quality and safety procedures (1 quality indicator), reporting of clinical activities (1 quality indicator), and education in palliative care (4 quality indicator). The modified RAND Delphi process resulted in 56 international face-validated quality indicators to measure and compare organizational aspects of palliative care. These quality indicators, aimed to assess and improve the organization of palliative care, will be pilot tested in palliative care settings all over Europe and be used in the EU FP7 funded IMPACT project.

Modelling the rand and commodity prices: A Granger causality and cointegration analysis

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Xolani Ndlovu

2014-11-01

Full Text Available This paper examines the ‘commodity currency’ hypothesis of the Rand, that is, the postulate that the currency moves in line with commodity prices, and analyses the associated causality using nominal data between 1996 and 2010. We address both the short run and long run relationship between commodity prices and exchange rates. We find that while the levels of the series of both assets are difference stationary, they are not cointegrated. Further, we find the two variables are negatively related, with strong and significant causality running from commodity prices to the exchange rate and not vice versa, implying exogeneity in the determination of commodity prices with respect to the nominal exchange rate. The strength of the relationship is significantly weaker than other OECD commodity currencies. We surmise that the relationship is dynamic over time owing to the portfolio-rebalance argument and the Commodity Terms of Trade (CTT effect and, in the absence of an error correction mechanism, this disconnect may be prolonged. For commodity and currency market participants, this implies that while futures and forward commodity prices may be useful leading indicators of future currency movements, the price risk management strategies may need to be recalibrated over time.

Välieluruumi ajakiri Õu = Õu, the Landscape Architecture Magazine

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2016-01-01

Välieluruumi ajakirjast "Õu", peatoimetaja Anna-Liisa Unt, kolleegium Merle Karro-Kalberg ja Karin Bachmann, kujundaja Marje Eelmaa (Tuumik Stuudio). Maastikuarhitektuuri aastapreemia 2016 "Maastikuarhitektuuri tegu" laureaat

Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Annex to Volume 3. Tabular Results from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study for Coast Guard Service Members

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2015-01-01

95 B.2. Percentage of members who experienced sexual quid pro quo in the past year...Volume 3 B.2. Percentage of members who experienced sexual quid pro quo in the past year Table B.2 Percentage of members who experienced sexual quid ... SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE U.S. MILITARY Annex to Volume 3. Tabular Results from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study for

Muusika ja sotsiaalsed muutused / Kaie Tanner

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Tanner, Kaie, 1975-

2011-01-01

26. septembrist 1. novembrini Tallinnas toimunud Rahvusvahelise Muusikanõukogu ülemaailmsel muusikafoorumil räägitust. EMTA prorektor Marje Lohuaru muljetest. Lühiintervjuu Euroopa Muusikanõukogu esimees Timo Klemettineniga

Pr Õllesummer / Liis Kängsepp

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Kängsepp, Liis, 1981-

2006-01-01

Marje Hansar OÜ Meediaekspress juhina ja Eesti suurima festivali Õllesummer peakorraldajana. Õllesummeri ideest ja arengust. CV. Diagramm: Õllesummer toodab korralikku kasumit. Vt. samas: Kuidas tekkis Õllesummer?

Graafika Filharmoonias : Harry Liivrand soovitab / Harry Liivrand

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Liivrand, Harry, 1961-

2004-01-01

Alustatakse regulaarse kunstinäituse programmiga Estonia Kontserdisaalis. Avatakse graafikanäitus "Lähenemised" (koostaja Vappu Vabar). Osalevad Marje Üksine, Reti Saks, Maria-Kristiina Ulas, Kelli Kagovere, Naima Neidre jt

Vask arhitektuuris / Marje Tammert

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Tammert, Marje

2004-01-01

Vask kui pikaealine ja vastupidav ehitusmaterjal. Vase patineerumine. Vase arhitektuursed eelised. Paatinaroheline arhitektuuris. Eestis on vaskplekki kasutatud Niitvälja golfiklubi (M. Shein, J. Tiidemann) ja De la Gardie kaubamaja (A. Alver, T. Trummal, T. Laht) fassaadil

Developing appropriate criteria for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Surgery Using RAND Appropriateness Method (RAM

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R Ostovar

2009-07-01

Full Text Available ABSTRACT: Introduction & Objective: Results of different studies show that a relatively large number of healthcare services offered are inappropriate or unnecessary. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a benign enlargement of the prostate gland. Clinical features of this disease are one of the most common problems encountered by elderly males. The aim of this study was to assess the appropriateness of benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery. Materials & Methods: In this qualitative study which was conducted in 2008-9, in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, the RAN/UCLA method was used, which was designed in 1980 by the RAND institute and the University of California in Los Angeles. Regarding the stages of our method, scenarios and indications for benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery were chosen from the latest approved scientific resources and subsequently sent to urology specialists, who were chosen as members of the specialized panel. Panel members gave scores ranging from 1 to 9 to each indication and scenario based on scientific resources, clinical experiences and patient’s condition in two separate panel sessions. After compilation, the indications were finally grouped as appropriate, equivocal, and inappropriate so that they could be used to determine appropriateness of benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery in hospitals. In this study, the most suitable and most approved clinical guidelines related to benign prostatic hyperplasia, the Guidelines Evaluation and Research Appraisal (AGREE were used.The selected guidelines were used as scientific resources for choosing the indications of benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery. SPSS version 16 and kappa weighted value were used in analysis process of the study. Results: Out of 282 scenarios grouped as 9 conditions related to benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery, which were extracted from scientific sources, 73 cases (25.9% were considered as appropriate, 14 cases (5% as equivocal and 7 cases (2

Universal Music Finland OY ruumid = Interiors of Universal Music Finland OY

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2011-01-01

Helsingis Merimiehenkatu 36D asuvate kontoriruumide sisekujundusest. Sisearhitekt Jan Skolimowski (KAMP Arhitektid OÜ), loetletud tema tehtud töid. Laudadele ja klaasseintele kantud graafika kaasautorid: Martin ja Marje Eelma (Tuumik Stuudio OÜ)

Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Annex to Volume 2. Tabular Results from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study for Department of Defense Service Members

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2015-01-01

Workplace role of the offender(s) among men who experienced sexual harassment or gender discrimination in the past year, by service... Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Annex to Volume 2 Table B.10.f Workplace role of the offender(s) among men who experienced... SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE U.S. MILITARY Annex to Volume 2. Tabular Results from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace

The Importance of Habits in Meredith Rand and Shane Drinion’s ‘tête-à-tête’ in The Pale King

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Alexander Moran

2017-03-01

Full Text Available This article utilises pragmatist philosopher John Dewey’s concept of habit to explore Wallace’s habit-based definition of character through a close reading of the long, confessional ‘tête-á-tête’ between Meredith Rand and Shane Drinion in 'The Pale King' (2011. Analysis of this scene shows the distinction between personal habits and societal customs, and the role of the observer in interpreting such habits and customs. A focus on habit demonstrates how Wallace advocates for a liberal democratic process of evolution and change. Dewey’s ideas are also shown to be a useful means to navigate the burgeoning field of Wallace Studies, and the habits and customs that have come to define the field.

Armin Karu põrutab täiskäigul edasi / Koit Brinkmann

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Brinkmann, Koit

2006-01-01

AS-i Olympic Casino Group juhatuse esimees Armin Karu edukast aktsiaemissioonist, kasiinoärist, õpingutest ja eraelust. Lisa: Armin Karu. Kommenteerivad: Tõnis Rüütel, Liina Linsi, Jaan Karu, Marje Braunbrück ja Jaan Korpusov

How does sagittal imbalance affect the appropriateness of surgical indications and selection of procedure in the treatment of degenerative scoliosis? Findings from the RAND/UCLA Appropriate Use Criteria study.

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Daubs, Michael D; Brara, Harsimran S; Raaen, Laura B; Chen, Peggy Guey-Chi; Anderson, Ashaunta T; Asch, Steven M; Nuckols, Teryl K

2018-05-01

Degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) is often associated with sagittal imbalance, which may affect patients' health outcomes before and after surgery. The appropriateness of surgery and preferred operative approaches has not been examined in detail for patients with DLS and sagittal imbalance. The goals of this article were to describe what is currently known about the relationship between sagittal imbalance and health outcomes among patients with DLS and to determine how indications for surgery in patients with DLS differ when sagittal imbalance is present. This study included a literature review and an expert panel using the RAND/University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Appropriateness Method. To develop appropriate use criteria for DLS, researchers at the RAND Corporation recently employed the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method, which involves a systematic review of the literature and multidisciplinary expert panel process. Experts reviewed a synopsis of published literature and rated the appropriateness of five common operative approaches for 260 different clinical scenarios. In the present work, we updated the literature review and compared panelists' ratings in scenarios where imbalance was present versus absent. This work was funded by the Collaborative Spine Research Foundation, a group of surgical specialty societies and device manufacturers. On the basis of 13 eligible studies that examined sagittal imbalance and outcomes in patients with DLS, imbalance was associated with worse functional status in the absence of surgery and worse symptoms and complications postoperatively. Panelists' ratings demonstrated a consistent pattern across the diverse clinical scenarios. In general, when imbalance was present, surgery was more likely to be appropriate or necessary, including in some situations where surgery would otherwise be inappropriate. For patients with moderate to severe symptoms and imbalance, a deformity correction procedure was usually appropriate

effects of antilymphocyte serum on hyperacute renal rejection in goats

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1971-04-17

Apr 17, 1971 ... SoMARJE V. JOOSTE, Life Sciences Division, Atomic Energy Board, Pretoria. SUMMARY ... and is more in accord with the 'blindfolding' theory than any other. ... used could provide evidence on whether ALS can act on the.

Kolmekihiline Kopli tort Märjamaal / Sulev Oll

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Oll, Sulev, 1964-

2010-01-01

Marje Jurtšenko dokumentaalfilmist "Aeg on siin", mis räägib aastast Eesti eri paikades elava nelja 7aastase lapse elus. Filmi esilinastas filmis osalenud Fredile ja tema koolikaaslastele Märjamaa kinos Helk kinomehhaanik Hans Veimann

The portfolio risk management and diversification benefits from the South African rand currency index (rain

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F.Y. Jordaan

2012-12-01

Full Text Available This study attempts to explain the source of risk management and diversification benefits that investors may gain from the South African Rand Currency Index (RAIN as it relates to an equity portfolio with stock market exposure (locally or international. These diversification benefits may result from the negative correlation between RAIN and the South African All Share Index (ALSI. To explain and fully exploit the benefits of RAIN, the main variables that represent South Africa’s trading partner equity and bond markets movements, were identified. To account for the interaction of RAIN with the ALSI, the latter was firstly decomposed into its economic groups and secondly into its various sub-sectors. Various analyses were carried out to determine which variables describe the relationship between the ALSI and RAIN. The variables that describe the relationship with a high adjusted R2, were identified. The findings suggest that when the ALSI is decomposed into its ten economic groups and thirty-seven sub-groups, the quadratic as opposed to linear models using response surface regressions, explained the majority of the variation in RAIN over the entire period. The linear models, however, explained more of the variation in RAIN during the recent 2008/2009 financial crisis

Eesti film - needusega? / Margot Visnap

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Visnap, Margot, 1959-

2006-01-01

Mängufilm "Libahundi needus" : stsenaristid Margus Kasterpalu, Ilmar Raag ja Rainer Sarnet : režissöör Rainer Sarnet : osades Katariina Lauk, Rene Reinumägi, Raine Loo, Kersti Kreismann, Marje Metsur, Tiit Lilleorg : Shop of Dreams - Eesti Televisioon 2005

Rahvusvaheline "Scripta manent II" Tallinnas

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2000-01-01

Eduard Taska 110. sünniaastapäevale pühendatud rahvusvaheline köitekunsti- ja kalligraafianäitus "Scripta manent II" Tallinna Kunstihoones. Köitekunsti osas pälvis "kuldraamatu" Marielle Liivat, ergutusauhinnad: Marje Kask, Kadi Kiipus, Urve Kolde

Kas võidab teater või sihikindel needus ? / Matis Song

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Song, Matis, 1978-

2006-01-01

Mängufilm "Libahundi needus" : stsenaristid Margus Kasterpalu, Ilmar Raag ja Rainer Sarnet : režissöör Rainer Sarnet : osades Katariina Lauk, Rene Reinumägi, Raine Loo, Kersti Kreismann, Marje Metsur, Tiit Lilleorg : Shop of Dreams - Eesti Televisioon 2005

Ruth Kalda: peremeditsiinis saab patsiendi tervise heaks väga palju ära teha / küsitlenud Eli Lilles

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Kalda, Ruth, 1965-

2015-01-01

Intervjuu peremeditsiini kliiniku juhataja prof Ruth Kalda 50. sünnipäeval. Ruth Kaldast räägivad: Anneli Rätsep, Elle-Mall Keevallik, Lehte Põder,Heidi- Ingrid Maaroos ja Marje Oona ning Mart Einasto ja Pärtel Piirimäe

Hea õpetamise grandi saajad

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2016-01-01

Õpetamise uurimist alustavad grandi toel Andrus Org, Riina Oruaas, Natalja Zagura (humanitaar- ja kunstide valdkond), Stefano Braghiroli, Aet Kiisla, Tiiu Taur (sotsiaalteadused), Marje Oona, Oivi Uibo, Daisy Volmer (meditsiinitead.), Svetlana Ganina, Natalja Lepik ja Raivo Raid (loodus- ja täppistead.)

Extreme value analysis of air pollution data and their comparison between two large urban regions of South America

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Leila Droprinchinski Martins

2017-12-01

Full Text Available Sixteen years of hourly atmospheric pollutant data (1996–2011 in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo (MASP, and seven years (2005–2011 of data measured in the Metropolitan Area of Rio de Janeiro (MARJ, were analyzed in order to study the extreme pollution events and their return period. In addition, the objective was to compare the air quality between the two largest Brazilian urban areas and provide information for decision makers, government agencies and civil society. Generalized Extreme Value (GEV and Generalized Pareto Distribution (GPD were applied to investigate the behavior of pollutants in these two regions. Although GEV and GPD are different approaches, they presented similar results. The probability of higher concentrations for CO, NO, NO2, PM10 and PM2.5 was more frequent during the winter, and O3 episodes occur most frequently during summer in the MASP. On the other hand, there is no seasonally defined behavior in MARJ for pollutants, with O3 presenting the shortest return period for high concentrations. In general, Ibirapuera and Campos Elísios stations present the highest probabilities of extreme events with high concentrations in MASP and MARJ, respectively. When the regions are compared, MASP presented higher probabilities of extreme events for all analyzed pollutants, except for NO; while O3 and PM2.5 are those with most frequent probabilities of presenting extreme episodes, in comparison other pollutants. Keywords: Air pollutants, Extreme events, Megacities, Ozone, Particulate matter

Maalitud majad Zalipies / Marje Tammert

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Tammert, Marje

2003-01-01

Poola Zalipie külas on elumajad ja kõrvalhooned dekoreeritud erksavärviliste lillebukettidega. Lilli ja linde näeb aknaluukidel, aiapostidel, kaevudel, käimlatel jm. Küla muuseumis on lilledega kaetud kogu interjöör, kapid, nõud ja tikitud tekstiilid. 4 ill

Alkohol ja majandus / Marje Josing

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Josing, Marje, 1959-

2003-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti 30. juuli lk. 8. Alkoholi tootmisest, tarbimisest, müügist Eestis. IMD riikide uuringust, kus ettevõtjad annavad hinnangu, kuivõrd alkoholiprobleemid segavad ettevõttes tööd. Diagrammid. Tabelid

Developing Criteria for Lumbar Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Using RAND Appropriateness Method (RAM)

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Keshtkaran, Ali; Bagheri, Mohammad Hadi; Ostovar, Rahim; Salari, Hedayat; Farokhi, Majid Reza; Esfandiari, Atefeh; Yousefimanesh, Hossein

2012-01-01

Studies show that a large proportion of healthcare offered may be inappropriate or unnecessary. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a new and expensive diagnostic technology which has been increasingly used all over the world. Moreover, this trend has been more rapidly increasing in Iran. Low back pain is a common disorder all over the world and MRI technique is one of the several ways to assess its cause. The present study aims to develop scenarios for lumbar spine MRI. In the present study, the RAND Appropriateness Method (RAM) was used in order to reach consensus regarding developing scenarios for lumbar spine MRI. We generated scenarios from valid clinical guidelines as well as the experts’ opinion. The panel members included nine specialists from various medical specialties that had scored scenarios in two rounds, the first of which was without interaction, while the second one was with interaction. We extracted 97 scenarios for the lumbar spine MRI in the scenario extracting phase of the study and the panel members added 18 scenarios. After implementation of two rounds, the scenarios were categorized into three ranges. Sixty seven (58%) of the scenarios were considered as appropriate, 45 (39%) as uncertain, and three (2.6%) as inappropriate. RAM is useful for identifying stakeholder views in settings with limited resources. Since RAM has precise instructions for consensus developing, a large number of scenarios were considered as uncertain. Therefore, more research has to be conducted on the issue

'Syncing' Up with the Quinn-Rand-Strogatz Constant: Hurwitz-ZetaFunctions in Non-Linear physics

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Durgin, Natalie J.; Garcia, Sofia M.; Flournoy, Tamara; Bailey,David H.

2007-12-01

This work extends the analytical and computationalinvestigation of the Quinn-Rand-Strogatz (QRS) constants from non-linearphysics. The QRS constants (c1, c2, ..., cN) are found in a Winfreeoscillator mean-field system used to examine the transition of coupledoscillators as they lose synchronization. The constants are part of anasymptotic expansion of a function related to the oscillatorsynchronization. Previous work used high-precision software packages toevaluate c1 to 42 decimal-digits, which made it possible to recognize andprove that c1 was the root of a certain Hurwitz-zeta function. Thisallowed a value of c2 to beconjectured in terms of c1. Therefore thereis interest in determining the exact values of these constants to highprecision in the hope that general relationships can be establishedbetween the constants and the zeta functions. Here, we compute the valuesof the higher order constants (c3, c4) to more than 42-digit precision byextending an algorithm developed by D.H. Bailey, J.M. Borwein and R.E.Crandall. Several methods for speeding up the computation are exploredand an alternate proof that c1 is the root of a Hurwitz-zeta function isattempted.

Maksude tõstmine lööb nii ettevõtlust kui ka tavalist inimest / Mirko Ojakivi

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Ojakivi, Mirko

2008-01-01

Konjunktuuriinstituudi direktori Marje Josingu sõnul halvendaks maksutõus nii ettevõtluse konkurentsivõimet kui ka inimeste võimet eluga toime tulla, ka maksumaksjate liidu esimees Lasse Lehis peab maksude tõstmist valeks, eriti vale oleks tema väitel tõsta käibemaksu

Structural and magnetic properties of two branches of the tripod-kagome-lattice family A2R3Sb3O14 (A = Mg, Zn; R = Pr, Nd, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb)

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Dun, Z. L.; Trinh, J.; Lee, M.; Choi, E. S.; Li, K.; Hu, Y. F.; Wang, Y. X.; Blanc, N.; Ramirez, A. P.; Zhou, H. D.

2017-03-01

We present a systematic study of the structural and magnetic properties of two branches of the rare-earth tripod-kagome-lattice (TKL) family A2R3Sb3O14 (A = Mg, Zn; R = Pr, Nd, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb; here, we use abbreviation A-R, as in MgPr for Mg2Pr3Sb3O14 ), which complements our previously reported work on MgDy, MgGd, and MgEr [Z. L. Dun et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 157201 (2016), 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.157201]. The present susceptibility (χdc, χac) and specific-heat measurements reveal various magnetic ground states, including the nonmagnetic singlet state for MgPr, ZnPr; long-range orderings (LROs) for MgGd, ZnGd, MgNd, ZnNd, and MgYb; a long-range magnetic charge ordered state for MgDy, ZnDy, and potentially for MgHo; possible spin-glass states for ZnEr, ZnHo; the absence of spin ordering down to 80 mK for MgEr, MgTb, ZnTb, and ZnYb compounds. The ground states observed here bear both similarities as well as striking differences from the states found in the parent pyrochlore systems. In particular, while the TKLs display a greater tendency towards LRO, the lack of LRO in MgHo, MgTb, and ZnTb can be viewed from the standpoint of a balance among spin-spin interactions, anisotropies, and non-Kramers nature of single-ion state. While substituting Zn for Mg changes the chemical pressure, and subtly modifies the interaction energies for compounds with larger R ions, this substitution introduces structural disorder and modifies the ground states for compounds with smaller R ions (Ho, Er, Yb).

Austria uuringu tõlgendus: Eesti on eurotsooni must majandus / Kaja Koovit ; kommenteerinud Maria Alajõe

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Koovit, Kaja, 1968-

2011-01-01

Austrias asuva Linzi ülikooli uuringu kohaselt moodustab varimajandus Eesti majandusest kolmandiku. SSE Riga ehk Stockholmi majanduskooli Riias Balti varimajanduse uuringu põhjal võib varimajanduse osakaal Eestis olla 19,4 protsenti. Varimajanduse alal maailma juhtivaks eksperdiks peetava Friedrich Schneideri uuringust. Marje Josingu ja Juhan Partsi hinnanguid. Tabel: Varimajandus

Key interventions and quality indicators for quality improvement of STEMI care: a RAND Delphi survey.

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Aeyels, Daan; Sinnaeve, Peter R; Claeys, Marc J; Gevaert, Sofie; Schoors, Danny; Sermeus, Walter; Panella, Massimiliano; Coeckelberghs, Ellen; Bruyneel, Luk; Vanhaecht, Kris

2017-12-13

Identification, selection and validation of key interventions and quality indicators for improvement of in hospital quality of care for ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. A structured literature review was followed by a RAND Delphi Survey. A purposively selected multidisciplinary expert panel of cardiologists, nurse managers and quality managers selected and validated key interventions and quality indicators prior for quality improvement for STEMI. First, 34 experts (76% response rate) individually assessed the appropriateness of items to quality improvement on a nine point Likert scale. Twenty-seven key interventions, 16 quality indicators at patient level and 27 quality indicators at STEMI care programme level were selected. Eighteen additional items were suggested. Experts received personal feedback, benchmarking their score with group results (response rate, mean, median and content validity index). Consequently, 32 experts (71% response rate) openly discussed items with an item-content validity index above 75%. By consensus, the expert panel validated a final set of 25 key interventions, 13 quality indicators at patient level and 20 quality indicators at care programme level prior for improvement of in hospital care for STEMI. A structured literature review and multidisciplinary expertise was combined to validate a set of key interventions and quality indicators prior for improvement of care for STEMI. The results allow researchers and hospital staff to evaluate and support quality improvement interventions in a large cohort within the context of a health care system.

Balancing Demand and Supply for Veterans' Health Care: A Summary of Three RAND Assessments Conducted Under the Veterans Choice Act.

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Farmer, Carrie M; Hosek, Susan D; Adamson, David M

2016-06-20

In response to concerns that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has faced about veterans' access to care and the quality of care delivered, Congress enacted the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ("Veterans Choice Act") in August 2014. The law was passed to help address access issues by expanding the criteria through which veterans can seek care from civilian providers. In addition, the law called for a series of independent assessments of the VA health care system across a broad array of topics related to the delivery of health care services to veterans in VA-owned and -operated facilities, as well as those under contract to VA. RAND conducted three of these assessments: Veteran demographics and health care needs (A), VA health care capabilities (B), and VA authorities and mechanisms for purchasing care (C). This article summarizes the findings of our assessments and includes recommendations from the reports for improving the match between veterans' needs and VA's capabilities, including VA's ability to purchase necessary care from the private sector.

Valued Estonian Music CDs / Igor Garshnek

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Garšnek, Igor, 1958-

2003-01-01

2002. aastal välja antud eesti muusika heliplaatidest Arvo Pärt "Summa", Lepo Sumera "Chamber Music", "Baltic Voices 1.", "Sequenzen - Europäische Orgelmusik des 20. Jahrhundrets mit...", "El silenco ئ Silence. Kuldar and Marje Sink. Songs of Mother and Son", "Riho Sibul. Estonian Dream Big Band", "Rull's Royce ئ Rull's Choice"

Kosmosest maa peale / Alina Kurvits

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Kurvits, Alina

2004-01-01

Eesti noorte moeloojate võistlusest "Supernoova 2004". Üksikute finalistide kollektsioonide iseloomustus - Heleliis Hõim, Kati Ilves, Lemmiki Ehatamm, Triin Kaiv, Kaisa Reimand, Marin Sild, Maria Ossadtsaja, Kris Lemsalu, Ingel Undusk, Mari Hiietamm, Kaspar Paas, Maarja Metspalu, Kätlin Kaljuvee, Marje Mõttus, Julia Korovina, Külli-Kerttu Siplane,Piret Paal, Raili Nõlvak, Oksana Tandit, Vassilissa Shehovtsova

Igapäevaelu ajalugu / Marje Oja

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Oja, Marje

2001-01-01

14.-18. märtsini toimus Tallinnas Euroopa Ajalooõpetajate Assotsiatsiooni aastakonverents EUROCLIO (European Standing Conference of History Teachers Association), mille teemaks oli igapäevaelu käsitlemine ajalooõpetuses. Esinesid Tartu Kunstimuuseumi direktor Heiki Pärdi, Chaplini keskuse kuraator Mark Soosaar, Riigikogu liige Marju Lauristin, peaminister Mart Laar, TPÜ professor Voldemar Kolga

Avanevad uksed: eestlasest maailmakodanikuks / Kärt Hellerma

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Hellerma, Kärt, 1956-

2009-01-01

Kirjastuse Petrone Print sarjas "Minu..." ilmunud raamatutest: Petrone, Epp. Minu Ameerika. 1-2. (2007) ; Penu, Anna-Maria. Minu Hispaania (2008) ; Aksli, Marje. Minu Moldova (2008) ; Kängsepp, Liis. Minu Argentina (2008) ; Kupinskaja, Maria. Minu Alaska (2008) ; Loog, Mai. Minu Tai (2008) ; Nõmm, Tarvo. Minu Island (2009) ; Praakli, Kristiina. Minu Itaalia (2009) ; Väljaots, Urmas. Minu Pariis (2009)

Color vision deficiency compensation for Visual Processing Disorder using Hardy-Rand-Rittler test and color transformation

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Balbin, Jessie R.; Pinugu, Jasmine Nadja J.; Bautista, Joshua Ian C.; Nebres, Pauline D.; Rey Hipolito, Cipriano M.; Santella, Jose Anthony A.

2017-06-01

Visual processing skill is used to gather visual information from environment however, there are cases that Visual Processing Disorder (VPD) occurs. The so called visual figure-ground discrimination is a type of VPD where color is one of the factors that contributes on this type. In line with this, color plays a vital role in everyday living, but individuals that have limited and inaccurate color perception suffers from Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) and still not aware on their case. To resolve this case, this study focuses on the design of KULAY, a Head-Mounted Display (HMD) device that can assess whether a user has a CVD or not thru the standard Hardy-Rand-Rittler (HRR) test. This test uses pattern recognition in order to evaluate the user. In addition, color vision deficiency simulation and color correction thru color transformation is also a concern of this research. This will enable people with normal color vision to know how color vision deficient perceives and vice-versa. For the accuracy of the simulated HRR assessment, its results were validated thru an actual assessment done by a doctor. Moreover, for the preciseness of color transformation, Structural Similarity Index Method (SSIM) was used to compare the simulated CVD images and the color corrected images to other reference sources. The output of the simulated HRR assessment and color transformation shows very promising results indicating effectiveness and efficiency of the study. Thus, due to its form factor and portability, this device is beneficial in the field of medicine and technology.

Baixa prevalência de discromatopsia, pela 4ª edição do teste pseudoisocromático HRR (Hardy, Rand e Rittler), da população indígena de etnia terena da aldeia lalima na região de Miranda: Mato Grosso do Sul Low prevalence of dyschromatopsia using the fourth edition of HRR (Hardy, Rand and Rittler) pseudoisochromatic plate test among the Indian population of Lalima village, Terena

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Marcos Rogério Mistro Piccinin; Juliana Ferrari Cunha; Herbert Paulo de Almeida; Cleiton Cassio Bach; Andréa Cristina Grubits Gonçalves de Oliveira Dossa; Reinaldo Ferreira da Silva; Valdir Filgueiras Pessoa

2007-01-01

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a freqüência de discromatopsias através da 4ª edição do teste pseudoisocromático HRR (Hardy, Rand and Rittler) entre a população indígena masculina da aldeia Lalima, etnia Terena, na região de Miranda-MS. MÉTODOS: Foram realizadas viagens à aldeia Lalima em Miranda-MS, nos meses de janeiro e fevereiro de 2005. As viagens para realizar os exames só foram iniciadas após o projeto ter sido avaliado e aprovado pelos Comitê de Ética e Pesquisa da UFMS, Comitê Nacional de Ética e ...

VI rahvusvaheline turismikonverents : Eesti turism muutuste keerises: võimalused, uuendused, eristumine

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2011-01-01

Eesti Turismifirmade Liidu, EASiu Turismiarenduskeskuse ning Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi poolt 29. septembril Sokos Hotel Virus korraldatud VI rahvusvahelisest turismikonverentsist "Eesti turism muutuste keerises: võimalused, uuendused, eristumine", kus anti välja ka Turismiuuendaja ja EDEN auhinnad. Konverentsi moderaator oli Tallinna Lennujaama juhatuse liige Erik Sakkov. Lühiülevaade Maria Alajõe, Joakim Heleniuse, Rohit Talwari, Marje Josingu, Martin Schoberti ettekannetest

Tiina Piisang sai preemia

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2001-01-01

III rahvusvaheline köitekunstisümpoosion 14.-21. XI Vilniuses. Avati näitus "Raamat". Preemiad: I - Anne Giordani, Prantsusmaa, II - Isabelle Poitras, Kanada, III - Tiina Piisang, ergutuspreemia - Duda Rimantas, Leedu. Eestist osalevad väljapanekul veel Silvi Kalda, Marje Kask, Külli Veelaid, Zhanna Zhuravel, Elin Kard, Piret Männa. Odette Drapeau Kanadast tutvustas kalanaha kasutamisvõimalusi raamatuköitmisel

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Effect of pass schedule and groove design on the metal deformation of 38MnVS6 in the initial passes of hot rolling · R S Nalawade V R Marje G Balachandran V Balasubramanian · More Details Abstract Fulltext PDF. The deformation behaviour of a hot rolled micro-alloyed steel bar of grade 38MnVS6 was examined using ...

Experimental model for low level laser therapy on ischemic random skin flap in rats Modelo experimental para laserterapia de baixa intensidade em retalho cutâneo randômico isquêmico em ratos

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Rodrigo Paschoal Prado

2006-08-01

Full Text Available PURPOSE: To develop an experimental model to be used in the study of low level Laser therapy on viability of random skin flap in rats. METHODS: The sample was 24 Wistar-EPM rats. The random skin flap measured 10 x 4 cm and a plastic sheet was interposed between the flap and donor site. Group 1 (control underwent sham irradiation with diode laser (830 nm. Group 2 was submitted to laser irradiation with diode laser (830 nm. The animals were submitted to Laser therapy with 36 J/cm² energy density (72 seconds immediately after the surgery and on the four subsequent days. The probe was usually held in contact with the skin flap surface on a point at 2.5 cm cranial from the flap base. On the seventh postoperative day, the percentage of necrotic area was measured and calculated. RESULTS: Group 1 reached an average necrotic area of 48.86%, Group 2 - 23.14%. After the statistic analysis, compared with the control group, Group 2 showed a statistically significant increase in survival area (pOBJETIVO: Propor o desenvolvimento de um modelo experimental para verificar o efeito da laserterapia de baixa intensidade na viabilidade do retalho cutâneo randômico em ratos. MÉTODOS: A amostra constituiu-se de 24 ratos, da linhagem Wistar-EPM. O retalho cutâneo randômico foi realizado com dimensões de 10x4 cm e uma barreira plástica foi interposta entre o mesmo e o leito doador. O Grupo 1 (controle, foi submetido a uma simulação de tratamento com a irradiação laser de diodo (830 nm. O Grupo 2 foi submetido à irradiação laser de diodo (830 nm. Os animais foram submetidos a terapia a laser com densidade de energia de 36 J/cm2 (72 segundos imediatamente após a operação e nos outros quatros dias subseqüentes. A caneta do laser foi posicionada a 90 graus em contato com o retalho cutâneo em um ponto a 2,5 cm da base cranial do retalho. No sétimo dia pós-operatório foram calculadas as porcentagens da área de necrose. RESULTADOS: O Grupo 1 apresentou

Avastamata aarete päev

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2009-01-01

Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus korraldas Pirita Lillepaviljonis Euroopa Komisjoni ning majandus- ja kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi toetusel 27. mail 2009 Avastamata aarete päeva. Päev oli pühendatud Eesti looduse väärtustamisele. Sõna võtsid EAS Turismiarenduskeskuse direktori asetäitja Marje Braunbrück, looduse- ja rännumees Hendrik Relve, Tallinna Ülikooli rekreatsiooniteaduste osakonna juhataja Mart Reimann ja reisikorraldaja Gerald Broddelez

Unearthing a hidden treasure: 60 years of karst research in the Far West Rand, South Africa

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Aljoscha Schrader

2015-05-01

Full Text Available Karstified dolomitic formations situated in the Far West Rand goldfield of the Witwatersrand Basin constitute a significant groundwater resource in semi?arid South Africa and would be of strategic importance for alleviating the increasing water stress in nearby metropolitan areas. The deep?level gold mines operating below the dolomites have suffered from large volumes of dolomitic groundwater flowing into the mine voids, rendering mining both expensive and hazardous. In order to secure safe and economical mining, the overlying dolomites were dewatered. Here we review research over 60 years, conducted in three of the four major dolomitic compartments affected by dewatering. After more than six decades of research, these aquifers are arguably the most investigated karst systems in South Africa, and possibly worldwide. The data generated are, in many respects, unique, as many measurements can never be repeated, covering stochastic events such as a major water inrush into mine workings and some of the most catastrophic sinkhole developments ever recorded. Given the potential value for improving the understanding of general and local karst hydrogeology, our main goal for this paper is to alert the scientific community to the existence of this resource of mostly unpublished data and research. A no less important aim is to support a systematic collation of these studies which are in danger of being irretrievably lost as mines increasingly close down. Ecological and economic impacts of the flooding of mines in and around Johannesburg emphasise the lack of reliable historical mine data to optimally address the matter. We provide the first comprehensive, yet not exhaustive, overview on the existing studies, briefly discussing scientific content as well as obstacles for utilising the scattered, and often non?peer reviewed, information sources.

Evidence for Policy Making: Clinical Appropriateness Study of Lumbar Spine MRI Prescriptions Using RAND Appropriateness Method

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Hossein Yousefi Manesh

2013-01-01

Full Text Available MRI is a new and expensive diagnostic technology, which has been used increasingly all over the world. Low back pain is a worldwide prevalent disorder and MRI technique is one of the several ways to diagnose it. This paper aims to identify the appropriateness of lumbar spine MRI prescriptions in Shiraz teaching hospitals using standardized RAND Appropriateness Method (RAM criteria. Methods This study consisted of two phases. The first phase involved a qualitative enquiry and the second phase had a quantitative cross-sectional nature. In the first phase RAM was used for developing lumbar spine MRI indications and scenarios. In the second phase, the finalized scenarios were compared with the history and physical examination of 300 patients with low back pain. The rate of appropriateness of lumbar spine MRI prescription was then calculated. Results Of 300 cases of lumbar spine MRI prescriptions, approximately 167 (56% were considered inappropriate, 72 (24% were uncertain, and 61 (20% were deemed to be appropriate. The economic burden of inappropriate prescriptions was calculated at 88,009,000 Rials. In addition, the types of expertise and physical examination were considered as related factors to appropriateness of prescriptions. Conclusion In conclusion, a large proportion of lumbar spine MRI prescriptions, which result in financial burden on the insurance companies and the patients alike is unnecessary. This study suggests that policy makers consider this evidence while decision-making. Our findings highlight the imperative role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA and Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs. As a result, developing local clinical guidelines may create the commitment needed in physicians in prescribing appropriate prescriptions within the health sector. The study further recommends that appropriate scenarios should be considered as a criterion for payment and reimbursement.

John Outrami emotsionaalse laenguga arhitektuur / Marje Tammert

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Tammert, Marje

2004-01-01

Cambridge'i ülikooli õigusinstituudi hoonetekompleks - rekonstruktsioon Addenbrooke'i haiglast rõõmsavärviliseks õppehooneks. Vanale osale lisandus kolm uut hoonet. J. Outrami rohelisest mõtteviisist. Välisvaade, 3 sisevaadet

Kunstfotograafid tõid pildid Valka / Marje Laugen

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Laugen, Marje

2004-01-01

Valga kultuurikeskuses avati Ungari Vabariigi Smogy maakonna algatatud rahvusvahelise kunstiprojekti Changing World Images raames fotonäitus "Teatriprintsiip eesti fotos". Näituse organisaator Raivo Behrsin, kuraator Peeter Linnap. Vallo Kalamehe kommentaar

Müncheni metroo punane liin / Marje Tammert

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Tammert, Marje

2004-01-01

1999. a. avatud Müncheni uude messikeskusesse viiva allmaaraudteeliini U2 pikenduse ootesaalide kujundus. Metroopeatuse Messestadt West arhitektuurne välislahendus on Kopenhaageni büroolt BBP-Arkitekter, ootesaali värvikujunduse autor Heribert Heindl. Moosfeldi ootesaali valgusprojekti autor Ingo Maurer. Truderingi ootesaalis Sophie Kaiseri projekt "Tattoo + Spiele". 3 ill

Tagandamisohus peaministrile anti hingetõmbeaega / Marje Aksli

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Aksli, Marje

2008-01-01

Kanada peaminister Stephen Harper on kaotanud parlamendi usalduse ning ametist tagandamise vältimiseks palus ta kindralkuberner Michaelle Jeanil parlamendi töö 26. jaanuarini peatada. Lisa: Dion põhjustab vastuolusid

Need meeletud-meeletud tiirlevad plaadikettad / Immo Mihkelson

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Mihkelson, Immo, 1959-

2005-01-01

Uutest eesti plaatidest Tafenau-Sibul-Helevä-Soo-Hasa "Siin on soe", "Vinland", Vanalinna Muusikamaja Kitarristuudio "KõlaCODA", Aimla-Arder-Agan-Mälgand "Mu süda, ärka üles", Trio Romanss & Modern Fox "Jesli ljubish, naidi...", Bonzo & Tõun "Andke tagasi maailm", Marje Sink "Jõululaulud", Jaan Tätte & MArko MAtvere "Laulude õhtu "Vana kuub"", Hannah "Live", Muschraum "Naterijeka", Smilers "Esimene Eesti tuur", Ines "uus päev"

Dinámica microbial del suelo asociada a diferentes estrategias de manejo de Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands en aguacate

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Joaquín Guillermo Ramírez Gil

2013-12-01

Full Text Available La marchitez del aguacate es la enfermedad más limitante de este cultivo, cuyo agente causal más relevante es el oomycete Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands. Es por esto que se han desarrollado diferentes estrategias para su manejo integrado, pero aún prevalece el uso de productos químicos, como única medida de manejo, generando impactos negativos en el ambiente y la salud. Uno de los efectos perjudiciales que se ocasiona es la alteración de las poblaciones microbianas en el suelo. Este trabajo estuvo encaminado a conocer la dinámica microbiana del suelo, bajo diferentes estrategias de manejo de esta enfermedad, para lo cual se midió su dinamismo mediante unidades formadoras de colonias (UFC, para hongos, bacterias y actinomicetos, a partir de muestras de suelo y rizósfera de la raíz, bajo incubación en condiciones de anaerobiosis y aerobiosis, además se midió la actividad microbiana total, en condiciones de laboratorio, como complemento se cuantificaron microorganismos como: Trichiderma spp, bacterias formadoras de endosporas (BAFE, celulolíticos, proteolíticos, amilolíticos, solubilizadores de fosfato, fijadores asimbióticos de nitrógeno y promotores del crecimiento, como Pseudomonas spp., fluorescentes. Los resultados encontrados en esta investigación, sugieren que el uso individual y combinado de mantillo orgánico, material compostado de estiércol bovino, enmienda mineral y cascarilla de arroz y la propuesta de integración; incrementan significativamente la población y actividad microbiana aerobia, en la cual se identificaron microorganismos antagonistas como, Trichiderma spp., celulolíticos, Pseudomonas spp. fluorescentes y BAFE.

Kultuuritehas : masinad, naised, muusika / Rednar Annus

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Annus, Rednar, 1970-

2006-01-01

Kultuuritehase festival 18.-27.augustini 2006 a. Kultuuritehases Polymer. Lähemalt Erik Alalooga tööst "Väga mõnusad masinad", Inna Joosti töödest "Orkaan Katrina" ja "Maakera", Taavi Piibemanni fotoseeriast "Morbiid lendas üle", Kadri Metstaki, Edith Karlsoni, Marje Mee ja Delina Reissi kipsskulptuurist "Linda", Raul Viitungi fotonäitusest "Aborigeenid", Maiu Kurvitsa fotoseeriast "Kollanemees - kangelane, kes võidab naeratusega maailma", Ed Labetski ja Agu Visaku installatsioonist "Korrektne?"

Development of quality indicators for low-risk labor care provided by midwives using a RAND-modified Delphi method.

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Ueda, Kayo; Ohtera, Shosuke; Kaso, Misato; Nakayama, Takeo

2017-09-22

In childbirth, most deliveries are low-risk, defined as spontaneous labor at full term without special high-risk facts or complications, especially in high-resource countries where maternal and perinatal mortality rates are very low. Indeed, the majority of mothers and infants have no serious conditions during labor. However, the quality of care provided is not assured, and performance may vary by birthing facility and provider. The overuse of technology in childbirth in some parts of the world is almost certainly based on assumptions like, "something can go wrong at any minute." There is a need to assess the quality of care provided for mothers and infants in low-risk labor. We aimed to develop specific quality indicators for low-risk labor care provided primarily by midwives in Japan. We used a RAND-modified Delphi method, which integrates evidence review with expert consensus development. The procedure comprises five steps: (1) literature review, including clinical practice guidelines, to extract and develop quality indicator candidates; (2) formation of a multidisciplinary panel; (3) independent panel ratings (Round 1); (4) panel meeting and independent panel ratings (Round 2); and (5) independent panel ratings (Round 3). The three independent panel ratings (Rounds 1-3) were held between July and December 2012. The assembled multidisciplinary panel comprised eight clinicians (two pediatricians, three obstetricians, and three midwives) and three mothers who were nonclinicians. Evidentiary review extracted 166 key recommendations from 32 clinical practice guidelines, and 31 existing quality indicators were added. After excluding duplicate recommendations and quality indicators, the panel discussed 25 candidate indicators. Of these, 18 were adopted, one was modified, six were not adopted, and four were added during the meeting, respectively. We established 23 quality indicators for low-risk labor care provided by midwives in labor units in Japan.

Maid mööda hargnenud pered / Katrin Uuspõld

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Uuspõld, Katrin

2017-01-01

TLÜ Rakvere kolledž osaleb Eesti-Soome koostööprojektis REGI, mille eesmärk on toetada kahe riigi vahel hargnenud peresid. Mullu toimusid Rakvere kolledžis neljal korral teemaõhtud "Armastan sind kaugelt". Selgitusi jagavad TLÜ Rakvere kolledži lektor, pereterapeut ning Gordoni perekooli ja PREP-paarisuhte koolitaja Pille Murrik, TLÜ Rakvere kolledži arendusjuht ja REGI projekti Eesti koordinaator Kristel Mänd ning TLÜ Rakvere kolledži õppejuht Marje Lepanen

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2004-01-01

Tapiola koori esinemistest Eestis. Paul Himma valiti Opera Europa juhatusse. EMA prorektor Marje Lohuaru valiti Luzernis Euroopa kunstikõrgkoole ühendava koostöövõrgu ELIA juhatusse. 15. XI toimub TÜ ajaloomuuseumis kontsert, millega tutvustatakse Elleri-kooli uut klavessiini. 8. XI lõppes Estonia kontserdisaalis Eesti noorte interpreetide konkurssfestivali "Con brio '04" eelvoor. Eesti Kitarriselts korraldab Tartus kitarrimuusikapäevi "Fiesta de la guitarra". Rahvusooper Estonia korraldab konkursi lauljatele vabade kohtade täitmiseks ooperikooris

Lõigutud aeg / Vappu Thurlow

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Thurlow, Vappu, 1960-

2007-01-01

Adamson-Ericu muuseumis kuni 25. XI avatud näitusest "Lõigutud aeg". Henri Bergsoni ajakäsitlusest. Töödest: Anu Juuraku "Suplejad", Ilkka Väätti "Kinaalda" ja "Ton", Aili Vahtrapuu "Vaagen vabale vaimule", Marje Üksise "Nii ma lähen", Annemie Bogaerts'i "Lõpp on vaikus", Siim-Tanel Annuse "24 tundi", Lynne Allen'i "Saak", Eve Kiileri "Ilu etalonide arhiivid", Ingrid Ledent'i "Mälu kestev olemine, mis muudab mineviku olevikuks", Raoul Kurvitza "Aeg ja lugu"

Vad är den främst avgörande faktorn vid privatkundens val av marginalbank? : en studie om hur demografiska skillnader påverkar privatkunders val av marginalbank samt se hur deras val kan användas vid segmentering

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Lindh, Jenni; Persson, Frida

2012-01-01

Syfte: Syftet med detta examensarbete är att förklara vad som är den främst avgörande faktorn vid privatkundens val av marginalbank, genom att jämföra med demografiska variabler samt hur deras val kan användas vid segmentering. Dessutom vill vi titta på vilka typer av banker privatkunder har. Metod: För att nå fram till resultat för analysen har ett positivistiskt angreppssätt och en deduktiv ansats använts. Det empiriska materialet är baserat på en enkätundersökning gjord på personer i Hässl...

Läkaköha - aktuaalne uurimisteema / Marje Oona

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Oona, Marje, 1963-

2012-01-01

TÜ peremeditsiini õppetooli töötajate poolt algatatud uurimistööst, mille eesmärgiks on uurida Bordetella spp. infektsioonide epidemioloogiat, molekulaargeneetikat ja kliinilisi eripärasid ning selgitada läkaköha sagedasema diagnsimise põhjusi Eestis

Learning from Experience, Volume 2: Lessons from the U.S. Navy’s Ohio, Seawolf, and Virginia Submarine Programs

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2011-01-01

commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please see RAND Permissions. Skip all front matter: Jump to Page 16 The RAND...law. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit the RAND permissions page (http://www.rand.org/publications/ permissions.html... pedo payload at 50 to allow the submarine to remain in a forward combat area without resupply for an extended period of time. These aggressive

LWR risk management by safety R and D

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El-Sheikh, K.A.; Damon, D.R.; Temme, M.I.

1982-01-01

This paper presents a methodology which has been developed for selecting LWR safety RandD projects. The methodology provides ranking of the RandD projects and the RandD budget allocation which minimizes public risk. The methodology contains procedures to identify institutional, organizational, legal, and contractual factors which affect the probabilities of success and use of RandD projects so that these factors can be evaluated and possibly managed.The methodology also contains a nonlinear optimization code to provide the optimum selection of RandD projects and evaluate the sensitivity of this selection to uncertainity in the input data. Application of the methodology to a test case has shown that: 1) commonly used schemes for ranking RandD projects do not necessarily lead to the optimum selection, and 2) the optimum selection is not necessarily strongly sensitive to uncertainty in the input data

Figaro ja Taska / Maarja Undusk

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Undusk, Maarja, 1959-

2010-01-01

Eduard Taska 120. sünniaastapäevale pühendatud Eduard Taska ja 1982. aastast Rootsis elava Marje Taska näitus "Vanaisa ja mina" Eesti Tarbekunsti- ja Disainimuuseumis 30. maini 2010, kuraator Anne Tiivel. Näitus "Eesti köited Prantsusmaal III" Eesti Rahvusraamatukogus 17. aprillini 2010. Väljas on tööd, mis osalesid 2009. a. X rahvusvahelisel köitekunstibiennaalil St. Rémy-lès Chevreuse'is, kus Euroopa Liidu poolt välja pandud peapreemia võitis Kristiina Nurk

Determining the Optimal C-130 Deployed Crew Ratio

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2014-06-13

components. The active component operates at a 1:2 (with a goal of 1:3) deploy-to- dwell while the ARC plans a 1:5 ( Stenner , 2011, pp. 5, 10). This...Rand Corporation, 2011. Rand Corporation. Intratheater Airlift Functional Solution Analysis. Santa Monica: Rand Corporation, 2011. Stenner

Neoarchaean tectonic history of the Witwatersrand Basin and Ventersdorp Supergroup: New constraints from high-resolution 3D seismic reflection data

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Manzi, MSD

2013-04-01

Full Text Available Rand Group (ca. 2985–2902 Ma) is unconformably overlain by the Central Rand Group (ca. 2902–2849 Ma), with tilting of the West Rand Group syn- to post-erosion at ca. 2.9 Ga. The seismic sections also confirm that an unconformable relationship exists...

The urban heat island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the last 30 years using remote sensing data

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Peres, Leonardo de Faria; Lucena, Andrews José de; Rotunno Filho, Otto Corrêa; França, José Ricardo de Almeida

2018-02-01

The aim of this work is to study urban heat island (UHI) in Metropolitan Area of Rio de Janeiro (MARJ) based on the analysis of land-surface temperature (LST) and land-use patterns retrieved from Landsat-5/Thematic Mapper (TM), Landsat-7/Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and Landsat-8/Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Thermal Infrared Sensors (TIRS) data covering a 32-year period between 1984 and 2015. LST temporal evolution is assessed by comparing the average LST composites for 1984-1999 and 2000-2015 where the parametric Student t-test was conducted at 5% significance level to map the pixels where LST for the more recent period is statistically significantly greater than the previous one. The non-parametric Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon rank sum test has also confirmed at the same 5% significance level that the more recent period (2000-2015) has higher LST values. UHI intensity between ;urban; and ;rural/urban low density; (;vegetation;) areas for 1984-1999 and 2000-2015 was established and confirmed by both parametric and non-parametric tests at 1% significance level as 3.3 °C (5.1 °C) and 4.4 °C (7.1 °C), respectively. LST has statistically significantly (p-value analysis was also performed to identify the urban pixels within MARJ where UHI is more intense by subtracting the LST of these pixels from the LST mean value of ;vegetation; land-use class.

Histamine iontophoresis on the viability of random skin flap in rats Iontoforese de histamina na viabilidade do retalho cutâneo randômico em ratos

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Ivaldo Esteves Júnior

2009-02-01

Full Text Available PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of the histamine iontophoresis on the random skin flap viability in rats. METHODS: Sixty adult male Wistar rats were used. A cranially-based dorsal skin flap measuring 10 x 4 cm was raised and a plastic barrier was placed between the flap and its bed. After the surgical procedure, the animals were randomized into four groups (G1-G4 (n=15 each group as follows: G1 (control - sham electrical stimulation, G2 (electrical stimulation - direct current electrical stimulation, G3 (histamine - histamine and sham electrical stimulation and G4 (histamine iontophoresis - transdermal iontophoresis of histamine. In all groups the procedures were performed immediately after the surgery and on the two subsequent days. The percentage of flap necrosis was measured on the seventh postoperative day. RESULTS: The mean and the respective standard deviation of the percentage of flap necrosis areas were as follows: G1 (control - 47.87 ± 9.13%, G2 - 51.49 ± 8.19%, G3 - 46.33 ± 8.32% and G4 - 30.82 ± 11.25%. The G4 group presented a significantly smaller amount of flap necrosis when compared to the other groups (pOBJETIVO: Avaliar o efeito da iontoforese de histamina na viabilidade do retalho cutâneo randômico em ratos. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados 60 ratos adultos e machos da linhagem Wistar. O retalho cutâneo de base cranial, medindo 10x4 cm, foi elevado no dorso dos animais e uma barreira plástica foi interposta entre o retalho e a área doadora. Após o procedimento operatório, os animais foram distribuídos aleatoriamente em 4 grupos (G1-G4 (n=15 em cada grupo a saber: G1 (controle - simulação da estimulação elétrica, G2 (estimulação elétrica - estimulação elétrica com corrente direta, G3 (histamina - histamina e simulação da estimulação elétrica e G4 (iontoforese de histamina - iontoforese transdérmica de histamina. Em todos os grupos os procedimentos foram realizados imediatamente após a operação e nos 2

Graafikakiri Krakowist / Anne Untera

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Untera, Anne, 1951-

2006-01-01

Krakowi graafikatriennaalist, mis tähistab tänavu 40. aastapäeva. 1991. aastast muutus graafikabiennaali rütm kolmeaastaseks - triennaaliks. Ühe kümnest võrdsest preemiast pälvis Evi Tihemets töödega "Pühendus (Leib)" ja "Pühendus (Pirnid)". Grand prix' - Ingrid Ledent. Virge Jõekalda, Marje Üksise, Ülle Marksi, Jüri Kassi, Davida Kiddi ja Basil Colin Franki töödest triennaalil. Torunis kutsutud osalejatega näitusel "Värv graafikas" osalevad Eestist Benjamin Vasserman ja Virge Jõekalda

The Role of Logic Modeling in a Collaborative and Iterative Research Process: Lessons from Research and Analysis Conducted with the Federal Voting Assistance Program

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2016-01-01

NIOSH, 2009. As of July 21, 2015: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG809.html W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Logic Model Development Guide, Battle...RAND Corporation, MG-809-NIOSH, 2009. As of July 21, 2015: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG809.html W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Logic Model

Baixa prevalência de discromatopsia, pela 4ª edição do teste pseudoisocromático HRR (Hardy, Rand e Rittler), da população indígena de etnia terena da aldeia lalima na região de Miranda: Mato Grosso do Sul

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Piccinin,Marcos Rogério Mistro; Cunha,Juliana Ferrari; Almeida,Herbert Paulo de; Bach,Cleiton Cassio; Dossa,Andréa Cristina Grubits Gonçalves de Oliveira; Silva,Reinaldo Ferreira da; Pessoa,Valdir Filgueiras

2007-01-01

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a freqüência de discromatopsias através da 4ª edição do teste pseudoisocromático HRR (Hardy, Rand and Rittler) entre a população indígena masculina da aldeia Lalima, etnia Terena, na região de Miranda-MS. MÉTODOS: Foram realizadas viagens à aldeia Lalima em Miranda-MS, nos meses de janeiro e fevereiro de 2005. As viagens para realizar os exames só foram iniciadas após o projeto ter sido avaliado e aprovado pelos Comitê de Ética e Pesquisa da UFMS, Comitê Nacional de Ética e ...

Making an Impact in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq. Summary of Four Studies to Assess the Present and Future Labor Market, Improve Technical Vocational Education and Training, Reform the Health Sector, and Build Data Collection Capacity. Research Report

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Anthony, C. Ross; Constant, Louay; Culbertson, Shelby; Click, Peter; Kumar, Krishna B.; Meili, Robin C.; Moore, Melinda; Shatz, Howard J.; Vernez, Georges

2015-01-01

This executive summary describes key results from four studies carried out by the RAND Corporation as part of Phase II of its work for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The KRG asked RAND to undertake several studies aimed at improving the economic and social development of the Kurdistan Region--Iraq (KRI). RAND's work is intended to help…

Ottawa öös on Eesti asju / Marje Aksli

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2007-01-01

Muljeid Kanadast Ottawas 22. korda toimuvalt Euroopa Liidu Filmifestivalilt (EUFF), kus Eesti film "Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse" tekitas sama suure arusaamatuse kui "Malev" eelmisel aastal. Kanadalane Jaume Collet-Serra hakkab tegema mängufilmi "Orphan", kus ka Eestit puudutav on kummalisel viisil kujutamist leidnud

Äriteave Eesti ettevõtetes / Sirje Virkus, Marje Tamre

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Virkus, Sirje, 1956-

1998-01-01

Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikooli infoteaduste osakond ja Rahvusraamatukogu viisid läbi küsitluse selgitamaks, kas ettevõtted vajavad äriteavet ja millist teavet, missuguseid allikaid ja teenuseid kasutatakse

Karistusõiguslik hinnang ohjeldamisele hooldusasutustes / Erkki Hirsnik, Marje Allikmets

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2017-01-01

Ohjeldamisest tervishoiu- ja hoolekandeasutustes. Ohjeldamise mõistest, seosest kuriteokoosseisudega ja ohjeldusmeetmete õigusvastasuse välistamisest. Ohjeldamise mõistest Saksa õiguses ja kohtupraktikas

Improving Oversight and Coordination of Department of Defense Programs That Address Problematic Behaviors Among Military Personnel

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2017-01-01

Consider ways to leverage existing DoD data to continue to explore connections among problematic behaviors. Prevention strategies Review the effects that...Hepner, Targeting Alcohol Misuse: A Promising Strategy for Reducing Military Sexual Assaults? Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation , RR-538-OSD, 2014...and linking permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions. The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public

Improving Access to Behavioral Health Care for Remote Service Members and Their Families

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2015-01-01

video conferencing can help remote service members and dependents access needed care. These two promising avenues for improving access to care can...Corporation ISBN 978-0-8330-8872-7 www.rand.org Limited Print and Electronic Distribution Rights This document and trademark(s) contained herein are...RAND Corporation View document details Support RAND Browse Reports & Bookstore Make a charitable contribution Limited Electronic Distribution Rights

Composite Differential Search Algorithm

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2014-01-01

Full Text Available Differential search algorithm (DS is a relatively new evolutionary algorithm inspired by the Brownian-like random-walk movement which is used by an organism to migrate. It has been verified to be more effective than ABC, JDE, JADE, SADE, EPSDE, GSA, PSO2011, and CMA-ES. In this paper, we propose four improved solution search algorithms, namely “DS/rand/1,” “DS/rand/2,” “DS/current to rand/1,” and “DS/current to rand/2” to search the new space and enhance the convergence rate for the global optimization problem. In order to verify the performance of different solution search methods, 23 benchmark functions are employed. Experimental results indicate that the proposed algorithm performs better than, or at least comparable to, the original algorithm when considering the quality of the solution obtained. However, these schemes cannot still achieve the best solution for all functions. In order to further enhance the convergence rate and the diversity of the algorithm, a composite differential search algorithm (CDS is proposed in this paper. This new algorithm combines three new proposed search schemes including “DS/rand/1,” “DS/rand/2,” and “DS/current to rand/1” with three control parameters using a random method to generate the offspring. Experiment results show that CDS has a faster convergence rate and better search ability based on the 23 benchmark functions.

Defense Planning in a Time of Conflict: A Comparative Analysis of the 2001-2014 Quadrennial Defense Reviews, and Implications for the Army

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2018-01-01

these risks, nor did it explore the potential trade-offs required to execute the revised QDR strategy . It did, however, note that the portfolio of... Corporation , Santa Monica, Calif. © Copyright 2018 RAND Corporation R® is a registered trademark. Limited Print and Electronic Distribution Rights...commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions.html. The RAND Corporation is a research

Allocating Marine Expeditionary Unit Equipment to Minimize Shortfalls. Third Edition

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2015-01-01

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Perspectives on U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology: Conference Proceedings

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2006-11-01

that the provision of any good or service inevitably possesses both rival and non- rival aspects. A Beatles recording may be stored and communicated as...PDF document was made available from www.rand.org as a public service of the RAND Corporation. 6Jump down to document THE ARTS CHILD POLICY CIVIL...TECHNOLOGY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE AND WORKPLACE The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit

Lodhi 5 Properties Investments CC v FirstRand Bank Limited [2015] 3 All SA 32 (SCA and the Enforcement of Islamic Banking Law in South Africa

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Maphuti David Tuba

2017-03-01

Full Text Available On 22 May 2015, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA handed down a judgment in the matter of Lodhi 5 Properties Investments CC v FirstRand Bank Limited [2015] 3 All SA 32 (SCA. This judgement considered whether the prohibition against the charging of interest on a loan in terms of Islamic law (Sharia law may be a defence for a claim for mora interest in terms of a loan agreement. This note critically discusses the judgment in the light of the approach adopted by the SCA with regard to addressing a dispute arising from a contract that has Islamic law as a governing law. As this is the first case to come before the SCA in South Africa, this note critically analyses how the court discussed the principles of Islamic law as applicable to the dispute between the parties. In particular, it questions the court's assertion that a claim for mora interest has nothing to do with and is not affected by the Sharia law's prohibition against payment of interest on a loan debt. It also looks at the SCA's approach (as a common law court with regard to the enforcement of the principles of Islamic banking law. The judgment raises important issues regarding the enforceability of Islamic finance law and therefore merits discussion in the context of the continuing growth and expansion of Islamic banking and finance law in South Africa.

Emerging Threats to National Security

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Treverton, Gregory F

2005-01-01

Statement of Gregory F. Treverton, Director, Intelligence Policy Center, RAND Corporation, Associate Dean, Pardee RAND Graduate School, before the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, given before the United States...

ŢARA ZĂRANDULUI CA PROIECŢIE SPAŢIALĂ MENTALĂ

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Nicoleta DAVID

2009-07-01

Full Text Available The Land of Zărand as Metal Spatial Projection.The physical support of the Zărand mental space is represented by the morphology of the region, by the forestry domain (generator of a special type of behaviour and of peculiar occupations, by the mining activity (especially the one related to the gold-bearing veins and by the historical events that led to the heroic mythology. The stages in the development of the Land of Zărand into an open mental space took place gradually based on the transfer of influence from the Zărand Fortress towards the interior of the mountains, towards the future settlements with role of central place, namely Baia de Criş and Brad.

Wind prices are down - but are they too low?

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Milborrow, D.

1998-01-01

The highly competitive nature of the NFFO and SRO bidding processes may be putting undue pressure on manufacturers' profit margins, restricting funds for investment and RandD. Taking the wider view, RandD in the wind industry is very modest relative to its output. Nevertheless, the wind industry is delivering increasingly reliable and cost effective wind turbines. The needs for further RandD are critically examined and the paper includes assessments of future wind energy price trends. (Author)

Extending Depot Length and Intervals for DDG 51 Class Ships: Examining the 72 Month Operational Cycle

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2016-01-01

would inherit should it choose to extend the operational cycle of the DDG-51 fleet. Our model does not project overall cost sav- ings in the long run for...clients and sponsors. Support RAND Make a tax -deductible charitable contribution at www.rand.org/giving/contribute www.rand.org Library of Congress...Class Ships: The 72-Month Cycle removal of the crew during the execution of maintenance to mitigate costs in this employment approach. This research

Alternative Measured-Service Rate Structures for Local Telephone Service,

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1980-06-01

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Komplexitet för kvalitet i lärande och undervisning: bedömning av komplexa problem och studenters resonemang

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Sofia Kjellström

2011-03-01

Full Text Available Vi utbildar studenter för att de ska ha möjlighet att lösa mycket komplexa samhällsproblem,men hur vet vi att de har utvecklat de former av tänkande och handlande som krävs? Forskning visar att vuxna tänker, talar och handlar utifrån olika nivåer av komplexitet, och att utbildning i hög grad påverkar människors förmågor. Model of Hierarchical Complexity(MHC är en teori som beskriver hur komplext information sätts samman och hur komplext personer resonerar i en fråga, vanligtvis på någon av nivåerna konkret, abstrakt, formellt, systematiskt eller metasystematisk. Syftet med denna artikel är att introducera MHC och visa på dess relevans som verktyg inom högre utbildning. Med hjälp av teorin är det möjligt att analysera både hur komplex en uppgift är och hur studenter klarar av att lösa den, vilket speglar förståelse inom ett ämne. Med modellen som mått på komplexitet tydliggörs svårighetsgraden i det som ska läras och på vilken nivå studenterna klarar att ta till sig kunskapsinnehållet. Avslutningsvis diskuteras hur studenter kan stödjas att utvecklasina förmågor till komplext resonerande och därmed skapa kvalitet i både lärande och undervisningOne of the aims of higher education is to teach students to solve complex problems, but what is the complexity of problems and the reasoning of students? The Model of Hierarchical Complexity (MHC is a theory applicable to all domains in which information is organized and accounts for increases in behavioral complexity which includes cognitive or reasoning complexity. The paper is a theoretical introduction to MHC as a tool for teaching in higher education. The model clarifies and shows the gap between the complexity in the subject and the students understanding of the same subject. We also discuss how to support the development of more complex reasoning in students.

Water SA

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Threats and opportunities for post-closure development in dolomitic gold mining areas of the West Rand and Far West Rand (South Africa) – a hydraulic view Part 3: Planning and uncertainty – lessons from history.

14 CFR 302.24 - Evidence.

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2010-01-01

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Different Patterns of the Urban Heat Island Intensity from Cluster Analysis

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Silva, F. B.; Longo, K.

2014-12-01

This study analyzes the different variability patterns of the Urban Heat Island intensity (UHII) in the Metropolitan Area of Rio de Janeiro (MARJ), one of the largest urban agglomerations in Brazil. The UHII is defined as the difference in the surface air temperature between the urban/suburban and rural/vegetated areas. To choose one or more stations that represent those areas we used the technique of cluster analysis on the air temperature observations from 14 surface weather stations in the MARJ. The cluster analysis aims to classify objects based on their characteristics, gathering similar groups. The results show homogeneity patterns between air temperature observations, with 6 homogeneous groups being defined. Among those groups, one might be a natural choice for the representative urban area (Central station); one corresponds to suburban area (Afonsos station); and another group referred as rural area is compound of three stations (Ecologia, Santa Cruz and Xerém) that are located in vegetated regions. The arithmetic mean of temperature from the three rural stations is taken to represent the rural station temperature. The UHII is determined from these homogeneous groups. The first UHII is estimated from urban and rural temperature areas (Case 1), whilst the second UHII is obtained from suburban and rural temperature areas (Case 2). In Case 1, the maximum UHII occurs in two periods, one in the early morning and the other at night, while the minimum UHII occurs in the afternoon. In Case 2, the maximum UHII is observed during afternoon/night and the minimum during dawn/early morning. This study demonstrates that the stations choice reflects different UHII patterns, evidencing that distinct behaviors of this phenomenon can be identified.

5. IX avati Pärnus paralleelselt Eesti Litograafiakeskuse korraldatud litograafiasümpoosioniga...

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2003-01-01

Litograafiakeskuses litograafia ajalugu tutvustav näitus. Pärnu kontserdimajas noorte - Jaak Visnap, Inga Heamägi, Kadri Alesmaa, Marko Mäetamm, Viljar Kõiv, Lembe Ruben - litograafianäitus "New generation". Endla teatri näitusesaalides näitus "Old Stars" - esinevad Evi Tihemets, Marje Üksine, Raul Meel, Leonhard Lapin, Tiia Külv, Urmas Vaino, Herald Eelma. Teatri Küüni ja kohviku seintel noorte soome ja rootsi litograafide tööd. Pärnu mudaravilas ülevaade litokeskuse kursustel valminud töödest. Endises Linnagaleriis Rüütli t. näitus 6.-12. IX sümpoosioni raames toimunud workshop'ide töödest

ŢARA ZĂRANDULUI CA PROIECŢIE SPAŢIALĂ MENTALĂ

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Nicoleta DAVID

2009-01-01

The Land of Zărand as Metal Spatial Projection.The physical support of the Zărand mental space is represented by the morphology of the region, by the forestry domain (generator of a special type of behaviour and of peculiar occupations), by the mining activity (especially the one related to the gold-bearing veins) and by the historical events that led to the heroic mythology. The stages in the development of the Land of Zărand into an open mental space took place gradually based on the transf...

Wellness Programs and Means of Getting Employees to Stay Healthy: A Response to Kristin Van Busum and Soeren Mattke

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Bahaudin G. Mujtaba

2014-01-01

Full Text Available This is a short writing in response to the “Financial Incentives: Only One Piece of the Workplace Wellness Puzzle” (1 by Kristin Van Busum and Soeren Mattke of the RAND Health Advisory Services, RAND Corporation, in Boston.

Delphi-RAND consensus of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine on the controversies in anticoagulant therapy and prophylaxis in medical diseases. INTROMBIN Project (Uncertainty in thromboprophylaxis in internal medicine).

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Ruiz-Ruiz, F; Medrano, F J; Navarro-Puerto, M A; Rodríguez-Torres, P; Romero-Alonso, A; Santos-Lozano, J M; Alonso-Ortiz Del Rio, C; Varela-Aguilar, J M; Calderón, E J; Marín-León, I

2018-05-21

The aim of this study was to determine the opinion of internists on the management of anticoagulation and thromboembolism prophylaxis in complex clinical scenarios in which the risk-benefit ratio of surgery is narrow and to develop a consensus document on the use of drugs anticoagulant therapy in this patient group. To this end, we identified by consensus the clinical areas of greatest uncertainty, a survey was created with 20 scenarios laid out in 40 clinical questions, and we reviewed the specific literature. The survey was distributed among the internists of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI) and was completed by 290 of its members. The consensus process was implemented by changing the Delphi-RAND appropriateness method in an anonymous, double-round process that enabled an expert panel to identify the areas of agreement and uncertainty. In our case, we also added the survey results to the panel, a methodological innovation that helps provide additional information on the standard clinical practice. The result of the process is a set of 19 recommendations formulated by SEMI experts, which helps establish guidelines for action on anticoagulant therapy in complex scenarios (high risk or active haemorrhage, short life expectancy, coexistence of antiplatelet therapy or comorbidities such as kidney disease and liver disease), which are not uncommon in standard clinical practice. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI). All rights reserved.

The Future Of Sectarian Relations in the Middle East

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2017-01-01

by demanding remuneration for its forward deployments. Meanwhile, the United States relationship with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar is growing...information on the RAND Intelligence Policy Center, see http://www.rand.org/nsrd/ndri/centers/intel.html or contact the director (contact

Sensemaking: A Structure for an Intelligence Revolution

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2011-03-01

is Assessing the Tradecraft of Intelligence Analysis (with C. Bryan Gabbard ), TR-293 (Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2008). xiii COMMENTARY...Gregory F. and C. Bryan Gabbard . Assessing the Tradecraft of Intelligence Analysis. TR-293. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2008. Tsouras, Peter G

Meremehestiilis suvituskorter / Jana Rand

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2005-01-01

Sisearhitektide Irina Sisaski ja Artur Jõe (Sisask Design Studio) kujundatud perekond Bernovski ühetoaline suvituskorter (40 mø) korterelamus Pärnus. Korteri välisseinad on peaaegu tervenesti klaasist. Mööblikomplektid on valmistatud Eestis eritellimuse järgi. Kahetasapinnalist lage kaunistab 17. sajandist pärit merekaart. 9 värv. ill

Wow! Tallinn! / Jaak Rand

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Jüri Sillarti mängufilm "Kuldrannake". Kunagise retrobändi kokkutulekut kujutava filmi stsenarist on Hans Luik oma näidendi "Tõe hetk" põhjal, operaator on Mait Mäekivi, produtsendid Kristian Taska ja Hans H. Luik, tootjafirmaks Taska Productions. Lisatud Jüri Sillarti filmograafia lk. 83

Return to Clark Air Force Base: Establishing Permanent Military Bases in the Philippines as part of the United States Grand Strategy in the South China Sea

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2016-02-16

Castro, Renato Cruz De, “The US-Philippine Alliance: An Evolving Hedge Against An Emerging China Challenge,” Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol 31...Rise, RAND, Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2008 Mogato, Manuel , “The US-Philippine Military Agreement That Was Supposed To Counter China Is Facing Another

Hybrid Warfare: Preparing for Future Conflict

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ciceromagazine.com/?s=getting+behind+hybrid+warfare. Brown , Col Leslie F. “Twenty-First Century Warfare Will be Hybrid.” Carlisle Barracks, PA...Lebanon and Gaza.” Rand Corporation Occasional Paper. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation, 2010. Jones, Gareth and Darya Korsunskaya. “U.S., EU

Betti Alveri sünniaastapäeval kuulutatakse välja järjekordne Alveri kirjandusauhinna saaja...

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Kirjandusauhinna nominendid: Sass Henno. Mina olin siin ; Andrei Hvostov. Lombakas Achilleus ; Mart Kangur, Jaak Rand ja Ivar Ravi. Jaak Rand ja teisi jutte ; Diana Leesalu. 2 grammi hämaruseni ; Jaan Pehk. Sisukord ; Linnar Priimägi. Kelle tee on varjul ; Leo de Sixtus. Skarabeuse tsivilisatsioon

Fuel Reduction for the Mobility Air Forces

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Making Strategic Analysis Matter

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2012-01-01

Bryan Gabbard , Assessing the Tradecraft of Intelligence Analysis, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, TR-293, 2008. 4 See The Commission on the...July 7, 2011: http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP152.html Treverton, Gregory F., and C. Bryan Gabbard , Assessing the Tradecraft of

A qualitative study exploring child marriage practices among Syrian conflict-affected populations in Lebanon.

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Mourtada, Rima; Schlecht, Jennifer; DeJong, Jocelyn

2017-01-01

Recent reports have suggested that child marriage among Syrians may be increasing as a result of displacement and conflict. This study sought to gather qualitative data about the factors that promote child marriage practices among Syrian refugees in Al Marj area in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon, where the majority of Syrian refugees have settled in Lebanon. The second aim of this study was to generate recommendations on how to mitigate the drivers and consequences of child marriage practices based on the findings. Eight focus group discussions were conducted separately with married and unmarried young women and mothers and fathers of married and unmarried women. Furthermore, researchers conducted 11 key informant interviews with service providers and stakeholders to understand how conflict and displacement influenced marriage practices of Syrian refugees in Al Marj community. Although child marriage was a common practice in pre-conflict Syria, new factors seem to contribute to a higher risk of child marriage among Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Respondents cited conflict- and displacement-related safety issues and feeling of insecurity, the worsening of economic conditions, and disrupted education for adolescent women as driving factors. Service providers, young women, and parents also reported changes in some marriage practices, including a shorter engagement period, lower bride price, change in cousin marriage practices, and a reduced age at marriage. Recommendations for interventions to mitigate the drivers of child marriage and its negative consequences should be built on a clear understanding of the local refugee context and the drivers of child marriage in refugee settings. Interventions should involve multiple stakeholders, they should be adjusted to target each specific context, age group and marital status. For these interventions to be effective, they should be addressed concurrently, and they should be delivered in a culturally sensitive and practical manner.

New projects developed by COMOTI in gas industry

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Nitulescu, Marian; Silivestru, Valentin; Toma, Niculae; Slujitoru, Cristian; Petrescu, Valentin; Leahu, Mihai; Oniga, Ciprian; Ulici, Gheorghe

2015-08-01

The paper aims to present two new projects developed by the Romanian Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines (COMOTI) in partnership with City University of London and GHH-Rand Germany, in the field of screw compressors/expanders. COMOTI passed, in recent years, from being a GHH-Rand licensed manufacturer for a range of oil-injected screw compressors, of CU type, to a new phase of range diversification, approaching screw compressors with a maximum discharge pressure of 45 bara. So, in cooperation with City University and GHH-Rand we design, manufacture and test, with air, in COMOTI test bench the new type of screw compressor named CHP 220. Also, the cooperation with GHH-Rand has resulted in the design, manufacture and air testing on the test bench, and then gas testing - in a gas compression station - for an electric generator driven by a screw expander. This paper presents how the tests were carried out, the experimental data and the interpretation of results

A Flexible and Integrated System for the Remote Acquisition of Neuropsychological Data in Stroke Research.

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Durisko, Corrine; McCue, Michael; Doyle, Patrick J; Dickey, Michael Walsh; Fiez, Julie A

2016-12-01

Neuropsychological testing is a central aspect of stroke research because it provides critical information about the cognitive-behavioral status of stroke survivors, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of stroke-related disorders. Standard neuropsychological methods rely upon face-to-face interactions between a patient and researcher, which creates geographic and logistical barriers that impede research progress and treatment advances. To overcome these barriers, we created a flexible and integrated system for the remote acquisition of neuropsychological data (RAND). The system we developed has a secure architecture that permits collaborative videoconferencing. The system supports shared audiovisual feeds that can provide continuous virtual interaction between a participant and researcher throughout a testing session. Shared presentation and computing controls can be used to deliver auditory and visual test items adapted from standard face-to-face materials or execute computer-based assessments. Spoken and manual responses can be acquired, and the components of the session can be recorded for offline data analysis. To evaluate its feasibility, our RAND system was used to administer a speech-language test battery to 16 stroke survivors with a variety of communication, sensory, and motor impairments. The sessions were initiated virtually without prior face-to-face instruction in the RAND technology or test battery. Neuropsychological data were successfully acquired from all participants, including those with limited technology experience, and those with a communication, sensory, or motor impairment. Furthermore, participants indicated a high level of satisfaction with the RAND system and the remote assessment that it permits. The results indicate the feasibility of using the RAND system for virtual home-based neuropsychological assessment without prior face-to-face contact between a participant and researcher. Because our RAND system architecture uses off

Appropriate customization of radiation therapy for stage II and III rectal cancer: Executive summary of an ASTRO Clinical Practice Statement using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method.

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Goodman, Karyn A; Patton, Caroline E; Fisher, George A; Hoffe, Sarah E; Haddock, Michael G; Parikh, Parag J; Kim, John; Baxter, Nancy N; Czito, Brian G; Hong, Theodore S; Herman, Joseph M; Crane, Christopher H; Hoffman, Karen E

2016-01-01

To summarize results of a Clinical Practice Statement on radiation therapy for stage II-III rectal cancer, which addressed appropriate customization of (neo)adjuvant radiation therapy and use of non-surgical therapy for patients who are inoperable or refuse abdominoperineal resection. The RAND/University of California, Los Angeles, Appropriateness Method was applied to combine current evidence with multidisciplinary expert opinion. A systematic literature review was conducted and used by the expert panel to rate appropriateness of radiation therapy options for different clinical scenarios. Treatments were categorized by median rating as Appropriate, May Be Appropriate, or Rarely Appropriate. In the neoadjuvant setting, chemoradiation was rated Appropriate and the ratings indicated short-course radiation therapy, chemotherapy alone, and no neoadjuvant therapy are potential options in selected patients. However, neoadjuvant endorectal brachytherapy was rated Rarely Appropriate. For adjuvant therapy, chemoradiation (plus ≥4 months of chemotherapy) was rated Appropriate and chemotherapy alone May Be Appropriate for most scenarios. For medically inoperable patients, definitive external beam radiation therapy and chemotherapy alone were rated May Be Appropriate, whereas endorectal brachytherapy and chemoradiation plus endorectal brachytherapy were possible approaches for some scenarios. The last option, definitive chemoradiation, was rated Appropriate to May Be Appropriate based on performance status. Finally, for patients with low-lying tumors refusing abdominoperineal resection, definitive chemoradiation alone, chemoradiation plus endorectal brachytherapy, and chemoradiation plus external beam radiation therapy were all rated Appropriate. This Clinical Practice Statement demonstrated the central role of radiation therapy in stage II-III rectal cancer management and evaluated ways to better individualize its use in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and definitive settings

The effects of different doses of 670 nm diode laser on skin flap survival in rats O efeito de diferentes doses de laser de diodo 670 nm na viabilidade de retalho cutâneo randômico em ratos

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Cristiano Schiavinato Baldan

2012-02-01

Full Text Available PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of different low-level laser therapy (LLLT doses on random skin flap rats. METHODS: Forty Wistar rats were randomly divided in four groups. The control group (CG was not irradiated. The experimental groups were irradiated with a diode laser 670 nm with different energies per point: group 2 (G2 with 0.06 J; group 3 (G3 0.15 J and group 4 (G4 0.57 J. The three groups were irradiated in 12 equally distributed points in the cranial skin flap portion. They were submitted to the irradiation during the immediate, first and second postoperative days. The necrosis area was evaluated in the seventh postoperative day. RESULTS: The CG shows 49.35% of necrosis area in the skin flap; G2, 39.14%; G3, 47.01% and G4, 29.17% respectively. There was a significantly difference when G4 was compared with CG`s skin flap necrosis area. CONCLUSION: The low-level laser therapy diode 670 nm with 0.57 J energy per point increases the survival in randomic skin flap rats.OBJETIVO: Investigar os efeitos de diferentes doses de laserterapia de baixa intensidade na viabilidade de retalhos cutâneos randômicos em ratos. MÉTODOS: Quarenta ratos Wistar foram randomizadamente distribuídos em quatro grupos. O grupo controle (GC não foi irradiado. Os animais dos grupos experimentais foram irradiados por laser de diodo (670 nm com as seguintes energias ofertadas por ponto: grupo 2 (G2 0,06J; grupo 3 (G3 0,15 J e grupo 4 (G4 0,57 J. Os três grupos foram irradiados em 12 pontos igualmente distribuídos na porção cranial do retalho cutâneo. Todos os animais dos grupos 2, 3 e 4 foram submetidos ao protocolo de irradiação por três dias consecutivos, iniciando no pós-operatório imediato. A área necrótica foi avaliada no sétimo dia pós-operatório. RESULTADOS: A porcentagem de área necrótica apresentou-se da seguinte forma, nos diferentes grupos: GC= 49,35%, G2= 39,14%, G3= 47,01 e G4= 29,17%. Foi encontrada diferença estatisticamente

The Association Between Base-Area Social and Economic Characteristics and Airmen’s Outcomes

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2014-01-01

Mady Wechsler Segal, and D. Bruce Bell, What We Know About Army Families: 2007 Update, Fairfax, Va.: Caliber, 2007. As of December 12, 2012: http...Calif.: RAND Corporation, MG-566-OSD, 2007. As of December 19, 2012: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG566.html Lim, Nelson, and David Schulker

Comparing Ex Servicemember And Civilian Use of Employment Insurance

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2018-01-01

on the RAND Forces and Resources Policy Center, see www.rand.org/nsrd/ndri/centers/frp.html or contact the director (contact information is provided...fact that many ex–service members were well compensated by the military and that DoD’s Schedule of Remuneration may include noncash bene- fits as

Kanada inuitid nõuavad endale õigust külmetada / Marje Aksli

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2007-01-01

Kanada poliitik ja ühiskonnategelane Sheila Watt-Cloutier, kes on ema poolt lääneeskimo ehk inuit, kavatseb kirjutada raamatu sellest, kuidas globaalse soojenemise tõttu sulab üles tema lapsepõlvemaa ja kasvuhoonegaaside mõju ähvardab hävitada inuiti kultuuri

Loovutatava isiku õigused loovutamismenetluses. Kohtupraktika analüüs / Marje Allikmets

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2013-01-01

Euroopa vahistamismääruse alusel toimuvast loovutamismenetlusest. Loovutatava isiku õiguste kaitse probleemidest. Artikkel põhineb autori 2013. a. Tartu Ülikooli õigusteaduskonnas kaitstud magistritööl "Loovutatava isiku õigused loovutamismenetluses - kohtupraktika analüüs"

Linking oral health, general health, and quality of life.

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Kieffer, Jacobien M; Hoogstraten, Johan

2008-10-01

The aim of this work was to assess the association among oral health, general health, and quality of life (QoL). The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-49) and the RAND-36 were distributed amongst 118 psychology freshmen. Additionally, two single items self-rated general health (SRGH) and self-rated oral health (SROH) - were administered. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U-tests were used to evaluate differences between SRGH and SROH categories, regarding OHIP subscale scores and RAND subscale scores. More than 75% of the subjects rated their oral and general health as good. Mean OHIP scores and RAND scores indicated a relatively good oral- and general health-related QoL respectively. The correlation between oral and general health was weak. Significant differences were found between SRGH categories regarding RAND subscale scores, except for the 'role emotional' and 'mental health' subscales. Significant differences were also found between SROH categories regarding OHIP subscale scores, except for the 'psychological disability' subscale. However, no significant differences were found between SRGH categories regarding OHIP subscale scores, or between SROH categories regarding RAND subscale scores. The findings suggest that oral health, general health, and QoL have different determinants. Furthermore, oral health and general health appear to be mostly unrelated in this seemingly healthy population. It is proposed that if no apparent disease is present, oral and general health must be regarded as separate constructs.

Understanding Treatment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military Health System

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2016-04-18

between sex and persistent care. This differs from the findings of Guinto and Guinto-Nishimura (2014), Bazarian and Atabaki (2001), and Farace and Alves...RAND Corporation, MG-720-CCF, 2008, pp. 169–234. As of January 13, 2015: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG720.html Farace , Elana, and Wayne

Rescuing Downed Aircrews: The Value of Time

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2015-01-01

Make a tax -deductible charitable contribution at www.rand.org/giving/contribute www.rand.org Library of Congress Control Number: 2015955037 ISBN...Predictors of Survival and Evasion ............................................................ 40   Table 5.2. Regression Predictors...a damaged aircraft, and the ability to avoid immediate capture. Combat rescue records and anecdotal evidence show that if the pilot were able to

Human Eating Behavior: Preferences. Consumption Patterns, and Biorhythms

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1978-06-01

Hutter, Scanlan, Rand, Lutwak , and Simko, 1972).22.30,60,145,152 In addition, such "snacking" increases the body’s ability to maintain normal blood sugar...Young, C. M., Hutter, L. F., Scanlon, S. S., Rand, C. E., Lutwak , L., and Simko, V. Metabolic effects of meal frequency on normal young men. Journal

Policies for Managing Reductions in Military End Strength: Using Incentive Pays to Draw Down the Force

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2016-01-01

2012. As of November 24, 2015: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1153.html McFadden, Daniel L., “ Econometric Models of Probabilistic Choice,” in...communities throughout the world safer and more secure , healthier and more prosperous. RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public...35 APPENDIX The Dynamic Retention Model

Revenues and taxes from sex work: a critical pespective | David ...

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Thought there is a high demand for the services of sex workers in South Africa, prostitution is illegal and the state spends millions of rand chasing and arresting sex workers instead of legalizing it so that it can be a legitimate work where millions of rand could be earned by the government as taxes. This paper looks at then ...

Cyber Deterrence by Engagement and Surprise

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2017-12-21

Stability Through Strength,” Military and Strategic Affairs, vol. 4, no. 3, (2012), 3–23; Martin Libicki, Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar, (RAND...Defense, May 2015). 6 The levels of severity are based on the levels of bellig- erence as outlined by Martin Libicki in Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar...See: Martin Libicki, Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar, (RAND Corporation, Project Air Force, 2009), 8.

Assessing Security Cooperation as a Preventive Tool

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2014-01-01

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Expeditionary Civilians: Creating a Viable Practice of Civilian Deployment Within the U.S. Interagency Community and Among Foreign Defense Organizations

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2016-01-01

reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. Support RAND Make a tax-deductible charitable contribution at www.rand.org/giving... Organisation [now the Defence Science and Technology Group] EEAS European External Action Service FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency HR human resources... Organisation (DSTO); and the European Union’s European External Action Service (EEAS) Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC), including a

Vad och hur gör de? − att synliggöra lärande i grundskolans slöjdpraktik via videoetnografi och mikroanalys

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2011-11-01

Full Text Available Artikeln bygger på resultat och erfarenheter av etnografiskt insamlade videoinspelningar från grundskolans slöjdundervisning utgående från tre studier; dels vid ett projekt med förstudier under slutet av 1990-talet (Johansson, 1996, dels vid avhandlingsprojektet Slöjdpraktik i skolan (Johansson, 2002 och dels inom forskningsprojektet Kommunikation och lärande i slöjdpraktiker, (”Komolär-projektet”, under 2005−2010 (Lindström, Borg, Johansson & Lindberg, 2003.Att insamla empiri i autentiska slöjdmiljöer är av intresse då lärandesituationer kan synliggöras när elever med hjälp av material och redskap arbetar med att tillverka artefakter. Utifrån detaljerade analyser av slöjdaktiviteter går det att upptäcka det som utspelar sig och möjligheter ges att uppfatta något annat jämfört med vad man kan tro känna väl eller ha förenklade och till och med felaktiga uppfattningar om. Videoobservationer möjliggör att antaganden istället görs på empiriskt grundat datamaterial. Med risk att videofilma och analysera det man tror sig veta och söka har forskningsprojektens insamlingar mer förutsättningslöst arbetat efter vad och hur elever och lärare gör i slöjdpraktik och vad man får veta när slöjdaktiviteter analyseras mer ingående. Videomaterialen har analyserats både på en mer övergripande nivå och detaljerat med hjälp av mikroanalyser. Därefter har lärandet synliggjorts och beskrivits bland annat i teman för att visa hur personerna är resurser för varandra och hur lärandet utvecklas genom olika språkanvändning och med slöjdpraktikens fysiska redskap och material.Sökord: metod, slöjd, klassrumsforskning, videoetnografi, mikroanalysURN:NBN:no-29955

Gaming Space: A Game-Theoretic Methodology for Assessing the Deterrent Value of Space Control Options

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Ergo project builds up to full production

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1978-01-01

The East Rand Gold and Uranium Company (Ergo) - planned on a massive scale to recover gold, uranium and sulphuric acid from the slimes dams of the East Rand - captured imaginations both from a financial and a technical viewpoint. Operationally, the commissioning of the project is now well under way and satisfying profits have already been recorded. A broad look at the background and the design is given

Ergo project builds up to full production

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The East Rand Gold and Uranium Company (ERGO) - planned on a massive scale to recover gold, uranium and sulphuric acid from the slimes dams of the East Rand - captured imaginations both from a financial and a technical viewpoint. Operationally, the commissioning of the project is now well under way and satisfying profits have already been recorded. A broad look at the background and the design is given

The Extent of Restrictions on the Service of Active-Component Military Women

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2012-01-01

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Infrastructure Innovation: Case Study of the Gautrain

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2017-10-01

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Lessons from the Army’s Future Combat Systems Program

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Issues with Access to Acquisition Data and Information in the Department of Defense: A Closer Look at the Origins and Implementation of Controlled Unclassified Information Labels and Security Policy

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2016-12-01

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U.S. Security-Related Agreements in Force Since 1955: Introducing a New Database

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The Federal Voting Assistance Program: Refocusing and Reorganizing for the Road Ahead

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2015-12-16

Assistance Program (FVAP) admin-isters the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)1 and helps uniformed-service members and other U.S...a more strategic approach to setting goals, organizing for action, and allocating resources. FVAP leadership commis- sioned RAND to undertake a...RAND team’s analysis of FVAP’s strategy, operations, and organization was based on information collected directly from FVAP, conversations with

Defense Planning In A Time Of Conflict: A Comparative Analysis Of The 2001-2014 Quadrennial Defense Reviews, And Implications For The Army--Executive Summary

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2018-01-01

the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. Support RAND Make a tax -deductible charitable contribution at www.rand.org/giving/contribute...each QDR, including assessments from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, the Congressional Research Service...cuts in modernization, readiness, and other accounts . Force Planning To assist in planning the FY19 force structure, the 2014 QDR assessed the

Vaskvilla seinasuuruste akendega / Jana Rand

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2008-01-01

Ehitusettevõtja Indrek Klampe perekonna ebasümmeetriline väljavenitatud viilkatusega villa Võrus. Hoone katus läheb sujuvalt üle seinteks. Arhitekt Karmo Tõra. Sisearhitekt Hillar Mänd. Mööbel tehti eritellimusel firmas Mipla, pehme mööbel firmas Mang. I ja II korruse plaan, 5 värv. välis- ja 7 sisevaadet

Palkmaja - moodsalt minimalistlik / Jana Rand

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2008-01-01

Firma United Logs palkmaja seeriast P.A.L.Kdisain Neeme külas Harjumaal. Arhitektid Laur Pihel ja Tauno Aedma. Sisearhitekt Aet Piel. Maritsa Luki tekstiilid on inspireeritud Ruhnu mustritest. Katus on ülespoole käänatud servadega. Välisuks ja trepi metallist osad on roostetanud terasest. Firma United Logs omaniku Jens Rajaste kommentaar. Põhiplaan, 4 värv. välis- ja 6 sisevaadet.

Pehkinud palkseintega luksusvilla / Jana Rand

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2005-01-01

Pädaste mõisa (omanikud Imre Sooäär ja Martin Breuer) 350-aastase moonakatemaja renoveerimine puhkemajaks. Nõu ümberehitamiseks andis soome disainer Ristomatti Ratia. Sisekujunduse autor Imre Sooäär, tema kommentaarid. 10 värv. ill

Rand, Rothbard, and Rights Reconsidered

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Kathleen Touchstone

2010-07-01

Full Text Available This paper examines rights and the protection of rights from both the minarchist and the anarchist perspectives. The former relies on Objectivist (and Neo-Objectivist perspectives and the latter relies primarily on Murray Rothbard’s views. My view is that government protection as put forth by Objectivists is coercive, as are all methods of financing. However, under anarcho-capitalism, children (and those with diminished capacity who have been killed or abused by their caregivers do not have equal (or any protection under the law. The principle of equal protection is one with which both Objectivists and Rothbard agree. A case is made for government protection of rights under those circumstances. In addition, a case is made for positive rights to parental care for children, and also for government protection of those rights if they have been violated by their caregivers. I also argue for government oversight in instances when the rights of children (and those with diminished capacity have been violated and as a consequence the children (and those with diminished capacity have no alternative means of care.

RAND Annual Report 2002 Contents

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2002-01-01

... on U.S topics, as described throughout this annual report. But in 2002 we were also more active than ever before in improving the domestic and defense policies of other nations and regions as well...

Riigijuhtide riskialdis õhulend / Oliver Rand

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2007-01-01

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Riigikogu esimees Ene Ergma, kaitseminister Jaak Aaviksoo, kaitseväe juhataja Ants Laaneots, Riigikogu riigikaitsekomisjoni esimees Mati Raidma koos kaaskonnaga lendasid USA lennukikandjale USS Enterprise ühes lennukis. Riigi võtmeisikute üheskoos reisimisega kaasnevatest turvariskidest. Vt. samas: Mujal karmimad meetmed

Building the Future: Summary of Four Studies to Develop the Private Sector, Education, Health Care, and Data for Decisionmaking for the Kurdistan Region - Iraq (with Arabic-language version).

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Anthony, C Ross; Hansen, Michael L; Kumar, Krishna B; Shatz, Howard J; Vernez, Georges

2013-01-01

In 2010, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) asked the RAND Corporation to undertake four studies aimed at improving the economic and social development of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. RAND's work was intended to help the KRG expand access to high-quality education and health care, increase private-sector development and employment for the expanding labor force, and design a data-collection system to support high-priority policies. The studies were carried out over the year beginning February 2010. The RAND teams worked closely with the Ministries of Planning, Education, and Health to develop targeted solutions to the critical issues faced by the KRG. This article summarizes the health care study. It is intended to provide a high-level overview of the approaches, followed by the studies, key findings, and major recommendations.

Kanada minister Van Loan on hobieestlane / Peter Van Loan ; interv. Marje Aksli

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2007-01-01

Kanada konservatiivse valitsuse parlamendiasjade juht ja demokraatliku reformi minister vastab küsimustele, mis puudutavad eestlaste hulka tema valimisringkonnas, kohtumist president Toomas Hendrik Ilvesega, viisavabaduse andmist Eestile, samuti pronkssõdurit ja vene poliitikute väidet, et Eestis tõstab pead natsism

Ehitusfirma Rand ja Tuulberg bürooruumid = Offices of the construction company Rand and Tuulberg

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2009-01-01

Tartus Sõbra t. 54 asuva büroo sisekujundusest. Sisearhitekt Kätlin Ölluk. Hoone arhitekt Andres Lunge. Suur osa mööblist on projekteeritud spetsiaalselt nendesse ruumidesse. K. Ölluki viimaste tööde loetelu

The Development and Application of the RAND Program Classification Tool. The RAND Toolkit, Volume 1

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2014-01-01

service, reference DoD programs related to psycho - logical health and TBI, but the R-PCT can be applied to other content areas or organizations. Table...and provides a high-level description, comparison, or classification of programs. Furthermore, given its simple architecture , the R-PCT can be

Measuring Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (CBEP) Performance: Capacities, Capabilities, and Sustainability Enablers for Biorisk Management and Biosurveillance

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2014-01-01

Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, MG-662-OSD, 2008. As of May 21, 2014: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG662.html de Sa, Joia , Sandra Mounier...Hanvoravongchai, Piya, Wiku Adisasmito, Pham Ngoc Chau, Alexandra Conseil, Joia de Sa, Ralf Krumkamp, Sandra Mounier-Jack, Bounlay Phommasack...This work should be of interest to CBEP and CTR leadership as they seek to improve program design , budget allocation, and execution and to

First Steps Toward Improving DoD STEM Workforce Diversity: Response to the 2012 Department of Defense STEM Diversity Summit

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2013-01-01

higher Education Forum higher Ed STEM Model College Developed model of best practices for higher education retention programs Launch fall 2012... learning materials to students all over the world. Examples include a system called Open Class provided by Pearson, which facilitates open online ...available from www.rand.org as a public service of the RAND Corporation. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EDUCATION AND THE ARTS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND

Comparative analysis of decentralised and centralised operating model in retail banking global transactional services

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M.Com. (Business Management) The Global Transactions Services (GTS) business unit was established alongside the Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) brand reporting into a Corporate and Investment Banking Board. GTS has been mandated to deliver global cash management, trade and custody services and account services to large corporates in the jurisdictions where FirstRand operates. Technology advances in centralising operating structures, have made it possible for GTS to centralise back office operatio...

Is Soviet Defense Policy Becoming Civilianized?

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1990-08-01

Larionov, a consultant to the institute, both at RAND and in Moscow; and Drs. Alexei Arbatov and Aleksandr Savelyev and several of their colleagues during...Soviet defense industry resources to civilian use is presented in Arthur J. Alexander , Perestroika and Change in Soviet Weapons Acquisition, The RAND...1986, especially pp. 101-102. 17 18 the more prominent younger specialists like Alexei Arbatov, Andrei Kokoshin, and Aleksandr Savelyev have long been

Toward Efficient Military Retirement Accrual Charges

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2017-01-01

reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. Support RAND Make a tax -deductible charitable contribution at www.rand.org/giving...mandated accrual account - ing to fund the military retirement benefit liability and specified the use of the aggregate entry-age normal accounting ...tary retirees; military retirement was a pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) system. The shift to accrual accounting sought to meet the objective of recog- nizing

Financial Futures of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

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2017-03-27

RAND Corporation, 2010. 8 Financial Futures of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ground memo sent to all workshop participants in advance ...been several credible reports, especially in the Financial Times and New York Times.23 The rest of this section draws from those accounts . The group... Financial Futures of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Findings from a RAND Corporation Workshop Colin P. Clarke, Kimberly Jackson, Patrick

Canadian Civil-Military Relations, 1939-1941: A Case Study in Strategic Dialogue

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2011-07-01

Rand Report R-2154-AF (Santa Monica: RAND, 1977) and Ken Booth, Strategy and Ethnocentrism (London: Croon Helm, 1979). 4 DRDC CORA TM 2011-116...committee and staffed by a single full-time task force. Fulfilling Canada’s commitment in Afghanistan requires the political energy only a Prime Minister...The men staffing External Affairs in the interwar years have been held up as the primary example of the new breed of public servant who brought

Mullahs, Guards, and Bonyads: An Exploration of Iranian Leadership Dynamics

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2009-01-01

available from www.rand.org as a public service of the RAND Corporation. 6Jump down to document THE ARTS CHILD POLICY CIVIL JUSTICE EDUCATION ENERGY...malization and a “dialogue of civilizations ” to open Iranian society, and Ahmadinejad and his factional allies have pursued confrontation as an...views of what Iran should become. This battle engen - ders a debate about the essence of the state and the legitimacy and staying power of the

Variable speed gas engine-driven air compressor system

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Morgan, J. R.; Ruggles, A. E.; Chen, T. N.; Gehret, J.

1992-11-01

Tecogen Inc. and Ingersoll-Rand Co. as a subcontractor have designed a nominal 150-hp gas engine-driven air compressor utilizing the TECODRIVE 8000 engine and the Ingersoll-Rand 178.5-mm twin screw compressor. Phase 1 included the system engineering and design, economic and applications studies, and a draft commercialization plan. Phase 2 included controls development, laboratory prototype construction, and performance testing. The testing conducted verified that the compressor meets all design specifications.

Baixa prevalência de discromatopsia, pela 4ª edição do teste pseudoisocromático HRR (Hardy, Rand e Rittler, da população indígena de etnia terena da aldeia lalima na região de Miranda: Mato Grosso do Sul Low prevalence of dyschromatopsia using the fourth edition of HRR (Hardy, Rand and Rittler pseudoisochromatic plate test among the Indian population of Lalima village, Terena

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Marcos Rogério Mistro Piccinin

2007-03-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Avaliar a freqüência de discromatopsias através da 4ª edição do teste pseudoisocromático HRR (Hardy, Rand and Rittler entre a população indígena masculina da aldeia Lalima, etnia Terena, na região de Miranda-MS. MÉTODOS: Foram realizadas viagens à aldeia Lalima em Miranda-MS, nos meses de janeiro e fevereiro de 2005. As viagens para realizar os exames só foram iniciadas após o projeto ter sido avaliado e aprovado pelos Comitê de Ética e Pesquisa da UFMS, Comitê Nacional de Ética e Pesquisa, Fundação Nacional do Índio e do cacique da aldeia Lalima. O teste HRR foi aplicado em 226 índios após terem sido submetidos a exame oftalmológico para detecção de anormalidades que pudessem comprometer a aplicabilidade do teste. O teste foi realizado sob luz natural, em dias ensolarados, sem incidência direta de sol. O teste foi aplicado e interpretado pelo mesmo examinador em todos os índios. RESULTADOS: Realizaram-se 226 exames (60,1% de uma população de 376 homens entre 10 e 45 anos de idade, que vivem na Aldeia Lalima. Não foi encontrado nenhum caso de discromatopsia na população examinada com o teste HRR. CONCLUSÃO: O resultado do presente estudo mostra a baixa prevalência de discromatopsia nesta população indígena de etnia Terena, uma vez que não se detectou nenhum caso de discromatopsia na população estudada, sendo a prevalência de discromatopsia entre homens caucasianos de 6 a 8%. A ausência de discromatopsia na população estudada, no entanto, deve ser mais bem avaliada tentando aumentar o tamanho da amostra, utilização de outros testes e, principalmente, por estudos genéticos para verificar os genes codificadores dos fotopigmentos para melhor compreensão das condições relacionadas à visão de cores dessa comunidade indígena.PURPOSE: to evaluate the frequency of dyschromatopsias among the 10 to 45-year-old male Indian population of Lalima village, Terena ethnicity, in Miranda-MS, using

NATO’s Future Role in the Arctic

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2016-05-01

www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/about-us 4 Kuross, “An Ambiguous Role: NATO in the Arctic.” 5 Derek Reveron & Kathleen Mahoney- Norris , Human...The RAND Corporation, April 1989, http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P7558.html, 12-3. 22 Reveron & Mahoney- Norris , Human Security in a Borderless...trying-to-start-a- war-in-the-arctic-its-just-keeping-out-the-riffraff Reveron, Derek & Mahoney- Norris , Kathleen. Human Security in a Borderless

アイン・ランドの資本主義観 : 反ビジネス文学風土の中でビジネスマンを祝福するAtlas Shrugged (生瀬克己教授追悼号)

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藤森, かよこ; Kayoko, Fujimori; 桃山学院大学国際教養学部

2008-01-01

Ayn Rand's defense of capitalism has infuriated anti-capitalists, including many American intellectuals, especially American literary persons.This is part of why Ayn Rand remained outside academy throughout her life and also after her death.In popular usage in the context of literary criticism, the word "capitalism"is a synonym of evil. As Richard Hofstadter says, business and capitalism have been stigmatized by most American authors as the enemy of social justice. Yet we should notice that t...

Navy Network Dependability: Models, Metrics, and Tools

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2010-01-01

surveillance; TCDL = Tactical Common Data Link; UHF = ultra high frequency; UFO = ultra-high-frequency follow-on; WGS = Wideband Gapfiller Satellite. RAND...VOICE (DMR VALUES) UFO OE-82 UHF LOS VOICE (DMR VALUES) UHF SATCOM VOICE DMR UHF LOS VOICE DMR TVs ADMS KIV-7 COMSEC ADNS SW ADNS II HW ISNS SW ISNS HW...Data Link; UHF = ultra high frequency; UFO = ultra-high-frequency follow-on; WGS = Wideband Gapfiller Satellite. RAND MG1003-1.1 4 Navy Network

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Seeking Commonality in Military Equipment

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2011-01-01

RAND ReseARch AReAs Children and Families eduCation and the arts energy and environment health and health Care inFrastruCture and transportation... international aFFairs law and Business national seCurity population and aging puBliC saFety sCienCe and teChnology terrorism and homeland seCurity this...rand 2011 www.rand.org The Advantages and Disadvantages of Seeking Commonality in Military Equipment I ncreasingly, the Army and the Department

Remotely Piloted Innovation: Terrorism, Drones and Supportive Technology

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2016-10-01

Michael Jenkins , most of “today’s terrorists want a lot of people watching and a lot of people dead.”1 To accomplish these objectives, and to outbid...Michael Jenkins , The New Age of Terrorism (Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2006), p. 119. 2 For example, see “Iraq Sees Worst Bombing Since...see Henry H. Willis et al., Estimating Terrorism Risk (Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2005); and John A. Major, “Advanced Techniques for Modeling

Office of Safeguards and Security - Operational Interface

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Hammond, G.A.

1987-01-01

The mission of the Office of Safeguards and Security (OSS), Department of Energy (DOE) is to: Develop policy and programs to protect DOE facilities, nuclear materials, and classified information; Provide oversight for safeguards and security operations; Direct research and development (RandD) to support the protection program; and Strengthen international safeguards in support of nonproliferation policy. Objectives are to maintain an integrated safeguards and security system that is effective against a wide range of threats, and do so in a manner to minimize impacts on facility operation. Implementation is the responsibility of field offices and contractors operating DOE facilities. The OSS-operational interface is the focus of this discussion with emphasis on RandD to meet user needs. The scope and project selection process will be discussed along with information required for evaluation, and field operational planning and budgeting commitments to permit implementation of successful RandD results

Can Orthopedic Oncologists Predict Functional Outcome in Patients with Sarcoma after Limb Salvage Surgery in the Lower Limb? A Nationwide Study

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Sjoerd Kolk

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Accurate predictions of functional outcome after limb salvage surgery (LSS in the lower limb are important for several reasons, including informing the patient preoperatively and, in some cases, deciding between amputation and LSS. This study aimed to elucidate the correlation between surgeon-predicted and patient-reported functional outcome of LSS in the Netherlands. Twenty-three patients (between six months and ten years after surgery and five independent orthopedic oncologists completed the Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS and the RAND-36 physical functioning subscale (RAND-36 PFS. The orthopedic oncologists made their predictions based on case descriptions (including MRI scans that reflected the preoperative status. The correlation between patient-reported and surgeon-predicted functional outcome was “very poor” to “poor” on both scores (r2 values ranged from 0.014 to 0.354. Patient-reported functional outcome was generally underestimated, by 8.7% on the TESS and 8.3% on the RAND-36 PFS. The most difficult and least difficult tasks on the RAND-36 PFS were also the most difficult and least difficult to predict, respectively. Most questions had a “poor” intersurgeon agreement. It was difficult to accurately predict the patient-reported functional outcome of LSS. Surgeons’ ability to predict functional scores can be improved the most by focusing on accurately predicting more demanding tasks.

Winning without Fighting: Military/Ngo Interaction Development

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2015-12-01

U.S. Response to the Haiti Earthquake,” 203. 98 Hillary Rodham Clinton , “One Year Commemoration of Haiti’s Earthquake,” Washington, DC: U.S...www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR300/RR304/RA ND_RR304.pdf. Clinton , Hillary Rodham. “One Year Commemoration of Haiti’s Earthquake...of State Hilary Clinton appointed counselor and chief of staff Cheryl Mills to lead the overall effort due to her continued work on a Haitian

Från görande till lärande och förståelse; En studie av lärares lärande inom estetik

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Maj Asplund Carlsson

2008-10-01

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The aim of this article is to analyse teachers’ changing ways of talking about children’s aesthetic learn- 

ing in the early years as a result of a research and development project. With a point of departure in developmen- 

tal and variation theory, a praxis oriented project was designed with the aim of finding out whether collaborative 

talk and meta-cognitive dialogues could contribute to children’s learning of music, dance and poetry. The partici- 

pating teachers were offered in-service training in order to develop a new way of teaching and new ways of think- 

ing about the curriculum and children’s learning. Interviews with the teachers were carried out at the beginning 

and the end of the project. The teachers’ learning was expressed in changed ways of talking about aesthetics and 

learning. From an emphasis on personality development and the teacher’s lack of expertise with the aesthetic sub- 

jects as an obstacle, the teachers expressed a view of having become more aware of the concept of learning objects 

in the aesthetics, of their own role as teachers in directing children’s attention and to listen to children. The teach- 

ers thus gained a new way of talking about themselves as teachers and about children’s learning within music, 

dance and poetry. 

Från görande till lärande och förståelse; En studie av lärares lärande inom estetik

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Maj Asplund Carlsson

2008-10-01

Full Text Available The aim of this article is to analyse teachers' changing ways of talking about children's aesthetic learning in the early years as a result of a research and development project. With a point of departure in developmental and variation theory, a praxis oriented project was designed with the aim of finding out whether collaborative talk and meta-cognitive dialogues could contribute to children's learning of music, dance and poetry. The participating teachers were offered in-service training in order to develop a new way of teaching and new ways of thinking about the curriculum and children's learning. Interviews with the teachers were carried out at the beginning and the end of the project. The teachers' learning was expressed in changed ways of talking about aesthetics and learning. From an emphasis on personality development and the teacher's lack of expertise with the aesthetic subjects as an obstacle, the teachers expressed a view of having become more aware of the concept of learning objects in the aesthetics, of their own role as teachers in directing children's attention and to listen to children. The teachers thus gained a new way of talking about themselves as teachers and about children’s learning within music, dance and poetry.

Tsaari-Venemaa spioon sajanditagusel Siiditeel tuletab meelde ajaloo tähtsust / Marje Aksli

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Aksli, Marje

2010-01-01

Kanadas elavast väliseesti päritolu ajakirjanikust, kirjanikust ja analüütikust Eric Enno Tammest ja tema raamatust "The Horse that leaps through clouds", milles on juttu spionaažist, Siiditeest ja tänapäeva Hiina tõusust

"Tallinn Jazz Weekend" tõi kultuuripealinna Euroopa jazzielu korraldajad / Marje Ingel, Joosep Sang

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Ingel, Marje

2011-01-01

Jazziorganisatsioonist Europe Jazz Network ja selle aastakonverentsist Tallinnas ning J. Sang selle raames Von Krahli teatris toimunud Tallinn Jazz Weekendi eesti jazzmuusika showcase-festivalist lühidalt

Mõis Padaoru nõlvadel / Jana Rand

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2013-01-01

Pada mõisa kõrvalhoonetest on osa renoveeritud: viljaait, viinavabrik, meierei. Suursugune härrastemaja (arhitekt Jean Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe) seisab aga juba pea sajand varemeis. Vestlusest kõrvalhoonete praeguste omanike Urve Eriksoni, Ene Ehrenpreisi ja Michel Poulain'iga

Vihterpalu mõisa hiilgeajad / Jana Rand

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2005-01-01

Soome ärimees Timo Lemberg on nelja aastaga Vihterpalu poollagunenud klassitsistliku mõisahäärberi taas paleeks muutnud. Stuki puhastas välja ja taastas KAR-Grupp. Hoones on puhke- ja koolituskeskus. Ka mõisa ajaloost ja omanikest. 9 värv. ill

Health-related quality of life in relation to disease activity in adults with hereditary angioedema in Sweden.

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Nordenfelt, Patrik; Nilsson, Mats; Lindfors, Anders; Wahlgren, Carl-Fredrik; Björkander, Janne

2017-11-30

Health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) is impaired in patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) but has not yet been satisfactorily described. To study HR-QoL in patients with HAE by combining different HR-QoL instruments with disease activity assessment. All adults in the Swedish HAE registry were invited to take part in this questionnaire study, which used the generic HR-QoL instruments, EuroQol 5 Dimensions 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) and the RAND Corporation Short Form 36 (RAND-36), the disease-specific Angioedema Quality of Life instrument (AE-QoL), the recently introduced Angioedema Activity Score (AAS) form, and questionnaires on sick leave and prophylactic medication. Sixty-four of 133 adults (26 men, 38 women) between 18 and 91 years old responded. The most affected HR-QoL dimensions in the EQ-5D-5L were pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression; in the RAND-36, energy/fatigue, general health, pain; and, in the AE-QoL, fears/shame and fatigue/mood. Women had lower HR-QoL in the RAND-36 for general health and energy/fatigue (p 0 had significantly impaired HR-QoL. There were significant associations (p depression, and fatigue/mood are important aspects of HAE but the AE-QoL disregards pain. HR-QoL was not significantly affected by prophylaxis. Increased disease activity was associated with impaired HR-QoL, which justifies more active disease management.

Registered Replication Report

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Bouwmeester, S.; Verkoeijen, P. P.J.L.; Aczel, B.

2017-01-01

and colleagues. The results of studies using time pressure have been mixed, with some replication attempts observing similar patterns (e.g., Rand et al., 2014) and others observing null effects (e.g., Tinghög et al., 2013; Verkoeijen & Bouwmeester, 2014). This Registered Replication Report (RRR) assessed...... the size and variability of the effect of time pressure on cooperative decisions by combining 21 separate, preregistered replications of the critical conditions from Study 7 of the original article (Rand et al., 2012). The primary planned analysis used data from all participants who were randomly assigned...

Improving Air Force Depot Programming by Linking Resources to Capabilities

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2012-01-01

thank Rick Grisenthwaite at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Jamie Jeter at Okla- homa City Air Logistics Center, and Glen Brown at Ogden Air...consistency, we use the term block cycle instead of SCU in our F-16 discussions. 4 8 Im p ro vin g A ir Fo rce D ep o t Pro g ram m in g b y Lin kin...Requirements RAND TR905-B.8 Figure B.9 Depot Purchased Equipment Maintenance Model Output: Projected Aircraft Availability RAND TR905-B.9 A ir cr af t av

Användning av djur inom arbetsterapi : En systematisk litteraturstudie

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Niklasson, Emma; Smålander, Sofia

2011-01-01

Arbetsterapi ämnar möjliggöra utförande av meningsfulla aktiviteter för klienter. Djur ger positiva effekter på människans fysiska, mentala och sociala funktioner som kan öka dennes aktivitetsförmåga, vilket är en förutsättning för aktivitetsutförande. Syftet var att kartlägga forskning kring djur i relation till arbetsterapi samt betydelsen djuren har på individens aktivitetsliv. Metoden var en systematisk litteratursökning som gjordes med 14 valda sökord i sju databaser som slutligen gav 15...

Potential Applications of Manual Games,

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1984-02-01

34 just because some electronic equipment is used to keep track of logistics, combat results, and force status. Even a highly computerized game like...D-A152 541 POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF MANUAL GAMES (U) RAND CORP ii SANTA MONICA CA T A BROW~N FEB 84 RAND/P-6957 UNCLASI7FIED F/G 12/2 N El..I 111 1...128 112.5 111 m; * _ 1.8 I1111 ’I’ll MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART NATI NAl fii~ t1 RI 1A L4k, I POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF MANUJAL GAMES Lfl N Lfl

Health-related quality of life 6 months after burns among hospitalized patients: Predictive importance of mental disorders and burn severity.

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Palmu, Raimo; Partonen, Timo; Suominen, Kirsi; Saarni, Samuli I; Vuola, Jyrki; Isometsä, Erkki

2015-06-01

Major burns are likely to have a strong impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We investigated the level of and predictors for quality of life at 6 months after acute burn. Consecutive acute adult burn patients (n=107) admitted to the Helsinki Burn Centre were examined with a structured diagnostic interview (SCID) at baseline, and 92 patients (86%) were re-examined at 6 months after injury. During follow-up 55% (51/92) suffered from at least one mental disorder. The mean %TBSA was 9. TBSA of men did not differ from that of women. Three validated instruments (RAND-36, EQ-5, 15D) were used to evaluate the quality of life at 6 months. All the measures (RAND-36, EQ-5, 15D) consistently indicated mostly normal HRQoL at 6 months after burn. In the multivariate linear regression model, %TBSA predicted HRQoL in one dimension (role limitations caused by physical health problems, p=0.039) of RAND-36. In contrast, mental disorders overall and particularly major depressive disorder (MDD) during follow-up (p-values of 0.001-0.002) predicted poor HRQoL in all dimensions of RAND-36. HRQoL of women was worse than that of men. Self-perceived HRQoL among acute burn patients at 6 months after injury seems to be mostly as good as in general population studies in Finland. The high standard of acute treatment and the inclusion of small burns (%TBSAburn itself on HRQoL. Mental disorders strongly predicted HRQoL at 6 months. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.

Price and availability of healthy food: a study in rural South Africa.

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Temple, Norman J; Steyn, Nelia P; Fourie, Jean; De Villiers, Anniza

2011-01-01

We investigated the availability of healthier food choices and whether a healthier diet costs more than a diet commonly eaten by low-income families in South Africa. We visited 21 food stores in 14 rural towns of the Western Cape province of South Africa. We recorded the price and availability of 66 food items, including both commonly consumed foods as well as healthy options. Healthier food choices are available in supermarkets. However, many towns only have small food stores with a limited selection of healthy foods. We compared the prices of six commonly consumed foods with healthier versions of those foods (e.g., whole-wheat bread in place of white bread). Healthier foods typically cost between 10% and 60% more when compared on a weight basis (Rand per 100 g), and between 30% and 110% more when compared based on the cost of food energy (Rand per 100 kJ). Next, we compared the extra cost of a healthier diet compared to a typical South African menu. On average, for an adult male, the healthier diet costs Rand 10.2 (US$1.22) per day more (69% more). For a household with five occupants, the increased expenditure on food by eating a healthier diet is approximately Rand 1090 per month (US$140); this represents a high proportion (>30%) of the total household income for most of the population. Healthier food choices are, in general, considerably more expensive than commonly consumed foods. As a result, a healthy diet is unaffordable for the large majority of the population. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Local randomization in neighbor selection improves PRM roadmap quality

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McMahon, Troy; Jacobs, Sam; Boyd, Bryan; Tapia, Lydia; Amato, Nancy M.

2012-01-01

Probabilistic Roadmap Methods (PRMs) are one of the most used classes of motion planning methods. These sampling-based methods generate robot configurations (nodes) and then connect them to form a graph (roadmap) containing representative feasible pathways. A key step in PRM roadmap construction involves identifying a set of candidate neighbors for each node. Traditionally, these candidates are chosen to be the k-closest nodes based on a given distance metric. In this paper, we propose a new neighbor selection policy called LocalRand(k,K'), that first computes the K' closest nodes to a specified node and then selects k of those nodes at random. Intuitively, LocalRand attempts to benefit from random sampling while maintaining the higher levels of local planner success inherent to selecting more local neighbors. We provide a methodology for selecting the parameters k and K'. We perform an experimental comparison which shows that for both rigid and articulated robots, LocalRand results in roadmaps that are better connected than the traditional k-closest policy or a purely random neighbor selection policy. The cost required to achieve these results is shown to be comparable to k-closest. © 2012 IEEE.

Local randomization in neighbor selection improves PRM roadmap quality

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McMahon, Troy

2012-10-01

Probabilistic Roadmap Methods (PRMs) are one of the most used classes of motion planning methods. These sampling-based methods generate robot configurations (nodes) and then connect them to form a graph (roadmap) containing representative feasible pathways. A key step in PRM roadmap construction involves identifying a set of candidate neighbors for each node. Traditionally, these candidates are chosen to be the k-closest nodes based on a given distance metric. In this paper, we propose a new neighbor selection policy called LocalRand(k,K\\'), that first computes the K\\' closest nodes to a specified node and then selects k of those nodes at random. Intuitively, LocalRand attempts to benefit from random sampling while maintaining the higher levels of local planner success inherent to selecting more local neighbors. We provide a methodology for selecting the parameters k and K\\'. We perform an experimental comparison which shows that for both rigid and articulated robots, LocalRand results in roadmaps that are better connected than the traditional k-closest policy or a purely random neighbor selection policy. The cost required to achieve these results is shown to be comparable to k-closest. © 2012 IEEE.

A cost benefit analysis of an enhanced seat belt enforcement program in South Africa.

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Harris, G T; Olukoga, I A

2005-04-01

To examine whether a program to increase the wearing of seat belts in a South African urban area would be worthwhile in societal terms. A cost benefit analysis of a one year enhanced seat belt enforcement program in eThekwini (Durban) Municipality. Data were drawn from two main sources--a 1998 study of the cost of road crashes in South Africa and, given the absence of other data, a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of various types of interventions to reduce road crash casualties in the United States--and were analyzed using cost benefit analysis. A program designed to enforce greater wearing of seat belts, estimated to cost 2 million rand in one year, could be reasonably expected to increase seat belt usage rates by 16 percentage points and reduce fatalities and injuries by 9.5%. This would result in saved social costs of 13.6 million rand in the following year or a net present value of 11.6 million rand. There would also be favorable consequences for municipal finances. Investment in a program to increase seat belt wearing rates is highly profitable in societal terms.

clues: An R Package for Nonparametric Clustering Based on Local Shrinking

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Fang Chang

2010-02-01

Full Text Available Determining the optimal number of clusters appears to be a persistent and controversial issue in cluster analysis. Most existing R packages targeting clustering require the user to specify the number of clusters in advance. However, if this subjectively chosen number is far from optimal, clustering may produce seriously misleading results. In order to address this vexing problem, we develop the R package clues to automate and evaluate the selection of an optimal number of clusters, which is widely applicable in the field of clustering analysis. Package clues uses two main procedures, shrinking and partitioning, to estimate an optimal number of clusters by maximizing an index function, either the CH index or the Silhouette index, rather than relying on guessing a pre-specified number. Five agreement indices (Rand index, Hubert and Arabie’s adjusted Rand index, Morey and Agresti’s adjusted Rand index, Fowlkes and Mallows index and Jaccard index, which measure the degree of agreement between any two partitions, are also provided in clues. In addition to numerical evidence, clues also supplies a deeper insight into the partitioning process with trajectory plots.

Stakeholder Perspectives on a Culture of Health: Key Findings.

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Acosta, Joie D; Whitley, Margaret D; May, Linnea Warren; Dubowitz, Tamara; Williams, Malcolm V; Chandra, Anita

2017-06-01

Since 2013, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has embarked on a pioneering effort to advance a Culture of Health. The Culture of Health action framework is founded on a vision in which "everyone in our diverse society leads healthier lives now and for generations to come." To put the Culture of Health vision into action, RWJF asked RAND Health to support the development of an action framework and measurement strategy. This article summarizes the stakeholder engagement efforts that RAND used to inform this work. It draws on a series of interviews and focus groups that RAND researchers conducted with stakeholders both within and outside the United States. It should be of interest to RWJF, as well as to those individuals and organizations interested in advancing the Culture of Health action framework. Given that RWJF is focused on using the Culture of Health action framework and measures to catalyze national dialogue about content and investments to improve population health and well-being, the study should be beneficial to a range of national, state, and local leaders across a variety of sectors that contribute to health as described by the Culture of Health action framework.

Amgold: 49. Annual report to February 28 1986

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1986-01-01

The annual report of the Anglo American Gold Investment Company gives a listing of the group's investments and a review of principle interests. A short review is given on the activities and financial position of each of the gold mines in the Orange Free State, the Near East Rand, the Far West Rand and the Klerksdorp area. Information on uranium production is also given. Supplies of new production of uranium continued to decline in all major uranium-producing countries. Continuing increases in utility requirements have steadied the uranium market. Statistics are given on the profits made and the production of uranium in South Africa

Determinants of the ZAR/USD exchange rate and policy implications: A simultaneous-equation model

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Yu Hsing

2016-12-01

Full Text Available This paper examines the determinants of the South African rand/US dollar (ZAR/USD exchange rate based on demand and supply analysis. Applying the EGARCH method, the paper finds that the ZAR/USD exchange rate is positively associated with the South African government bond yield, US real GDP, the US stock price and the South African inflation rate and negatively influenced by the 10-year US government bond yield, South African real GDP, the South African stock price, and the US inflation rate. The adoption of a free floating exchange rate regime has reduced the value of the rand vs. the US dollar.

Eestlased sisustamas maailma suurimat laeva / Oliver Rand

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Rand, Oliver, 1971-

2000-01-01

Soome laevaehitusfirma Kvaerner Masa-Yards kaasas Eesti sisustusfirma Lindal Private laevaehitusprojekti, mille tulemusel valmivad viie aasta jooksul kolm maailma suurimat luksusreisilaeva. Tabel: Maailma suurima reisilaeva tehnilised andmed

Venemaa kaksipidine moslemipärand / Andreas Kappeler

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Kappeler, Andreas, 1943-

2002-01-01

Viini ülikooli Ida-Euroopa ajaloo instituudi direktori Andreas Kappeleri sõnul on Tshethseenia sõda sobivam võrrelda teiste dekoloniseerimisajastu suurte sõdadega, kui näha seda tsivilisatsioonide kokkupõrkena või terrorismivastase sõjana

Rand National Security Division Annual Report 2006

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2007-01-01

Infrastructure and development will depend on the ability of the intervening authorities and the host government to control inflation and finance ...Partner, Perkins Coie LLP Eugene Rosenfeld President, ForestLane Group Lenny Sands President & CEO, Alchemy Worldwide, LLC Michael J. Shockro

Health literacy genom arbetsintegrerat lärande

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Eklund Karlsson, Leena; Crondahl, Kristine

2014-01-01

Statens offentliga utredningar har föreslagit en strategi där målet var att stänga välfärdsgapet mellan romer och andra grupper. Detta påstås dock att skulle ta minst en generation, eller 20 år och är en satsning på landsbasis. I detta kapitel beskrivs ett projekt med samma målsättning, fastän på...... romers health literacy vilket fungerade som en katalysator för empowerment....

Rand Project AIR FORCE Annual Report 2010

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2010-01-01

LLC Michael Lynton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Pictures Entertainment Ronald L. Olson, Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Paul H...management, and his Air Force career centered on research. Even a shared love of music finds them in different parts of the orchestra, with Ray as a

Rand Project Air Force Annual Report 2011

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2011-01-01

fited from their mentoring. Four years later, he followed in his family’s footsteps and went to Cornell, where his maternal grandfather, mother, and...framework comprised four elements: ■ Authoritative Statement of Claimed Interests. The most important element was the Soviet Union’s statement of the...weapons. Analytic Framework and Examination of Current Russian Deterrent Policy Framework Element Russian Policy and Actions Authoritative statement

Usust ja armastusest tehtud kirik / Jana Rand

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Rand, Jana, 1963-

2008-01-01

Viimsi Püha Jakobi kirikust. Mereohvrite mälestuskiriku arhitektid on Martin Aunin ja Erkki Ristoja. Hollandis valmistatud kellad paigaldati 2006. a. 600 kilo kaaluv Memento Mori on valatud mereohvrite mälestuseks, ligi 200 kilo kaaluv Memento Vivere tänuks pääsemise eest. Martin Aunini kommentaar. 7 värv. vaadet

Kirjanduspärand ja vuntsid / Maarja Vaino

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Vaino, Maarja, 1976-

2014-01-01

Projektist "Comparing Learning Opportunities in the Field of Literary Heritage", mille eesmärgiks oli osalejate võimalus võrrelda ja arutleda teistest riikidest pärit sama valkonna ekspertidega täiskasvanute õpivõimaluste üle kirjanduspärandi vallas

Parkovi talu Parkhofi mõisas / Jana Rand

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Rand, Jana, 1963-

2009-01-01

Perekond Villandi taastatud Parkovi talust Jalase külas Raplamaal, mis rajatud kunagise Parkhofi mõisa asukohale. Mõis kuulus enne hävitamist 1905. a. Viktor von Kotzebue'le. Madis ja Mihkel Villandi loodud firma Gildemann Dolomite Designs jätkab talus kiviraiumise traditsioone kaasaegses tootmisviisis

The RAND Online Measure Repository for Evaluating Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Programs. The RAND Toolkit, Volume 2

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2014-01-01

tempo may raise the risk for mental health challenges. During this time, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented numerous programs to...and were based on the constraints of each electronic database. However, most searches were variations on a basic three-category format: The first...Gerontology, 1983, 38: 111–116. Iannuzzo RW, Jaeger J, Goldberg JF, Kafantaris V, Sublette ME. “Development and Reliability of the Ham-D/MADRS

Pricing landfill externalities: Emissions and disamenity costs in Cape Town, South Africa

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Nahman, Anton

2011-01-01

Highlights: → The paper estimates landfill externalities associated with emissions, disamenities and transport. → Transport externalities vary from 24.22 to 31.42 Rands per tonne. → Costs of emissions (estimated using benefits transfer) vary from 0.07 to 28.91 Rands per tonne. → Disamenities (estimated using hedonic pricing) vary from 0.00 to 57.46 Rands per tonne. → Overall, external costs for urban landfills exceed those of a regional landfill. - Abstract: The external (environmental and social) costs of landfilling (e.g. emissions to air, soil and water; and 'disamenities' such as odours and pests) are difficult to quantify in monetary terms, and are therefore not generally reflected in waste disposal charges or taken into account in decision making regarding waste management options. This results in a bias against alternatives such as recycling, which may be more expensive than landfilling from a purely financial perspective, but preferable from an environmental and social perspective. There is therefore a need to quantify external costs in monetary terms, so that different disposal options can be compared on the basis of their overall costs to society (financial plus external costs). This study attempts to estimate the external costs of landfilling in the City of Cape Town for different scenarios, using the benefits transfer method (for emissions) and the hedonic pricing method (for disamenities). Both methods (in particular the process of transferring and adjusting estimates from one study site to another) are described in detail, allowing the procedures to be replicated elsewhere. The results show that external costs are currently R111 (in South African Rands, or approximately US$16) per tonne of waste, although these could decline under a scenario in which energy is recovered, or in which the existing urban landfills are replaced with a new regional landfill.

Filmes finos de LaNiO3 e PZT preparados pelo métodos das soluções precursoras poliméricas e depositados em substratos de silício

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Souza, Éder Carlos Ferreira de [UNESP

2006-01-01

Nesta tese estudou-se a preparação de filmes finos de PZT não dopados e dopados com Nióbio, depositados sobre substratos de Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si para aplicações em memórias não voláteis de acesso randômico (NVRAM) e memórias ferroelétricas de acesso randômico (FeRAM). A dopagem dos filmes de PZT com Nióbio foi realizada visando obter valores ótimos nas propriedades ferroelétricas para a aplicação destes filmes como memórias ferroelétricas. Todavia, problemas como imprint, corrente de fuga e fadiga n...

Prioritization of R and D programs on probabilistic reactor safety

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Husseiny, A.A.

1982-01-01

An interactive computer code based on the multiattribute utility theory has been developed with graphic capabilities to use in selection of probabilistic reactor safety RandD programs. Utility values and proper graphic representation are made through lottery games on the computer terminal. The code is applied to prioritize a set of RandD programs on LWR safety based on attributes including regulatory issues, institutional issues and operation problems. The methodology is described here in detail with its applications. Some of the input includes statistical distributions and subjective judgments on institutional issues. The flexibility of the approach provides a tool for decision makers whether on individual or group level to assess LWR safety priorities and continuously update their strategies

Dan Põldroosi ema : minu poja süda kuulus teatrile / Karoliina Vasli

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Vasli, Karoliina

2007-01-01

Jelizaveta Põldroos vastuseks 13. sept. SL Õhtulehes ilmunud artiklile, milles artikli autor Oliver Rand tsiteeris Kati Murutari : "Rullnoka- ja joodikurollide pakkumine hukutas Dani". Lisaks "Dan Põldroos"

Septembril seljas on koolimunder, lapsi täis kogunenud klassikamber

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2005-01-01

Katkendeid Kuressaare Gümnaasiumi (tollase Kuressaare 2. Keskkooli) õpilaste lõpukirjanditest ja jutte koolialmanahhist, autorid: Sem Kolk, Reet Rand, Mark Loik, Priit Paitse, Tiia Pea, Heili Talur

Gender differences in health-related quality of life in patients undergoing coronary angiography.

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Gijsberts, Crystel M; Agostoni, Pierfrancesco; Hoefer, Imo E; Asselbergs, Folkert W; Pasterkamp, Gerard; Nathoe, Hendrik; Appelman, Yolande E; de Kleijn, Dominique P V; den Ruijter, Hester M

2015-01-01

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) reflects the general well-being of individuals. In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), HRQOL is compromised. Female patients with CAD have been reported to have lower HRQOL. In this study, we investigate gender differences in HRQOL and in associations of patient characteristics with HRQOL in patients with coronary angiography (CAG). We cross-sectionally analysed patients from the Utrecht Coronary Biobank undergoing CAG. All patients filled in an HRQOL questionnaire (RAND-36 and EuroQoL) on inclusion. RAND-36 and EuroQoL HRQOL measures were compared between the genders across indications for CAG, CAD severity and treatment of CAD. RAND-36 HRQOL measures were compared with the general Dutch population. Additionally, we assessed interactions of gender with patient characteristics in their association with HRQOL (EuroQoL). We included 1421 patients (1020 men and 401 women) with a mean age of 65 in our analysis. Women reported lower HRQOL measures than men (mean EuroQoL self-rated health grade 6.84±1.49 in men, 6.46±1.40 in women, pgender differences were found in determinants of HRQOL in patients undergoing CAG, which deserve attention in future research. NCT02304744 (clinicaltrials.gov).

Ekraaniküpseks on saanud mõned uued Eesti lood / Marje Jurtshenko ; intervjueerinud Kristiina Davidjants

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Jurtšenko, Marje, 1977-

2008-01-01

9. novembril esilinastusid kinos Sõprus Eesti Filmi Sihtasutuse, Eesti Rahvusringhäälingu ja Eesti Kultuurkapitali finantseeritavast tõsielufilmide sarjast "Eesti lood" dokumentaalfilmid "Genratsioon 0" (A. Surzhikova), "Professionaalne amatöör" (I. Kangro), "Sõjamäng" (M. Arjukese), "Ars longa" (M. Lillak). Eesti lugude idee sünnist ja käekäigust

Inflation in Hospital Charges. Implications for the California Workers' Compensation Program

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Wynn, Barbara

2003-01-01

.... RAND was asked to provide an assessment of the potential vulnerabilities that excessive charge inflation poses for the California workers' compensation system, Wynn testified that the largest risks...

An Operational Process for Workforce Planning

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Emmerichs, Robert

2004-01-01

.... This report describes a methodology, developed by RAND at the behest of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy, for conducting workforce planning-a methodology...

76 FR 40685 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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2011-07-11

... access to respondent-level information. This increases the value of data that has been collected. Access..., Peterson Institute for International Economics, Rand Corporation, Public Policy Institute of California...

SITREP: The NPS Maritime Defense and Security Research Program Newsletter ; v. 48 (July-August 2010)

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2010-01-01

This issue of The NPS Maritime Domain Protection Newsletter includes information on The Technology Cooperation Program (TTCP) Maritime (MAR), RAND Corporation Maritime Programs, Librarians Corner, and Future Events.

Razum bez nassilija / Mark Ostanin

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Ostanin, Mark

2003-01-01

Laeval Ocean Monarch keskkonnasümpoosioni "Läänemeri: ühine pärand, jagatud vastutus" plenaaristungist, kus ürituse patroon Konstantinoopoli patriarh Bartholomeos kohtus president Arnold Rüütliga

76 FR 76184 - Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

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2011-12-06

... met. TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 80,097 Ingersoll Rand, Security Carmel, IN April 8..., LLC, Android Shreveport, LA......... October 28, 2010. Industries. Negative Determinations for Worker...

Ensuring the Quality and Productivity of Education and Professional Development Activities: A Review of Approaches and Lessons for DoD

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Gates, Susan

2001-01-01

.... In support of this aim, the Chancellor asked RAND to review existing approaches for assessing academic quality and productivity and to suggest approaches that might be useful for the assessment...

75 FR 16757 - Federal Advisory Committee; Military Leadership Diversity Commission (MLDC)

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2010-04-02

.... Meg Harrell, RAND, briefs the MLDC on barriers to minority participation in the special forces and the assignment policy for military women. Decision Brief: Career Development: Branching and Assignments DFO...

Ending Afghanistan's Civil War

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Dobbins, James

2007-01-01

The RAND Corporation has conducted a several studies on nation building and counterinsurgency drawing on the experience from dozens of American and non-American led operations over the past century...

Taasloodi IBBY Eesti osakond / Krista Kumberg

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Kumberg, Krista, 1959-

2003-01-01

5. märtsil taasasutati Rahvusvaheline Noorsookirjanduse Nõukogu (International Board on Books for Young People) Eesti osakond, mille presidendiks sai Anne Rande. Vt. ka Looming, 2003, nr. 4, lk. 631

Analysis of borehole inclusion stress measurement concepts proposed for use in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

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Morgan, H.S.

1984-01-01

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is being developed in southeastern New Mexico by the United States Department of Energy as a research and development (RandD) facility to demonstrate the safe disposal in salt of radioactive wastes resulting from defense activities. As part of the WIPP RandD program, a series of in situ tests will be performed to determine the behavior of drifts and storage rooms in the creeping salt medium. Data obtained in these tests will be used to evaluate and improve numerical models used to compute the structural response of these drifts and rooms. Stress has been proposed as one of the parameters to be measured in the tests, and borehole inclusion stressmeters have been included in the instrumentation package

Debora Vaarandi kodumaa / Maie Kalda

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Kalda, Maie, 1929-2013

2007-01-01

Debora Vaarandi luulest: "Põleva laotuse linn", "Kohav rand", "Talgud Lööne soos", "Selgel hommikul", "Nii ma näen Eestimaad", "Unistaja aknal" ja "Rannalageda leib", "Eesti mullad". Ka Põhjamaa-teemast

Moderate and Radical Islam

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Rabasa, Angel

2005-01-01

This report presents the statement of Angel Rabasa, PhD, Senior Policy Analyst, The RAND Corporation, to the Committee on Armed Services, Defense Review Terrorism and Radical Islam Gap Panel, United...

Toetusi saab küsida ka LEADER-programmi raames / Raavo Raadik

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Raadik, Raavo

2011-01-01

Eesti Hobusekasvatajate Seltsi raskeveohobuse kasvatajate haruseltsi juht Enn Rand on LEADER-programmi abil oluliselt arendanud Pärnumaal Tõstamaa vallas asuvat Maria talu, mis on praeguseks muutunud maakonnas arvestatavaks puhke- ja spordikeskuseks

Kinobuss hakkas koolitama filmiõpetajaid

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2006-01-01

9. jaan. alustas Kinobuss õpetajatele mõeldud kursusega "Teaching with animation. Õpetamine animatsiooniga", mis on esimene neljast 2006.a. toimuvast koolitusest. Töötuba peavad Mikk Rand ja Hanne Pedersen Taanist

Kinobuss hakkab õpetajaid koolitama

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2006-01-01

9. jaan. alustas Kinobuss õpetajatele mõeldud kursusega "Teaching with animation. Õpetamine animatsiooniga", mis on esimene neljast 2006.a. toimuvast koolitusest. Töötuba peavad Mikk Rand ja Hanne Pedersen Taanist

Women and Nation-Building

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Benard, Cheryl; Jones, Seth G; Oliker, Olga; Thurston, Cathryn Q; Stearns, Brooke K; Cordell, Kristen

2008-01-01

.... The RAND Corporation has contributed to the emerging knowledge base in this domain through a series of studies that have looked at nation-building enterprises led by the United States and others...

Auhindu jagati filmidele ja fotodele

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2006-01-01

Läänemaa keskkonnateenistuse auhinnad Matsalu IV Loodusfilmide Festivalist osavõtnuile lähtusid tänavuse looduskaitsekuu teemast "Rand ja kallas". Eriauhinna sai Jacquie Cozens'i film "Hallhülged - elu noateral"

Privatization of Health Care Provision in a Transition Economy: Lessons From the Republic of Macedonia

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Nordyke, Robert

2000-01-01

...) under a World Bank credit. The RAND Corporation was under contract to provide technical assistance to the Government of Macedonia on aspects of the health sector financial reforms for primary health care (PHC...

Пираты третьего тысячелетия / коммент. Питер Чалк, Гордан Ван Хук

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2009-01-01

Piraatlusest Somaalia piirkonnas ja rahvusvahelistest alusdokumentidest piraatluse vastu võitlemiseks 21. sajandil. Kommenteerivad uurimiskeskuse RAND Corporation vanempoliitanalüütik Peter Chalk ja transpordikompanii Maersk Line innovatsiooni ja arenduse vanemdirektor Gordan Van Hook

Kolmanda aastatuhande piraadid / kommenteerinud Peter Chalk ja Gordan Van Hook

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2009-01-01

Piraatlusest Somaalia piirkonnas ja rahvusvahelistest dokumentidest piraatluse vastu võitlemiseks 21. sajandil. Kommenteerivad uurimiskeskuse RAND Corporation vanempoliitanalüütik Peter Chalk ja transpordikompanii Maersk Line innovatsiooni ja arenduse vanemdirektor Gordan Van Hook

Designing Assessments of Microworld Training for Combat Service Support Staff

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Straus, Susan

2003-01-01

...) microworld training. RAND developed and piloted microworld training for distribution management skills as a part of a larger project that entailed making changes to the current structure, content, and methods of CSS training...

Rand Review, Volume 25, Number 1, Spring 2001

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Popper, Steven W

2001-01-01

.... The cover story outlines a global agenda for the United States. Painstakingly bipartisan in its derivation, the story advocates "selective global leadership" in foreign and defense policy, combined with "strengthened and revitalized alliances...

MAC - sõda roppude kanadalaste vastu! / Mikk Rand

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Rand, Mikk

2000-01-01

Animafilm "South Park : suurem, pikem ja lõikamata" ("South Park . Bigger, Longer & Uncut") : Stsenaristid Trey Parker, Matt Stone ja Pam Brady : režissöör Trey Parker : Ameerika Ühendriigid 1999

Keraamiline plaat, kork või klaasmosaiik? / Jana Rand

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Rand, Jana, 1963-

2004-01-01

Seinaplaadimood üllatab liiklusmärkidega klaasmosaiigi, merevaiguga ääristatud või nahka jäljendava keraamikaga. Nõuandeid seinaplaatide valikuks ja paigaldamiseks. Plaadisalongis Vivarec pakutavatest korkplaatidest ja disainer Fabio Novembre kujundatud Itaalia firma Bisazza mosaiikidest. 6 ill

Maailmapärand Tallinnas - kes vastutab? / Riin Alatalu

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Alatalu, Riin, 1968-

2007-01-01

UNESCO maailmapärandist ja selle kaitsest. Tallinna vanalinn pääses UNESCO maailmapärandi nimekirja 1997. a. Maailmapärandi objekte valib ja valvab UNESCO Maailmapärandikomitee. Tallinnale antud ülesannetest vanalinna kaitsevööndis. Aastakoosolekul tulipunkti tõusnud kohtulahenditest jm

Presidendipaaril on suurepärane tervis! / Oliver Rand

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Rand, Oliver, 1971-

2007-01-01

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves ja proua Evelin Ilves testisid Hiiumaa tervisetoas oma tervist, lõunatasid Rannapaargus, külastasid Hiiumaa teavitamis- ja nõustamiskeskust, puuetega inimeste käsitööseltsi Sipeko Kõrgessaares, Emmaste Dale LD plastitööstust ja Vaemla villavabrikut. Avalikul kõnekoosolekul Kassaris väitlesid T.H. Ilves ja helilooja Erkki-Sven Tüür lavastaja Jaanus Rohumaa juhtimisel teemal "Eurooplaste identiteet". Vt. samas: Vasli, Karoliina. Evelinil Victoria Beckhami soeng. Proua Evelin Ilvese soengutest läbi aastate. Vabariigi President Hiiu- ja Saaremaal 8.-10.08.2007

Kontvõõras segas presidenti puuistutamisel / Oliver Rand

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Rand, Oliver, 1971-

2007-01-01

Saaremaal maakonnavisiidil viibiv president Toomas Hendrik Ilves istutas Kuressaarde riigipeade hiide tamme. Puuistutamisse sekkus plaaniväliselt linnakodanik Väino Salundi. Samamoodi oli Salundi puuistutamise tseremoonial sekkunud ka viis aastat tagasi, kui toonane riigipea Arnold Rüütel ja Läti president Vaira Vike-Freiberga riigipeade hiiele aluse panid. T. H. Ilves on viies riigipea, kes riigipeade hiide oma tamme istutas. 2005. aastal täiendasid hiit Poola president Aleksander Kwasniewski ja Leedu president Valdas Adamkus. Vabariigi President Hiiu- ja Saaremaal 8.-10.08.2007

Mine-induced seismicity at East-Rand proprietary mines

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Milev, AM

1995-09-01

Full Text Available Mining results in seismic activity of varying intensity, from small micro seismic events to larger seismic events, often associated with significant seismic induced damages. This work deals with the understanding of the present seismicity...

Päike, rand ja odav elu / Mari Laaniste

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Laaniste, Mari, 1977-

2007-01-01

Mängufilm Paulo Linsi romaani järgi "Jumala linn" ("Cidade de Deus") : režissöörid Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund : Brasiilia - Prantsusmaa - Ameerika Ühendriigid 2002. Lisatud lühiandmed F. Meirelles' kohta

Skype murdis arvutist välja / Erik Rand

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Rand, Erik

2006-01-01

Vt. ka Postimees : na russkom jazõke 24. juuli, lk. 9. Seni vaid arvutist kõnesid teha võimaldanud Skype pakub nüüd kaasaskantavaid telefone, millega saab kõnelda igal pool, kus on avalik WiFi võrk

Future proton and electron colliders: Dreams for the 1990's

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Richter, B.

1988-10-01

In this paper I have reviewed the possibilities for new colliders that might be available in the 1990's. One or more new proton should be available in the late-90s based on plans of Europe, the US and the USSR. The two very high energy machines, LHC and SSC, are quite expensive, and their construction will be more decided by the politicians' view on the availability of resources than by the physicists' view of the need for new machines. Certainly something will be built, but the question is when. New electron colliders beyond LEP II could be available in the late 1990's as well. Most of the people who have looked at this problem believe that at a minimum three years of RandD are required before a proposal can be made, two years will be required to convince the authorities to go ahead, and five years will be required to build such a machine. Thus the earliest time a new electron collider at high energy could be available is around 1988. A strong international RandD program will be required to meet that schedule. In the field of B factories, PSI's proposal is the first serious step beyond the capabilities of CESR. There are other promising techniques but these need more RandD. The least RandD would be required for the asymmetric storage ring systems, while the most would be required for high luminosity linear colliders. For the next decade, high energy physics will be doing its work at the high energy frontier with Tevatron I and II, UNK, SLC, LEP I and II, and HERA. The opportunities for science presented by experiments at these facilities are very great, and it is to be hoped that the pressure for funding to construct the next generation facilities will not badly affect the operating budgets of the ones we now have or which will soon be turning on. 9 refs., 12 figs., 6 tabs

Oncholaim~ jessicae n.sp. (Nematoda: Oncholaimidae) from fresh ...

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J. Heyns. Department of Zoology, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg. Oncholaimus ... Body usually slightly ventrally curved to C-shaped, rarely almost straight upon fIxation. ..... Type locality. Various sites in the upper Blyde River system.

Making Better Use of Bandwidth: Data Compression and Network Management Technologies

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Pane, John F; Joe, Leland

2005-01-01

.... Furthermore, future demands seem likely to increase. Researchers from RAND Arroyo Center have been seeking ways in which the Army might use bandwidth better, specifically how new compression technologies might help improve information throughput...

The Warfighting Capacity of Air Combat Command's Numbered Air Forces

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Hanser, Lawrence

2000-01-01

...) of the Air Combat Command (ACC), General Richard E. Hawley, the ACC Commander, asked if RAND could offer an analysis of the number of NAFs that were needed by ACC to meet warfighting requirements...

Challenging Time in DOPMA. Flexible and Contemporary Military Officer Management

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Schirmer, Peter; Thie, Harry J; Harrell, Margaret C; Tseng, Michael S

2006-01-01

The RAND National Defense Research Institute (NDRI) has studied changes to law and policy that would support the Secretary of Defense's desire to have officers serve longer in their assignments and in their careers...

Study on Ideas on a New National Freight Model System for Sweden

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2002-01-01

In a contract for the SAMGODS group, containing the Swedish national road, rail and aviation administrations and led by SIKA, RAND Europe, together with Transek has carried out an idea study on a new...

Co-production of bio-ethanol, electricity and heat from biomass residues

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Reith, J.H.; Den Uil, H.; Van Veen, H. [ECN Biomass, Petten (Netherlands); De Laat, W.T.A.M.; Niessen, J.J. [Royal Nedalco, Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands); De Jong, E.; Elbersen, H.W.; Weusthuis, R. [Agrotechnological Research Institute ATO, BU Renewable Resources, Wageningen (Netherlands); Van Dijken, J.P.; Raamsdonk, L. [Delft University of Technology, Delft (Netherlands)

2002-07-01

The use of lignocellulose biomass residues as a feedstock offers good perspectives for large scale production of fuel ethanol at competitive costs. An evaluation was performed to assess the international status of lignocellulose-to-bioethanol technology and the economical and ecological system performance, to identify RandD approaches for further development. Deriving fermentable sugars from the hemicellulose and cellulose fractions of lignocellulose materials via suitable pretreatment and enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis is a critical RandD issue. Further development of pretreatment via mild, low temperature alkaline extraction or weak acid hydrolysis using CO2, dissolved in pressurized hot water ('carbonic acid process') shows good perspectives. Enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis with the currently available industrial cellulases accounts for 36-45% of ethanol production costs. At least a 10-fold increase of cellulase cost-effectiveness is required. Despite substantial RandD efforts, no suitable fermentation system is currently available for the fermentation of pentoses (mainly xylose) from the hemicellulose fraction. Several strains of anaerobic, thermophilic bacteria are able to convert all (hemi)cellulose components into ethanol. Follow-up RandD will focus on isolation of suitable strain(s) from this group. The system evaluation shows a 40-55% energetic efficiency (LHV basis) for conversion of lignocellulose feedstocks to ethanol. Thermal conversion of non-fermentable residues (mainly lignin) in a Biomass-Integrated-Gasifier/Combined Cycle (BIG/CC) system can provide the total steam and electricity requirement for the production process and an electricity surplus for export to the grid, giving a total system efficiency of 56-68%. Water consumption in the process (28-54 liter water/liter ethanol) is much higher than in current ethanol production (lo-15 l/l ethanol). The large amount of process water (used in the pretreatment and cellulose hydrolysis

The Use of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System and the RAND VSQ9 to Measure the Quality of Life and Visit-Specific Satisfaction of Pregnant Patients Under Chiropractic Care Utilizing the Webster Technique.

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Alcantara, Joel; Nazarenko, Andrea Lamont; Ohm, Jeanne; Alcantara, Junjoe

2018-01-01

To quantify the quality of life (QoL) and visit-specific satisfaction of pregnant women. A prospective cohort within a practice-based research network (PBRN). Setting/Locations: Individual chiropractic offices. Pregnant women (age ≥18 years) attending chiropractic care. Chiropractic care (i.e., The Webster Technique, spinal adjustments, and adjunctive therapies). The RAND VSQ9 to measure visit-specific satisfaction and the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS ® )-29 to measure QoL. A convenience sample of 343 pregnant patients (average age = 30.96 years) comprised their study population. They were highly educated with 75% attaining a 2-year associate's degree or higher. The pregnant patients presented for chiropractic care with a mean week of gestation of 25.67 weeks (median = 28 weeks; range = 0-42 weeks) and parity (i.e., the number of live births) of 0.92 live births (median = 1; range = 0-6). From baseline (i.e., at study entrance with minimum first visit) and comparative (i.e., following a course of chiropractic care), the VSQ9 measurements revealed increasingly high satisfaction on the part of the subjects (i.e., the mean difference of baseline minus comparative measures = -0.7322; p < 0.005). The median number of visits (i.e., visits attended) at baseline and comparative measures was 1.00 (standard deviation [SD] = 22.69) and 3.30 (SD = 22.71), respectively. Across outcomes, QoL improved from baseline to comparative measurement after holding constant for visit number and time lapse, trimester of pregnancy, and care provider type. There was a reduction in mean T scores associated with fatigue (p < 0.05), pain interference (p < 0.05), sleep disturbance (p < 0.05), and an improvement in satisfaction with social roles (p < 0.05). A significant decrease was also found with pain interference (p < 0.05). No evidence was found that anxiety (p = 0.1404) or depression (p = 0

Transvaal Consolidated Land and Exploration Company, Limited

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Lawrence, R.S.

1983-01-01

The difficult economic circumstances with which almost the whole world had to contend, brought serious financial crisis in many countries. South Africa also had its own share of serious problems. Despite this situation, Transvaal Consolidated Land and Exploration Company, Limited, showed on increase in earnings of 24 per cent per share. The reason for this lies mainly in two areas. Firstly the company acquired the mining related business of Rand Mines, Limited. Included in the acquisition was a partfolio of shares mainly in the company's associated gold and uranium mining companies and additional shares in its listed coal mining subsidiaries. Secondly, the average gold price realised by producers in rand terms, was considerably higher than in the previous year. Consolidated profit attributable to members increased by 52 per cent to R82,6 million

Report of the Review Committee on the BNL colliding beam accelerator

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1983-01-01

The Colliding Beam Accelerator (CBA) proposal by BNL for a pp collider of 400 GeV /times/ 400 GeV with a maximum luminosity /Brit pounds/ = 2 /times/ 10 33 was reviewed by a DOE team, including consultants, on April 11--15, 1983. No major flaws were found that would prevent, in principle, the proposed collider from reaching its design goals. BNL has made sufficient progress in their superconducting magnet RandD program that, although there is not yet a magnet of the CBA baseline design, the Committee believes the design can be achieved. However, to ensure prompt completion of the project, substantial RandD needs to be carried out in short order, particularly on the timely and cost-effective production of magnets, reliability of quench protection, and determination of cryogenic heat loads

The tug-of-war between resource depletion and technological change in the global oil industry 1981-2009

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Lindholt, Lars

2013-01-15

We perform an empirical analysis of the extent to which ongoing technological change through RandD activity has offset the effect of ongoing depletion on the cost of finding additional reserves of oil in eight global regions. We introduce a finding cost function that among other factors depends on the cumulative number of past RandD expenses and cumulative past production, measuring technological change and depletion, respectively. For all our regions we find significant effects of both depletion and technological change on oil finding costs from 1981 to 2009, barring cyclical variations in finding costs that could come from changes in factor prices. For almost all regions technology more than mitigated depletion until around the mid-nineties. However, we find that depletion outweighed technological progress over the last decade.(author)

An international and interdisciplinary centre of experimental physics in the Alps-Danube-Adria region (the 'AUSTRON' project)

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Regler, M.

1992-01-01

The basic idea of the 'AUSTRON' Project is to create an international and interdisciplinary centre of excellence, devoted to fundamental and applied research in the field of experimental physics and related topics of high technology RandD. Three alternatives have been proposed as the basic facility of this centre: either an electron-positron ring collider for a tau-charm factory, or a smaller ring for a phi factory, or a proton accelerator for a spallation source. That should be complemented by a synchrotron radiation facility, constituting an important link between physics, biology, medicine and the industry. 'AUSTRON' should also include a test beam facility for radiation detector development, a RandD laboratory for micro-electronics, a scientific computing centre linked to international networks, and a centre of education. (author) 1 fig

Regional Differences in the Price-Elasticity of Demand for Energy

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Bernstein, M. A.; Griffin, J.

2006-02-01

At the request of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the RAND Corporation examined the relationship between energy demand and energy prices with the focus on whether the relationships between demand and price differ if these are examined at different levels of data resolution. In this case, RAND compares national, regional, state, and electric utility levels of data resolution. This study is intended as a first step in helping NREL understand the impact that spatial disaggregation of data can have on estimating the impacts of their programs. This report should be useful to analysts in NREL and other national laboratories, as well as to policy nationals at the national level. It may help them understand the complex relationships between demand and price and how these might vary across different locations in the United States.

Quality of life and emotional state in chronic skin disease.

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Pärna, Ene; Aluoja, Anu; Kingo, Külli

2015-03-01

The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between chronic inflammatory skin conditions and patients' emotional state and quality of life. The following self-rated questionnaires were used: Emotional State Questionnaire, a self-report scale assessing depression and anxiety symptoms; Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI); and RAND-36, a measure of health-related quality of life. The study group comprised 40 patients with psoriasis, 40 with eczema, 40 with acne, 15 with seborrhoeic dermatitis and 40 healthy controls. Patients with chronic skin diseases had lower DLQI and lower RAND-36 physical functioning scores, more perceived physical limitations and pain, and lower emotional well-being and general health ratings compared with the control group. In conclusion, chronic skin diseases are associated with symptoms of emotional distress, in particular insomnia and general anxiety.

China, the United States, and the Global Economy

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Chen, Shuxun

2001-01-01

This book contains the edited papers presented by Chinese and American scholars and practitioners at the second of four annual conferences organized by RAND in Santa Monica, and the China Reform Forum (CRF) in Beijing...

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Vice-Head of Psychology, Rand Afrikaans University. Corresponding .... for psychological counselling in order to help them address the ... When applied to children, this definition focuses on two ... moment of birth until the moment of death.

21. I avati Tartu Kunstimuuseumis Eesti Kunstnikkude Ryhma näitus

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2005-01-01

Väljas on Jaan Vahtra, Friedrich Histi, Eduard Ole, Felix Randeli, Henrik Olvi, Juhan Raudsepa, Märt Laarmani, Arnold Akbergi, Edmond Arnold Blumenfeldti ja Aleksander Krimsi looming. Kuraatorid Reet Mark ja Holger Rajavee. Ilmub artiklite kogumik

Implementation of the Asthma Practice Guideline in the Army Medical Department: Evaluation of Process and Effects

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Farley, Donna O; Cretin, Shan; Vernez, Georges; Pieklik, Suzanne; Quiter, Elaine; Ashwood, J. S; Tu, Wenli

2005-01-01

.... The Quality Management Directorate of the Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) contracted with RAND to work as a partner in the development and testing of guideline implementation methods for ultimate application to an Army-wide guideline program...

The Performing Arts in a New Era

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McCarthy, Kevin

2001-01-01

The Pew Charitable Trust commissioned The Performing Arts in a New Era from RAND in 1999 as part of a broad initiative aimed at increasing policy and financial support for nonprofit culture in the United States...

Looking to the Future: Health Professions Education in Texas

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Rettig, Richard

2000-01-01

...? How can underserved populations be better served? The broad scope of RAND's assignment-identifying for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board important issues in health professions education-was made more complicated by the fact that issues...

Kolm küsimust : UNESCO

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2003-01-01

UNESCO maailmapärand ja Eesti. Eestist on maailma kultuuripärandi nimistus 1997. aastast Tallinna vanalinn, suulise ja vaimse pärandi nimistus 2003. aastast Kihnu kultuuriruum ja Balti laulu- ja tantsupidude traditsioon. UNESCO kultuuriprioriteete

Unconventional fossil-based fuels : economic and environmental trade-offs

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2008-01-01

Both high import payments for petroleum motor fuels and concerns regarding emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are motivating interest in possible fuel substitutes. In this report, RAND researchers assess the potential future production levels, product...

Transportation challenges for the new administration : perspectives of past DOT secretaries

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2009-01-01

On January 29, 2009, the RAND Corporation hosted a panel discussion with three former U.S. secretaries of transportation. This wide-ranging discussion, held the week after President : Barack Obamas inauguration and during the congressional debate ...

Reading for Understanding: Towards an R&D Program in Reading Comprehension

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Snow, Catherine

2001-01-01

This draft report from the Rand Reading Study Group (RRSG)1 formulates an initial proposal concerning the research issues that the community of reading researchers most urgently needs to address over the next 10-15 years...

Company Performance at the National Training Center Battle: Planning and Execution

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Hallmark, Bryan

1997-01-01

... effectiveness at NTC, and discusses implications for current training methods and policies. It is the third part of a RAND NTC research project that investigated battalion-level C2 issues and brigade and battalion reconnaissance issues...

Company Performance at the National Training Center: Battle Planning and Execution

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Hallmark, Bryan

1997-01-01

... effectiveness at NTC, and discusses implications for current training methods and policies. It is the third part of a RAND NTC research project that investigated battalion-level C2 issues and brigade and battalion reconnaissance issues...

USA sõdib terrorismi vastu sobimatul moel / Heiki Suurkask

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Suurkask, Heiki, 1972-

2008-01-01

Mõttekoja Rand Corporation analüüsi kohaselt ei piisa USA-l islamiekstremistidega võitlemisel vaid vägede suurendamisest, panustada tuleb kohalike võimude tõhustamisse, nende paremasse koolitamisse ja infovahetusse. Lisa: Guantanamo kuuik kohtu all

Managing records in networked environment using EDRMS ...

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Vincent Mello

ways of managing its records and archives. The impetus ... sector challenges and opportunities that organisations such as this are faced with in consideration of the ever-improving .... the operations of Rand Water as a state owned entity.

Home Health Care for California's Injured Workers: Options for Implementing a Fee Schedule.

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Wynn, Barbara O; Boustead, Anne

2015-07-15

The California Department of Industrial Relations/Division of Worker's Compensation asked RAND to provide technical assistance in developing a fee schedule for home health services provided to injured workers. The fee schedule needs to address the full spectrum of home health services ranging from skilled nursing and therapy services to unskilled personal care or chore services that may be provided by family members. RAND researchers consulted with stakeholders in the California workers' compensation system to outline issues the fee schedule should address, reviewed home health fee schedules used by other payers, and conducted interviews with WC administrators from other jurisdictions to elicit their experiences. California stakeholders identified unskilled attendant services as most problematic in determining need and payment rates, particularly services furnished by family members. RAND researchers concentrated on fee schedule options that would result in a single fee schedule covering the full range of home health care services furnished to injured workers and made three sets of recommendations. The first set pertains to obtaining additional information that would highlight the policy issues likely to occur with the implementation of the fee schedule and alternatives for assessing an injured worker's home health care needs. Another approach conforms most closely with the Labor Code requirements. It would integrate the fee schedules used by Medicare, In-Home Health Supportive Services, and the federal Office of Workers' Compensation. The third approach would base the home health fee schedule on rules used by the federal Office of Workers' Compensation.

Bibliometrics as a Tool for Supporting Prospective R&D Decision-Making in the Health Sciences

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Ismail, Sharif; Nason, Edward; Marjanovic, Sonja; Grant, Jonathan

2012-01-01

Abstract Bibliometric analysis is an increasingly important part of a broader “toolbox” of evaluation methods available to research and development (R&D) policymakers to support decision-making. In the US, UK and Australia, for example, there is evidence of gradual convergence over the past ten years towards a model of university research assessment and ranking incorporating the use of bibliometric measures. In Britain, the Department of Health (England) has shown growing interest in using bibliometric analysis to support prospective R&D decision-making, and has engaged RAND Europe's expertise in this area through a number of exercises since 2005. These range from the macro-level selection of potentially high impact institutions, to micro-level selection of high impact individuals for the National Institute for Health Research's faculty of researchers. The aim of this study is to create an accessible, “beginner's guide” to bibliometric theory and application in the area of health R&D decision-making. The study also aims to identify future directions and possible next steps in this area, based on RAND Europe's work with the Department of Health to date. It is targeted at a range of audiences, and will be of interest to health and biomedical researchers, as well as R&D decision-makers in the UK and elsewhere. The study was completed with funding support from RAND Europe's Health R&D Policy Research Unit with the Department of Health. PMID:28083218

Measuring physical and mental health using the SF-12: implications for community surveys of mental health.

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Windsor, Timothy D; Rodgers, Bryan; Butterworth, Peter; Anstey, Kaarin J; Jorm, Anthony F

2006-09-01

The effects of using different approaches to scoring the SF-12 summary scales of physical and mental health were examined with a view to informing the design and interpretation of community-based survey research. Data from a population-based study of 7485 participants in three cohorts aged 20-24, 40-44 and 60-64 years were used to examine relationships among measures of physical and mental health calculated from the same items using the SF-12 and RAND-12 approaches to scoring, and other measures of chronic physical conditions and psychological distress. A measure of physical health constructed using the RAND-12 scoring showed a monotonic negative association with psychological distress as measured by the Goldberg depression and anxiety scales. However, a non-monotonic association was evident in the relationship between SF-12 physical health scores and distress, with very high SF-12 physical health scores corresponding with high levels of distress. These relationships highlight difficulties in interpretation that can arise when using the SF-12 summary scales in some analytical contexts. It is recommended that community surveys that measure physical and mental functioning using the SF-12 items generate summary scores using the RAND-12 protocol in addition to the SF-12 approach. In general, researchers should be wary of using factor scores based on orthogonal rotation, which assumes that measures are uncorrelated, to represent constructs that have an actual association.

Bibliometrics as a Tool for Supporting Prospective R&D Decision-Making in the Health Sciences: Strengths, Weaknesses and Options for Future Development.

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Ismail, Sharif; Nason, Edward; Marjanovic, Sonja; Grant, Jonathan

2012-01-01

Bibliometric analysis is an increasingly important part of a broader "toolbox" of evaluation methods available to research and development (R&D) policymakers to support decision-making. In the US, UK and Australia, for example, there is evidence of gradual convergence over the past ten years towards a model of university research assessment and ranking incorporating the use of bibliometric measures. In Britain, the Department of Health (England) has shown growing interest in using bibliometric analysis to support prospective R&D decision-making, and has engaged RAND Europe's expertise in this area through a number of exercises since 2005. These range from the macro-level selection of potentially high impact institutions, to micro-level selection of high impact individuals for the National Institute for Health Research's faculty of researchers. The aim of this study is to create an accessible, "beginner's guide" to bibliometric theory and application in the area of health R&D decision-making. The study also aims to identify future directions and possible next steps in this area, based on RAND Europe's work with the Department of Health to date. It is targeted at a range of audiences, and will be of interest to health and biomedical researchers, as well as R&D decision-makers in the UK and elsewhere. The study was completed with funding support from RAND Europe's Health R&D Policy Research Unit with the Department of Health.

Measuring National Power in the Postindustrial Age

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Tellis, Ashley

2000-01-01

The Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ODCSINT), U.S. Army, tasked RAND's Arroyo Center to examine how national power ought to be understood in the context of the technical and social changes taking place today...

A survey of the attitudes and knowledge of parents of high school ...

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Kathryn van Boom

children on the East Rand on the usage of nutritional supplements. V van der Walt, 1 MPhil; ... 2Head, Department of Sport and Movement Studies, Faculty of Health. Sciences ... strategies targeting adolescents into believing that usage of NS.

Evaluation of the Low Back Pain Practice Guideline Implementation in the Army Medical Department

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Farley, Donna

2004-01-01

... clinical care practices across the Army health system. This report presents the final results of the evaluation that RAND conducted as part of the demonstration for the low back practice guideline, which was conducted in 1999 and 2000...

Healthcare service delivery: a literature review

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Arhete, LE

2016-05-01

Full Text Available African government is in the process of implementing a multibillion rand national health insurance (NHI) programme intended to revamp the entire national health system to among others, ensure affordability and accessibility to healthcare. The purpose...

Enhancing Interoperability Among Enlisted Medical Personnel. A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists

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2009-01-01

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE AND WORKPLACE The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research...of allied health careers such as radiography , clinical lab technician, surgical technolo- gist, pharmacy technician, and dental hygienist. These

76 FR 586 - Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...

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2011-01-05

... Parties (Alcoa, Inc., ANR Pipeline Company, C. Stoddard & Sons, Inc., Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., Consolidated Rail Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc., Ford Motor Company, Imperial Oil Limited, Ingersoll-Rand Company, Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Rockwell Automation, Tennessee...

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Items 1 - 50 of 281 ... ... nature of cricket injuries in elite South African schoolboy cricketers, Abstract PDF ... children on the East Rand on the usage of nutritional supplements ... hydrotherapy and land-based rehabilitation in soccer players after ...

Kolu mõis kaardilt ei kao / Kaarel Aluoja

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Aluoja, Kaarel

2003-01-01

Kolu külavanem ja sealse mõisa töödejuht Ülo Ormus näeb majandusraskustes vaevleva Concordia eraülikooli rektorile Mart Susile esitatud süüdistustes poliitilist survet. Kommenteerib haridusminister Mailis Rand

Near-term feasibility of alternative jet fuels

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2009-01-01

This technical report documents the results of a joint study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the RAND Corporation on alternative fuels for commercial aviation. The study compared potential alternative jet fuels on the basis of ...

Suvekool väärtustas audiovisuaalset pärandit / Birgit Kibal

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Kibal, Birgit, 1976-

2015-01-01

26. - 30. juunini 2014 Tallinnas ja Viinistus toimunud suvekoolist "Eestlaste kultuuripärand võõrsil". Suvekoolis osales üle neljakümne inimese kaheksast riigist. Fookuses olid filmid. Kohtumise raames peeti ka MTÜ Baltic Heritage Network aastakoosolek

The World Health Organization's water safety plan is much more than just an integrated drinking water quality management plan.

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Viljoen, F C

2010-01-01

South Africa is a country of contrasts with far ranging variations in climate, precipitation rates, cultures, demographics, housing levels, education, wealth and skills levels. These differences have an impact on water services delivery as do expectations, affordability and available resources. Although South Africa has made much progress in supplying drinking water, the same cannot be said regarding water quality throughout the country. A concerted effort is currently underway to correct this situation and as part of this drive, water safety plans (WSP) are promoted. Rand Water, the largest water services provider in South Africa, used the World Health Organization (WHO) WSP framework as a guide for the development of its own WSP which was implemented in 2003. Through the process of implementation, Rand Water found the WHO WSP to be much more than just another integrated quality system.

Peripheral Endothelial Function and Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve Are Not Associated in Women with Angina and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

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Flintholm Raft, Kristoffer; Frestad, Daria; Michelsen, Marie Mide

2017-01-01

PURPOSE: We investigated whether impaired flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and plasma biomarkers reflecting endothelial dysfunction are associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) in women with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: Patients (n = 194) were rand...

Jaapanlased filmisid Struvet ja Tartu Tähetorni / Marju Himma

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Himma, Marju

2009-01-01

Jaapani telekanali TBS Vision telesarja "Maailmapärand" ("The World Heritage") jaoks filmiti Tartus tähetorni ning astronoomi Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struvet kehastavat Juho Juutilainenit, teemaks Sruve geodeetiline kaar. Sari valmib UNESCO ja Sony koostöös

Maamehed kunstitemplis = Peasants at the temple of art / Helena Risthein

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2015-01-01

Rahvusvahelisel näitusel "Natuuri rikkus. Eluläheduse idee ja Düsseldorfi koolkond" Kumus jääb loo autorile silma Oskar Hoffmanni julgelt koduvillane pärand. Tartus sündinud baltisaksa maalikunstniku Oskar Hoffmanni elust ja loomingust

Kuidas tootmisettevõttes rikkust kasvatada / Urmas Jüriorg

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Jüriorg, Urmas

2011-01-01

Raalintegreeritud tootmise (CIM) edu tagavad toote disaini- ja arendussüsteemide (CAD/CAM), planeerimis- ja tootmisjuhtimissüsteemide (ERP, MRP) ja müügisüsteemide ühendamine ühtsesse tootmissüsteemi (IMOS). Taust: Pärand eelmise sajandi keskpaigast

Assessing the Productive Efficiency ofBambara Groundnut and ...

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Cary, NC. Sinoquet, H. and Crux, P 1995 eds, Ecophysiology of. Tropical intercropping, INRA/CTA. Sokal, R Rand Rohfl, F. J 1969, Biometry, Principles and practices of statistics in Biological re- search, W H. Freeman and Co" San Fran- cisco.

Healthcare professionals' perceptions of alcohol- intoxicated trauma ...

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2012-08-21

Aug 21, 2012 ... psychomotor impairment of balance and movement, both of which increase the ... All the doctors and nurses caring for patients in the ED in South Rand ..... the threat of needle-prick injuries, exposure to body fluids, cuts from ...

Muusikauudiseid maailmast / Nele-Eva Steinfeld

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Steinfeld, Nele-Eva

2016-01-01

Lühisõnumeid maailmast: Suri Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Grammy selleks aastaks jagatud. Claudio Abbado pärand liigub Berliini. Piotr Anderszewski võtab aja maha. Polar Music Prize Cecilia Bartolile. Lahkus USA helilooja Steven Stucky. Händeli kantaadi seni tundmatu versioon

Improving the Deployment of Army Health Care Professionals: An Evaluation of PROFIS

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2013-01-01

Support RAND Purchase this document Browse Reports & Bookstore Make a charitable contribution Limited Electronic Distribution Rights This document and...Caretaker Hospitals, U. S. Army War College: Carlisle, Pa., 1993. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, “OECD Health Data 2010

Uus muusika päästab kroonulikkusest / Andres Laasik

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Laasik, Andres, 1960-2016

2009-01-01

23. juunil toimunud Vabadussõja võidusamba avatseremooniast, Urmas Sisaski oratooriumist "Pro Patria" segakoori, orkestri ja solistide Merle Silmato ja Jassi Zahharovi esituses. Oratooriumi sõnade aluseks on Jaan Lõo ligi saja-aastane luulepärand. Tseremoonia lavastas Margus Kasterpalu

Develop a more reliable means of assessing safety risk due to rock bursts and rock falls as a managerial decision support technique

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Chichowicz, A

1997-01-01

Full Text Available The project was initiated to create techniques for processing falls of ground (FOG) data. Those techniques were tested with data from east rand proprietary mines (ERPM). The first part of this report concerns seismic events that caused falls...

R : disaini alfabeet / Kai Lobjakas

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Lobjakas, Kai, 1975-

2007-01-01

Tutvustatakse Ameerika graafilise disaini euroopalikumaks muutjat Paul Rand'i, sisearhitekti Toivo Raidmetsa, rahvusvahelise taustaga disainerit Karim Rashid'i, keraamikut ja pedagoogi Leo Rohlinit ja kunsti radikaalseks uuendamiseks asutatud rühmituse (1917.a.) De Stijl üht hilisemat liiget Gerrit Rietveldi

De Utopie van de vrije markt door Hans Achterhuis

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ir.ing Ruud Thelosen

2011-01-01

In dit meesterwerk van filosoof en Denker des Vaderlands wordt het neoliberalisme tot op het bot gefileerd incl. de ideologen Ayn Rand en Milton Friedman. Het neoliberalisme is een gevaarlijke utopie zo is nu ook wel in de huidige crises gebleken.

puff-adder, Bitis arietans

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coast of the Cape Province. Investl Rep. Div. Fish. Un. S. Afr. 34: 1-75. RAND, R.W. 1967. The Cape fur seal ... Departments of General Anatomy and General Physiology, ... A = cJotophyte muscle; B '" main venom gland; C = neck legion;.

Developing the language of argument: a bilingual approach | Cattell ...

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Instruction in bilingualism was initiated at Rand Afrikaans University's (currently the University of Johannesburg) foundation course, Afrikaans as Akademiese Taal (Afrikaans for Academic Purposes), in response to the context challenges of a parallel-medium university and the multilingual South African community.

Reliability Data for Piping Components in Nordic Nuclear Power Plants 'R-Book'. Project Phase 1. Rev 1

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Lydell, Bengt; Olsson, Anders

2008-01-01

This report constitutes a planning document for a new RandD project to develop a piping component reliability parameter handbook for use in probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) and related activities. The Swedish acronym for this handbook is 'R-Book.' The objective of the project is to utilize the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency 'OECD Pipe Failure Data Exchange Project' (OPDE) database to derive piping component failure rates and rupture probabilities for input to internal flooding probabilistic safety assessment, high-energy line break' (HELB) analysis, risk-informed in-service inspection (RI-ISI) program development, and other activities related to PSA. This new RandD project is funded by member organizations of the Nordic PSA Group (NPSAG) - Forsmark AB, OKG AB, Ringhals AB, and the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI). The history behind the current effort to produce a handbook of piping reliability parameters goes back to 1994 when SKI funded a 5-year RandD project to explore the viability of establishing an international database on the service experience with piping system components in commercial nuclear power plants. An underlying objective behind this 5-year program was to investigate the different options and possibilities for deriving pipe failure rates and rupture probabilities directly from service experience data as an alternative to probabilistic fracture mechanics. The RandD project culminated in an international piping reliability seminar held in the fall of 1997 in Sigtuna (Sweden) and a pilot project to demonstrate an application of the pipe failure database to the estimation of loss-of-coolant-accident (LOCA) frequency (SKI Report 98:30). A particularly important outcome of the 5-year project was a decision by SKI to transfer the pipe failure database including the lessons learned to an international cooperative effort under the auspices of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Following on information exchange and planning meetings that were

Evaluation of the Emergency Education Response for Syrian Refugee Children and Host Communities in Jordan

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Culbertson, S.; Ling, T.; Henham, M.L.; Corbett, J.; Karam, R.; Pankowska, P.K.P.; Saunders, C.L.; Bellasio, J.; Baruch, B.

2016-01-01

The Emergency Education Response Programme (EER), launched by UNICEF, the Government of Jordan and partners in 2012, aims to provide free public formal education, as well as safe and appropriate supportive educational services, for Syrian refugee children living in Jordan. RAND's evaluation

Comparison of magnesium and methyldopa for the control of blood pressure in pregnancies complicated with hypertension

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Rudnicki, M; Frølich, A; Pilsgaard, K

2000-01-01

OBJECTIVES: Although magnesium is now the drug of choice for the prevention of eclamptic seizures only few studies have evaluated whether magnesium may reduce blood pressure in pregnancies complicated with hypertension. METHODS: A total of 33 patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension were rand...

ethambutol in the treatment of patients with chronic pulmonary ...

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1971-02-13

Feb 13, 1971 ... (RAND), E. BEHYNA, M.D. (BUDAPEST), AND E. GLATTHAA~, M.B.~ CH.B.,. D.P.H.. (PRET.), Medical Research Council Tuberculosi~ Research Group, Onderstepoon; Rletfontem /fosPltal,. Johannesburg; Zondenvater Hospital, Cullman; and Tshepong SANTA Settlement, Pretolla associated and usually ...

Simultaneous Monitoring of Vascular Oxygenation and Tissue Oxygen Tension of Breast Tumors Under Hyperbaric Oxygen Exposure

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2008-04-01

28. Alagoz, T., R. Buller, B. Anderson, K. Terrell , R...and oxygenation Ann . New Acad. Sci. 838 29–45 Chapman J D, Stobbe C C, Arnfield M R, Santus R, Lee J and McPhee M S 1991 Oxygen dependency of tumor

The U.S. Combat Aircraft Industry 1909-2000. Structure Competition Innovation

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2003-01-01

assistant secretary of Defense; and Alain Enthoven, also of RAND, who became a deputy assistant secretary of Defense and helped establish the new Defense...Fred, Northrop: An Aeronautical History, Hawthorne, Calif.: Northrop Corporation, 1976. Anderton , David A., Republic F-105 Thunderchief, London

The Randtriever at Erasmus University, Rotterdam—1969–1990: Two decades of change in mechanical books storage

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L. Meyboom (Leen)

1990-01-01

textabstractIn April 1969, Remington Rand began installing its automated storage and retrieval system-the Randtriever—at Erasmus University, Rotterdam. The original system never worked properly and uptime was limited to a few hours a day. Erasmus University has subsequently rebuilt the system,

Homeland Security Intelligence: To What End

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2010-09-01

decision making is generous (Treverton & Gabbard , 2008; Reveron 2007). This literature commonly falls into roughly one of two categories, 1) the...Treverton, G.F. & Gabbard , C.B. (2008). Assessing the tradecraft of intelligence analysis. Arlington VA: RAND. Turner, M. (2005). Why secret intelligence

Fighting phytophthora in blueberries

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Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands is a ubiquitous soilborne pathogen associated with root rot in many woody perennial plant species, including highbush blueberry (Vaccinium sp.). To identify genotypes with resistance to the pathogen, cultivars and advanced selections of highbush blueberry were grown in a...

Logomaania / Villem Loigom

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Loigom, Villem

2007-01-01

Firmamärkidest ja nende loojatest - Paul Rand (1914) oli teerajajaks märkide maailmas (IBM, ABC, UPS jt.), Caroline Davidson mõtles üliõpilasena välja Nike logo 1971. a., Rob Janoff Apple'i arvutifirma vikerkaarevärvilise õunalogo

The Impact of Network Performance on Warfighter Effectiveness

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2006-01-01

SECURITY TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE AND WORKPLACE The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective...Support Es- tablishment, Auckland , New Zealand), 2000. Lauren, M., R. Stephen, and N. Hore, “Application of the MANA Model to Operations in East Timor

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Full Text Available rand read from insert in 3'HPRT insertion targeting and chromosome engineering clone MHPP142o16. 50 0.18 1 C...R044130 |CR044130.1 Forward strand read from insert in 3'HPRT insertion targeting and chromosome engineering

Accurate and Rapid Differentiation of Acinetobacter baumannii Strains by Raman Spectroscopy: a Comparative Study.

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Ghebremedhin, Meron; Heitkamp, Rae; Yesupriya, Shubha; Clay, Bradford; Crane, Nicole J

2017-08-01

In recent years, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has become the standard for routine bacterial species identification due to its rapidity and low costs for consumables compared to those of traditional DNA-based methods. However, it has been observed that strains of some bacterial species, such as Acinetobacter baumannii strains, cannot be reliably identified using mass spectrometry (MS). Raman spectroscopy is a rapid technique, as fast as MALDI-TOF, and has been shown to accurately identify bacterial strains and species. In this study, we compared hierarchical clustering results for MS, genomic, and antimicrobial susceptibility test data to hierarchical clustering results from Raman spectroscopic data for 31 A. baumannii clinical isolates labeled according to their pulsed-field gel electrophoresis data for strain differentiation. In addition to performing hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), multiple chemometric methods of analysis, including principal-component analysis (PCA) and partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA), were performed on the MS and Raman spectral data, along with a variety of spectral preprocessing techniques for best discriminative results. Finally, simple HCA algorithms were performed on all of the data sets to explore the relationships between, and natural groupings of, the strains and to compare results for the four data sets. To obtain numerical comparison values of the clustering results, the external cluster evaluation criteria of the Rand index of the HCA dendrograms were calculated. With a Rand index value of 0.88, Raman spectroscopy outperformed the other techniques, including MS (with a Rand index value of 0.58). Copyright © 2017 Ghebremedhin et al.

A cost/benefit analysis of commercial fusion-fission hybrid reactor development

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Kostoff, R.N.

1983-01-01

A simple algorithm was developed that allows rapid computation of the ratio R, of present worth of benefits to present worth of hybrid RandD program costs as a function of potential hybrid unit electricity cost savings, discount rate, electricity demand growth rate, total hybrid RandD program cost, and time to complete a demonstration reactor. In the sensitivity study, these variables were assigned nominal values (unit electricity cost savings of 4 mills/k W-hr, discount rate of 4%/year, growth rate of 2.25%/year, total RandD program cost of $20 billion, and time to complete a demonstration reactor of 30 years), and the variable of interest was varied about its nominal value. Results show that R increases with decreasing discount rate and increasing unit electricity savings and ranges from 4 to 94 as discount rateranges from 5 to 3%/year and unit electricity savings range from 2 to 6 mills/k W-hr. R increases with increasing growth rate and ranges from 3 to 187 as growth rate ranges from 1 to 3.5%/year and unit electricity cost savings range from 2 to 6 mills/k W-hr. R attains a maximum value when plotted against time to complete a demonstration reactor. The location of this maximum value occurs at shorter completion times as discount rate increases, and this optimal completion time ranges from 20 years for a discount rate of 4%/year to 45 years for a discount rate of 3%/year

Ergutavad, lohutavad ja ravivad värvid / Jana Rand

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Rand, Jana, 1963-

2005-01-01

Altmõisa puhkemaja Läänemaal Tuuru külas. Hoone sisekujunduse on teinud Heli Tuksam, abiks olid kunstnikud Piret Veski ja Tuuli Puhvel ning Tartu Kõrgema Kunstikooli üliõpilased. Toad on kujundatud erinevates värvitoonides. Fuajees on mosaiikpõrand. Kasutatud ökoloogilisi ehitus- ja viimistlusmaterjale. Ill.: välisvaade 7 sisevaadet, värv.

Kolm põlvkonda ühe katuse all / Jana Rand

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Rand, Jana, 1963-

2003-01-01

Käsitööõpetaja Eva ja ärimees Peeter Pree avatud planeeringuga kodu Vastse-Kuustes. Sisekujunduse autor Eva Pree. Terrasiga eramu fassaadi kaunistab vapp, magamistuba on rõduga, toad on sisustatud klassikalise mööbliga, viimistluses on kasutatud pastelseid toone. Erinevatel tasapindadel aias on kiviktaimla. 10 ill

UNESCO maailmapärand täienes / Kaarel Kressa

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Kressa, Kaarel, 1983-

2010-01-01

UNESCO maailmapärandi komitee lisas 3. augustil Brasiilias lõppenud istungil maailmapärandi nimekirja 15 kultuuri-, viis loodus ja ühe segamälestise (loetletud). Praegu on nimekirjas 911 paika 151 riigist. Esimest korda osales komitee töös Eesti delegatsioon Mart Kalmu juhtimisel

Annual Report 2011-2012 (RAND National Security Research Division)

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2012-01-01

Reports & Bookstore Make a charitable contribution Limited Electronic Distribution Rights This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by...research team included a former CEO of the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation , as well as former officials from U .S . subma- rine

RAND Research Brief: Military Recruiting: Trends, Outlook, and Implications

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2001-01-01

...., those who score well on written aptitude exams and have high school diplomas). Recruiting resources had been cut after the Gulf War, and reports circulated that youth had less interest in joining the military...

Eesti luule 2008 / Maarja Kangro

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Kangro, Maarja, 1973-

2009-01-01

Ülevaade 2008. aasta eesti luulest. Pikemalt käsitletakse järgmisi autoreid ja nende luulekogusid: Kalju Kruusa "Pilvedgi mindgi liigutavadgi", Andrus Kasemaa "Poeedirahu", Jürgen Rooste "Tavaline eesti idioot" ja "21. sajandi armastusluule", fs "Alasti ja elus", Asko Künnap "Su ööd on loetud", Mats Traat "Soe õhtu", Paavo Piik "Lakoonia", Mathura "Inimene on rohi" ja "Luuletused Atitlani järvelt", Lauri Sommer "K. L. ja N.", Jaan Kaplinski "Teiselpool järve", Andres Langemets "Vooder", Jüri Talvet "Silmad peksavad une seinu", Kätlin Kätlin "Üks pole ühtegi", Bibi-Mai Suumann "Imelik võõramaa puu", Andres Ehin "Udusulistaja", Meelis Oidsalu "Koertepõud", Marko Kompus "Surnud kuldnokkade märjad esmaspäevad", Kaupo Meiel "Eesti elulood", (:)kivisildnik "Joosepi kahtlused", Leonhard Lapin ja Albert Trapeež "Isiklik. Üleüledine", Hando Runnel "Armukahi", Contra "Tahaksin olla autobuss", Gregor Elm "Varastatud jalajälg", Mart Juur "Pane Eesti peale tagasi", Esa Tarik "Kompuutertomograafilise madaltiheda mana kõrgtehnoloogilise taaskasutusteraapia tautoloogika", Liisi Ojamaa "Jõgi asfaldi all", Jana Lepik "Tuhahelbed", Krista Ojasaar "Unemuusika", Marje Ingel "Sulg", Elo-Mall Toomet "Nagu ei kusagil mujal", Joanna Ellmann "Liivaterade lend", Ingel Tael "Aja elu"

Slovene poetry in the U.S.A.: the case of Ivan Zorman

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Igor Maver

1999-12-01

Full Text Available Ivan Zorman was both a musician and a poet, born in 1889 in Šmarje near Grosuplje and died in 1957 in Cleveland (Ohio. In 1893 his family emigrated to the United States of America, first to Ely, Calumet, Cleveland and then to some other American towns. After a brief return to Slovenia in 1898/9, where Zorman attended elementary school in Velesovo near Kranj, they finally settled down in 1904 in Cleveland. In 1907 Zorman took up the study of modern languages (English, French and Italian, history and music at Western Reserve University and graduated only in music in 1912. For a number of years, during 1908 and 1956, he was chief organist and choir leader (like his father at the parish church of Sv. Lovrenc in Newburgh near Cleveland. During 1920 and 1925 he was professional director of the "Zorman Philharmonic". Not only was he known as a musician, he was very much present in the public life of the Slovene community living in Cleveland, as the enthusiastic teacher of Slovene literature in the Slovene school of the "Slovenski narodni dom", as a poet, translator and public speaker.

Maatschappelijk belang van fietspad 10; fietverbinding door een Habitatrichtlijngebied, tussen de Haagse agglomeratie en de Vallei Meijendel via de Waasdorpervlakte

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Goossen, C.M.; Regt, de W.J.; Langers, F.

2004-01-01

Provincie Zuid-Holland wil fietspad 10 aanleggen van de rand van de Haagse agglomeratie door de vlakte van Waalsdorp (een Habitatrichtlijngebied) naar de vallei Meijendel. Het maatschappelijk belang van dit fietspad moet worden aangetoond. De Haagse regio heeft een fors fietstekort. De kwaliteit van

From the Andes to the Hindu Kush: Columbian Airpower Lessons for Afghanistan

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2010-05-20

School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Thesis, Maxwell AFB: Air University, 1997. 61 Kline, Harvey F. State Building and Conflict Resolution in...Strategic Importance of USAF Advisory and Assistance Missions. Project Air Force, Santa Monica: RAND Corporation, 2006. Weinstein , Jessica. "U.S

Report on enrichment work at AB Atomenergi, 1965-1978

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Maartensson, M.

1978-11-01

A review of the Rand D performed at AB Atomenergi (now Studsvik Energiteknik AB) in the field of enrichment during the period 1965-1978. The report also describes the international development, and discusses the possibilities for continued Swedish efforts in this area. (L.E.)

Mau Mau War: British Counterinsurgency In Colonial Kenya

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2016-05-26

supporters. 92 Colin P. Clarke, Molly Dunigan, Beth Grill, and Christopher Paul, Paths to Victory: Detailed Insurgency Case Studies (Washington, DC: RAND...labor pool for imperial dirty work, the decision to deputize untrained and ill-disciplined volunteers backfired. A third example of how British

Promoting International Energy Security. Volume 1: Understanding Potential Air Force Roles

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2012-01-01

obtain additional information, contact Distribution Services: Telephone: (310) 451 -7002; Fax: (310) 451 -6915; Email: order@rand.org Library of...raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit ) DoD Department of Defense EIA U.S. Energy Information Administration IEA International

individual psychotherapy

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Professor, Department of Psychology, Rand Afrikaans University ... stressful experiences. ... primarily treat the emotional and cognitive aspects ... linking the body and the mind have not as yet been ... endeavours, the research question asked in this study ...... and daily hassles and uplifts as predictors of hospitalization and.

The development of GIS-PMWIN and its application for mine-water ...

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compatible files which can be directly loaded to PMWIN for modelling. The linkage can be used with a higher version of PMWIN or ArcGIS. It has been applied to mine water modelling in the Far West Rand of the Witwatersrand basin to simulate ...

Nonlinear evolution equations and Painlevé test

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Steeb, Willi-Hans

1988-01-01

This book is an edited version of lectures given by the authors at a seminar at the Rand Afrikaans University. It gives a survey on the Painlevé test, Painlevé property and integrability. Both ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations are considered.

Comparing the Efficacy of Airpower and Heavy Ground Power

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2011-12-01

diminished loss of life and treasure and will thus be a distinct benefit to civilization,”50 another advertisement for airpower’s efficiency. Mitchell...VA: RAND Corporation, 2005. Stone, John. The Tank Debate: Armour and the Anglo-American Military Tradition. London: Harwood Academic Publishers

Akkerranden en recreatie : effecten van wandelen op de functies van akkerranden

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Klieverik, M.J.M.

2005-01-01

Akkerranden worden steeds vaker aangelegd, onder andere om drift en vermesting van het slootwater tegen te gaan. De akkerrand doet hierbij dienst als buffer tussen akker en sloot. In alle gevallen ligt er op de rand een milieufunctie, natuur- en landschapsfunctie, agro-ecologische functie of

Decision Processes in Military Moral Dilemmas: The Role of Moral Intensity and Moral Judgment

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2008-12-01

Kohlberg , L. (1969). Stage and sequence: The cognitive-developmental approach to socialization. In D. Goslin (Ed.), Handbook of Socialization Theory and...Research (pp. 347- 380). Chicago, IL: Rand McNally. [30] Kohlberg , L. (1981). The Philosophy of Moral Development (Vol. 1). San Francisco: Harper

ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS, 1960-1965: AN AUTHOR INDEX OF THE OPEN LITERATURE, WITH ABSTRACTS,

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This is an author index for RAND Economics Department publications issued between January 1, 1960 and December 31, 1965, and available in the open...As a reference aid, the names of all authors are given alphabetically in the Author List immediately preceding the Author Index .

Best Practices in Supplier Relationship Management and Their Early Implementation in the Air Force Materiel Command

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2012-01-01

publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. R® is a registered trademark. © Copyright 2012 RAND...improvement tech- niques, such as Statistical Process Control and Pareto Analysis, and in personnel, environmental, and supply base management.11 8b

Tartu Jaani kiriku taastamisest / Kaur Alttoa

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Alttoa, Kaur, 1947-

2006-01-01

Arhitekt Udo Tiirmaa, ARC Projekt. Insenerid: Heino Uuetalu, Kari Avellan. Kunstiajaloolane Kaur Alttoa. Valguslahendus: Üllar Võrno. Teostus: AS Rand ja Tuulberg, OÜ Wunibald. Kirik pühitseti 29. VI 2005. a. Ill: 2 joonist: plaan, vaade, 2 fotot, 8 värv. fotot

Automated classification of computer network attacks

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Van Heerden, R

2013-11-01

Full Text Available according to the relevant types of attack scenarios depicted in the ontology. The two network attack instances are the Distributed Denial of Service attack on SpamHaus in 2013 and the theft of 42 million Rand ($6.7 million) from South African Postbank...

The costs and benefits of a vaccination programme for Haemophilus ...

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The US Food and. Drug Administration ... reduce their risk of death, regardless of their earning ... weight within the Consumer Price Index), and then converted to rands at ..... Research Council and Lederle Laboratories. REFERENCES. ,. Wifert C. Epidemiology of Haemophilus inf/uenzae type b infections. Pediatrics. 1990 ...

Sustaining the US Air Force’s Force Support Career Field through Officer Workforce Planning

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2012-07-01

create value for a firm by successfully implementing that given firm’s strategy. If an 31 US Army TRADOC Pam 525-8-2, p. 5. 32 Daft ...Maintaining the Balance Between Manpower, Skill Levels, and PERSTEMPO. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2006. Daft , R.L., Organization Theory

Saccharum officinarum L.

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Rands et Abbott,. 1964) et à la mosaïque (Abbott, 1961), deux maladies dues à un virus, ainsi qu'à la gommose. (Hughes, 1964) provoquée par une bactérie. En réponse à cette contrainte, des hybrides interspécifiques entre S.

Virtual Collaboration for a Distributed Enterprise

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2013-01-01

aircraft SIGINT signals intelligence UAV unmanned aerial vehicle VoIP voice over Internet protocol 1 1. The Need for Effective Virtual...Z., and Robert H. Anderson, Toward an Ethics and Etiquette for Electronic Mail, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, R-3283-NSF/RC, 1985. As of

A Comparative Study of Subject Specialisation at the University of ...

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The University of Botswana Library and the Rand University Library have both adopted subject specialisation approach in the delivery of their services. The article seeks to establish ... It concludes by highlighting the importance of customer services, which are inherent in subject specialisation. (African Journal of Library, ...

The African Institutions Initiative: Insights from the First Four Years

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Cochrane, Gavin; Robin, Enora; Marjanovic, Sonja; Diepeveen, Stephanie; Hanlin, Rebecca; Kryl, David; Muchova, Lucia; Yaqub, Ohid; Chataway, Joanna

2014-01-01

In 2009, the Wellcome Trust launched a research capacity strengthening programme known as the "African Institutions Initiative" (AII). The AII is innovative in its methods and organization. The Initiative funded networked consortia (7 consortia involving 54 institutions in 18 African countries, and Northern partners). RAND Europe was…

A Variable-Selection Heuristic for K-Means Clustering.

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Brusco, Michael J.; Cradit, J. Dennis

2001-01-01

Presents a variable selection heuristic for nonhierarchical (K-means) cluster analysis based on the adjusted Rand index for measuring cluster recovery. Subjected the heuristic to Monte Carlo testing across more than 2,200 datasets. Results indicate that the heuristic is extremely effective at eliminating masking variables. (SLD)

Genetics Home Reference: congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

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... Kravis EM, Zhou L, Rand CM, Weese-Mayer DE. Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: PHOX2B mutations and phenotype. Am J Respir Crit ... BA, Leurgans SE, Berry-Kravis EM, Weese-Mayer DE. Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: PHOX2B genotype determines risk for sudden death. Pediatr ...

Kuus uut Eesti filmi korraga ekraanil / Tarmo Teder

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Teder, Tarmo

1998-01-01

21. mail esilinastuvad kinos Sõprus 'Just märried', rezh. Peep Pedmanson; 'Päevavalgus', rezh. Mait Laas; 'Primavera', rezh. Riho Unt ja Hardi Volmer; 'Vares ja hiired', rezh. Priit Tender ja Mikk Rand; 'Bermuda', rezh. Ülo Pikkov; 'Tom ja Fluffy', rezh. Janno Põldma ja Heiki Ernits

21st Century Combat Post-Traumatic Stress: An Effective and Resilient Military Force

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2012-03-30

post traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ). Although it mentions...it. But what about the invisible wounds service members receive? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (which will be referred to as PTSD throughout the... PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder RAND - Research and Development RCTs - Randomized Clinical Trial SUD - Substance

Afghanistan, state and society

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Kværnø, Ole

In June 2007, the RAND Corporation and the Royal Danish Defence College hosted a conference titled “Afghanistan: State and Society, Great Power Politics, and the Way Ahead”. The two-day event, held in Copenhagen, was attended by more than 100 politicians, scholars, academics, and representative...

High Intensity Polarized Electron Sources

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Poelker, Benard; Adderley, Philip; Brittian, Joshua; Clark, J.; Grames, Joseph; Hansknecht, John; McCarter, James; Stutzman, Marcy; Suleiman, Riad; Surles-law, Kenneth

2008-01-01

During the 1990s, at numerous facilities world wide, extensive RandD devoted to constructing reliable GaAs photoguns helped ensure successful accelerator-based nuclear and high-energy physics programs using spin polarized electron beams. Today, polarized electron source technology is considered mature, with most GaAs photoguns meeting accelerator and experiment beam specifications in a relatively trouble-free manner. Proposals for new collider facilities however, require electron beams with parameters beyond today's state-of-the-art and serve to renew interest in conducting polarized electron source RandD. And at CEBAF/Jefferson Lab, there is an immediate pressing need to prepare for new experiments that require considerably more beam current than before. One experiment in particular?Q-weak, a parity violation experiment that will look for physics beyond the Standard Model?requires 180 uA average current at polarization >80% for a duration of one year, with run-averaged helicity correlate

Chicago neoliberalism versus Cowles planning: perspectives on patents and public goods in Cold War economic thought.

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Van Horn, Robert; Klaes, Matthias

2011-01-01

In post-Sputnik America, when many policymakers and social scientists feared the Soviet Union had a technological advantage over the United States, assessing the relative importance of patents for inventive activity and examining whether scientific research constituted a public good were paramount concerns. The neoliberals of the University of Chicago and the planners of the Cowles Commission both spoke to these issues. This paper sheds light on their views on patents and public goods in the late 1950s and early 1960s by examining representatives of Cowles and Chicago, Kenneth Arrow and Ronald Coase, respectively. Furthermore, it evaluates whether their views on patents and public goods clashed with the interests of RAND, at which both Arrow and Coase worked at some point during this time period. The paper argues that the Chicago-neoliberal position of Coase undermined the interests of RAND, while the Cowles-planning conclusions of Arrow furthered those interests. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Development of Quality Metrics in Ambulatory Pediatric Cardiology.

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Chowdhury, Devyani; Gurvitz, Michelle; Marelli, Ariane; Anderson, Jeffrey; Baker-Smith, Carissa; Diab, Karim A; Edwards, Thomas C; Hougen, Tom; Jedeikin, Roy; Johnson, Jonathan N; Karpawich, Peter; Lai, Wyman; Lu, Jimmy C; Mitchell, Stephanie; Newburger, Jane W; Penny, Daniel J; Portman, Michael A; Satou, Gary; Teitel, David; Villafane, Juan; Williams, Roberta; Jenkins, Kathy

2017-02-07

The American College of Cardiology Adult Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology (ACPC) Section had attempted to create quality metrics (QM) for ambulatory pediatric practice, but limited evidence made the process difficult. The ACPC sought to develop QMs for ambulatory pediatric cardiology practice. Five areas of interest were identified, and QMs were developed in a 2-step review process. In the first step, an expert panel, using the modified RAND-UCLA methodology, rated each QM for feasibility and validity. The second step sought input from ACPC Section members; final approval was by a vote of the ACPC Council. Work groups proposed a total of 44 QMs. Thirty-one metrics passed the RAND process and, after the open comment period, the ACPC council approved 18 metrics. The project resulted in successful development of QMs in ambulatory pediatric cardiology for a range of ambulatory domains. Copyright © 2017 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Status report. KfK contribution to the development of DEMO-relevant test blankets for NET/ITER. Pt. 1: Self-cooled liquid metal breeder blanket. Vol. 2. Detailed version

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John, H.; Malang, S.; Sebening, H.

1991-12-01

A self-cooled liquid metal breeder blanket for a fusion DEMO-reactor and the status of the development programme is described as a part of the European development programme of DEMO relevant test blankets for NET/ITER. Volume 1 (KfK 4907) contains a summary. Volume 2 (KfK 4908) a more detailed version of the report. Both volumes contain sections on previous studies on self-cooled liquid metal breeder blankets, the reference blanket design for a DEMO-reactor, a typical test blanket design including the ancillary loop system and the building requirements for NET/ITER together with the present status of the associated RandD-programme in the fields of neutronics, magnetohydrodynamics, tritium removal and recovery, liquid metal compatibility and purification, ancillary loop system, safety and reliability. An outlook is given regarding the required RandD-programme for the self-cooled liquid metal breeder blanket prior to tests in NET/ITER and the relevant test programme to be performed in NET/ITER. (orig.) [de

The US textile industry: An energy perspective

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Badin, J. S.; Lowitt, H. E.

1988-01-01

This report investigates the state of the US textile industry in terms of energy consumption and conservation. Specific objectives were: To update and verify energy and materials consumption data at the various process levels in 1984; to determine the potential energy savings attainable with current (1984), state-of-the-art, and future production practices and technologies (2010); and to identify new areas of research and development opportunity that will enable these potential future savings to be achieved. Results of this study concluded that in the year 2010, there is a potential to save between 34% and 53% of the energy used in current production practices, dependent on the projected technology mix. RandD needs and opportunities were identified for the industry in three categories: process modification, basic research, and improved housekeeping practices that reduce energy consumption. Potential RandD candidates for DOE involvement with the private sector were assessed and selected from the identified list.

The Swedish Ash Programme 2002-2008. Biomass, wastes, peat - any solid fuel but coal

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Bjurstroem, Henrik; Herbert, Roger

2009-07-15

In Sweden, producers of combustion residues have since 2002 implemented a collaborative applied RandD programme aimed at the utilisation of combustion residues (ash). The fuels are biomass, wastes, peat - any solid fuel but coal. In this report, the main lines of the programme are described: Covers for landfills and mine tailings; Civil works, e.g. road-buildings, where both geotechnical and environmental questions have been addressed; Cement and concrete applications; Compensating soils for removing biomass and the mineral nutrients in the biomass. The emphasis of the Programme is on environmental questions, even if technical questions have been treated. The time perspective in this context is much longer than the 3-5 years that are usual in an applied RandD programme, i.e. decades after ash has been placed on a site, e.g. in a road, or spread to forest soil. New test fields have been created in the programme and old test fields have been evaluated in order to gather available information

ORNL R and D on advanced small and medium power reactors: Selected topics

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White, J.D.; Trauger, D.B.

1988-01-01

From 1984-1985, ORNL studied several innovative small and medium power nuclear concepts with respect to viability. Criteria for assessment of market attractiveness were developed and are described here. Using these criteria and descriptions of selected advanced reactor concepts, and assessment of their projected market viability in the time period 2000-2010 was made. All of these selected concepts could be considered as having the potential for meeting the criteria but, in most cases, considerable RandD would be required to reduce uncertainties. This work and later studies of safety and licensing of advanced, passively safe reactor concepts by ORNL are described. The results of these studies are taken into account in most of the current (FY 1989) work at ORNL on advanced reactors. A brief outline of this current work is given. One of the current RandD efforts at ORNL which addresses the operability and safety of advanced reactors is the Advanced Controls Program. Selected topics from this Program are described. 13 refs., 1 fig

Reliability Data for Piping Components in Nordic Nuclear Power Plants 'R-Book'. Project Phase 1. Rev 1

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Lydell, Bengt (Scandpower Risk Management Inc., Houston, TX (US)); Olsson, Anders (Relcon Scandpower AB, Stockholm (SE))

2008-01-15

This report constitutes a planning document for a new RandD project to develop a piping component reliability parameter handbook for use in probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) and related activities. The Swedish acronym for this handbook is 'R-Book.' The objective of the project is to utilize the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency 'OECD Pipe Failure Data Exchange Project' (OPDE) database to derive piping component failure rates and rupture probabilities for input to internal flooding probabilistic safety assessment, high-energy line break' (HELB) analysis, risk-informed in-service inspection (RI-ISI) program development, and other activities related to PSA. This new RandD project is funded by member organizations of the Nordic PSA Group (NPSAG) - Forsmark AB, OKG AB, Ringhals AB, and the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI). The history behind the current effort to produce a handbook of piping reliability parameters goes back to 1994 when SKI funded a 5-year RandD project to explore the viability of establishing an international database on the service experience with piping system components in commercial nuclear power plants. An underlying objective behind this 5-year program was to investigate the different options and possibilities for deriving pipe failure rates and rupture probabilities directly from service experience data as an alternative to probabilistic fracture mechanics. The RandD project culminated in an international piping reliability seminar held in the fall of 1997 in Sigtuna (Sweden) and a pilot project to demonstrate an application of the pipe failure database to the estimation of loss-of-coolant-accident (LOCA) frequency (SKI Report 98:30). A particularly important outcome of the 5-year project was a decision by SKI to transfer the pipe failure database including the lessons learned to an international cooperative effort under the auspices of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Following on information exchange and planning

A POST-MODERNIST ANALYSIS OF THE NEURO-SCIENCES ...

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Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Rand Afrikaans University. Anita Stuart. D Litt et Phil ... of neuro-science, including the assumptive framework upon which the dominant discourse in this field is based, which ultimately serves to maintain .... 1978:52; 1979:67). Each narrative or text, once embraced, “invites certain.

Applying Concepts of Critical Pedagogy to Qatar's Educational Reform

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Romanowski, Michael H.; Amatullah, Tasneem

2016-01-01

Qatar is in the midst of a systemic education reform, Education For a New Era, steered by RAND's (a nonprofit research organization) analysis and report of Qatar's Educational system. Driven by a neoliberal agenda, the reform includes international curricula, curriculum standards, teacher licensure, and professional standards for school leaders…

Portfolio Analysis and Management for Naval Research and Development

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Silberglitt, Richard

2004-01-01

.... This report describes the adaptation of an R&D portfolio management decision framework recently developed by RAND (Silberglitt and Sherry; 2002), PortMan, to support ONR's R&D decision-making, and the demonstration of its use via a case study evaluation of 20 sample ONR applied research projects.

Piaget's Geographical Spatial Stages: An Examination of Their Relationship to Elementary Children's Classification-Class Inclusion Abilities.

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Rand, David C.; Towler, John O.

This study examines the relationship between a child's concept of geographic and territorial relationships and his competence on classification and class inclusion measures. Jean Piaget's stages of development and studies conducted by other investigators (Jahoda, 1964; Stoltman, 1971; Rand and Towler, 1973; Flavell, 1963; Asher, et al, 1971;…

Korte mededelingen

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1962-01-01

Een merkwaardige vorm van Convolvulus arvensis L. Van Convolvulus arvensis werd op 27 juli 1960 te Rotterdam, aan de weg naar Schiedam, aan de rand van het spoorwegemplacement, windend om de spijlen van een daar ter plaatse aanwezig hek, een aantal exemplaren gevonden, die aan de hoofdstengels, in

South African Journal of Plant and Soil - Vol 31, No 2 (2014)

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Mineralisation of organic fertilisers used by urban farmers in Harare and their effects on maize (Zea mays L.) biomass production and uptake of nutrients and heavy ... orchard trees infected with Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands on root density, canopy health, induction and concentration of phenolic com · EMAIL FULL TEXT ...

Willingness to pay for marine-based tourism in the Ponta do Ouro ...

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The OLS model found income, African residency and environmental awareness to be significant factors that influenced visitors' WTP for access to the reserve. The mean WTP was R 43.75 (South African rands) per person per day. Using data supplied by the reserve management, conservative estimated annual revenues ...

Võlgades Concordia mattis miljomeid oma rektori mõisasse / Alo Lõhmus

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Lõhmus, Alo

2003-01-01

Ligikaudu 8 miljoni krooni suuruse maksuvõlaga eraülikool Concordia on oma rektori Mart Susi isiklikku mõisasse investeerinud 5 miljonit krooni ülikooli raha. Haridus- ja teadusminister Mailis Rand avaldas arvamust, et Concordia-sarnaste krahhide vältimiseks tuleb eraülikoolidesse suunata rohkem riigi raha

Improving Development and Utilization of U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officers

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2009-01-01

to such jobs in September 2005, those jobs are included in this study. 6 Gregory F. Treverton and C. Bryan Gabbard , Assessing the Tradecraft of... Gabbard , Assessing the Tradecraft of Intelligence Analysis, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, TR-293-CCNI(A), 2008. As of March 16, 2009: http

Nirvaana, susla ja internet / Tarmo Teder

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Teder, Tarmo, 1958-

2000-01-01

Kolm stuudio Nukufilm uut nukufilmi : "Saamueli Internet" : Stsenarist Andrus Kivirähk : režissöör ja kunstnik Riho Unt; "Teekond Nirvaanasse" : Stsenarist, režissöör ja kunstnik Mait Laas; "Eilne vedur" : režissöörid Mikk Rand ja Kalju Kivi

Pühapäine Felix Randel / Maire Toom

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Toom, Maire

2002-01-01

8. II-7. IV Adamson-Ericu muuseumis maalikunstniku ja karikaturisti Felix Randeli 100. sünnipäeva tähistav näitus "Sünnipäev". Põhirõhk on kubistlikul ja art decolikul maaliloomingul, esitatud ka valik karikatuure ja sharzhe ning kubistliku perioodi kavandeid. Kuraator Maire Toom

The European Union’s Human Security Doctrine: A Critical Analysis

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2009-03-01

Symbolism: Europe Takes on Human Security,” 92. 91 Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism (New York: Signet Press, 1964). 92 Bailes...New Concept of Egoism . New York: Signet Press, 1964. Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty. The Responsibility

Selectively Modified Cyclodextrins as Artificial Glycosidases

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Bjerre, Jeannette; Bols, Mikael

2008-01-01

I proceedingen beskrives forfatterens og gruppens arbejde med at skabe kunstige glycosidaser baseret på beta-cyclodextrin. Vha. selektiv modificering af 1-2 alkohol-grupper på den primære rand af beta-cyclodextrin, er syntetiseret en række kunstige glycosidaser. Disse cyclodextrin-baserede glycos...

Individual Difference Relations in Psychometric and Experimental Cognitive Tasks

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1980-04-01

underrepresented in the factor-analytic and correlational studies done to date. One such process is what is commonly called encoding (the process REPFRM de...IL 61820 Eugene OR 97403 1 ERIC Facility-Acquisitions 1 Dr. Barbara Hayes-Roth 41833 Rugby Avenue The Rand Corporation Bethesda, VAD 20014 1700 Main

Detection Performance of an Operator Using Lofar

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1976-04-01

Blur on Perimetric Thresholds," Aroh. of Opthalmology , 68:2, pp. 240-51 (1962). 15. Ferree, C.E., Rand, G., Hardy, C, "Refraction for the...Static Perimetric Technique Believed to Test Receptive Field Properties III Clinical Trials," Am. Jour. Opthalmology , 70:2, pp. 244-272 (Aug. 1970

Quo vadis klaasvitriin spoilerelamu / Risto Kozer

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Kozer, Risto

2009-01-01

2008. a. valminud korterelamu Tallinnas Koidu 60-62 / Komeedi 14. Arhitektuur: Rein Murula Arhitektuuribüroo OÜ. Ehitaja: Rand & Tuulberg ja OÜ Dobrimir. Kortereid: 54. Arendusprojekt koosneb kahest erinevast elamuplokist, siduvaks jooneks on ühise tasandiga parkimiskorrus. Fassaadiviimistlusena on kasutatud tumedat tellist, rohelist valtsplekki ja rõdude juures klaasvitriine

Expectations of Malaysian Mothers for the Schooling of Their Children.

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Waite, Linda J.; And Others

A Rand study develops a model concerning mothers in Peninsular Malaysia's three major ethnic groups (Malay, Chinese, Indian), investigating relationships between their early life experiences and their expectations for education levels of their children. The model examines three of the women's early life experiences that are governed by their…

Evaluating Questionnaires Used to Assess Self-Reported Physical Activity and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer: A Cognitive Interview Study.

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Wurz, Amanda; Brunet, Jennifer

2017-09-01

Physical activity is increasingly being studied as a way to improve psychosocial outcomes (e.g., quality of life, self-efficacy, physical self-perceptions, self-esteem, body image, posttraumatic growth) among survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer. Assessing levels of and associations between self-reported physical activity and psychosocial outcomes requires clear, appropriate, and relevant questionnaires. To explore how survivors of AYA cancer interpreted and responded to the following eight published questionnaires: Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire, Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale, Physical Self-Description Questionnaire, Rosenberg Global Self-Esteem Scale, Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G), RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.0 (RAND-36), cognitive interviews were conducted with three men and four women age 18-36 years who were diagnosed with cancer at age 16-35 years. Initially, the first seven questionnaires listed above were assessed. Summaries of the interviews were prepared and compared across participants. Potential concerns were identified with the FACT-G; thus, a second interview was conducted with participants to explore the clarity, appropriateness, and relevance of the RAND-36. Concerns identified for the FACT-G related mostly to the lack of relevance of items pertaining to cancer-specific aspects of quality of life given that participants were posttreatment. No or few concerns related to comprehension and/or structure/logic were identified for the other questionnaires. In general, the questionnaires assessed were clear, appropriate, and relevant. Participants' feedback suggested they could be used to assess self-reported physical activity and varied psychosocial outcomes in studies with survivors of AYA cancer, either with or without slight modifications.

Assessment of the quality of medical care among patients with early stage prostate cancer undergoing expectant management in the United States.

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Ritchey, Jamie; Gay, E Greer; Spencer, Benjamin A; Miller, David C; Wallner, Lauren P; Stewart, Andrew K; Dunn, Rodney L; Litwin, Mark S; Wei, John T

2012-09-01

Given the increased attention to the quality and cost of medical care, the Institute of Medicine and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have called for performance measurement and reporting. The clinical management of prostate cancer has been outlined, yet is not intended to describe quality prostate cancer care. Therefore, RAND researchers developed quality indicators for early stage prostate cancer. The ACoS (American College of Surgeons) used these indicators to perform the first national assessment to our knowledge of the quality of care among men with early stage prostate cancer undergoing expectant management. Information from medical records was abstracted for evidence of compliance with the RAND indicators (structure and process). Weighted and stratified proportions were calculated to assess indicator compliance. Logistic regression models were fit and evaluated by hospital type and patient factors. A weighted and stratified total of 13,876 early stage prostate cancer cases on expectant management in 2000 to 2001 were investigated. Compliance with structural indicators was high (greater than 80%) and compliance with process indicators varied (19% to 87%). Differences in process indicators were observed from models by hospital type and comorbid conditions, but not for age, race or insurance status. Using the RAND quality indicators this study revealed several process areas for quality improvement among men with early stage prostate cancer on expectant management in the United States. Efforts to improve the quality of early stage prostate cancer care need to move beyond the paradigm of age, race and insurance status. Copyright © 2012 American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Instrumentation and Controls Division progress report for the period July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1988

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Klobe, L.E.

1988-12-01

The Instrumentation and Controls (IandC) Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) performs basic and applied instrumentation and controls research, development and design engineering, specialized instrument design and fabrication, and maintenance services for instruments, electronics, and computers. The IandC Division is one of the largest RandD organizations of its type among government laboratories, and it exists as the result of an organizational strategy to integrate ORNL's instrumentation and controls-related disciplines into one dedicated functional organization to increase the Laboratory's expertise and capabilities in these rapidly expanding, innovative areas of technology. The Division participates in the programs and projects of ORNL by applying its expertise and capabilities in concert with other divisions to perform basic research and mission-oriented technology development. Many of the Division's RandD tasks that are a part of a larger ORNL program are of sufficient scope that the IandC effort constitutes a separate program element with direct funding and management responsibility within the Division. The activities of IandC include performance of an RandD task in IandC facilities, the participation of from one of many IandC engineers and scientists in a multidisciplinary team working in a specific research area or development project, design and fabrication of a special instrument or instrumentation system, or a few hours of maintenance service. In its support and maintenance work, the role of the IandC Division is to provide a level of expertise appropriate to complete a job successfully at minimum overall cost and time schedule---a role which involves IandC in almost all ORNL activities

Technology and applications of electron accelerator

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Natsir, M.

1998-01-01

Technology of electron accelerator have been developed so fast in advanced countries. It was applied in the research and development (R and D) and comercially in various industries. The industries applying electron accelerator includes polymers industry, sterilization of medical tools, material surface modification, and environmental management. The radiation process using electron beam is an ionization radiation process. Two facilities of electron accelerator have been established in pilot scale at the Centre for the Application of Isotope and Radiation CAIR-BATAN, Jakarta, for the RandD of radiation process technology and in demonstrating the electron accelerator application in industry in Indonesia. The first has low energy specification of 300 keV, 50 mA, EPS-300 type and the second has medium energy specification of 2 MeV, 10 mA dynamitron model GJ-2 type. Both the electron accelerators have an electron penetration depth capability of 0.6 and 12 mm, respectively, for the double side irradiation in the materials with density of 1 g/cm 3 . They also highly capacity production and electron beam cross-section of 120 cm length and 10 cm width. The beam will go through the atmosphere for irradiation samples or industrial products. The radiation dose can be selected precisely by adjusting the electron beam current and conveyor speed. Both of these facilities were applied in many aspects RandD, for examples dosimetry, wood surface coating, cross-linking of polymer, heatshrincable tube, polymer grafting, plastic degradation, food preservation, sterilization and so on. Engineering factors of radiation design process and general observation of electron accelerator application in RandD for various industries in Indonesia are briefly discussed

Instrumentation and Controls Division progress report for the period July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1988

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Klobe, L.E. (ed.)

1988-12-01

The Instrumentation and Controls (IandC) Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) performs basic and applied instrumentation and controls research, development and design engineering, specialized instrument design and fabrication, and maintenance services for instruments, electronics, and computers. The IandC Division is one of the largest RandD organizations of its type among government laboratories, and it exists as the result of an organizational strategy to integrate ORNL's instrumentation and controls-related disciplines into one dedicated functional organization to increase the Laboratory's expertise and capabilities in these rapidly expanding, innovative areas of technology. The Division participates in the programs and projects of ORNL by applying its expertise and capabilities in concert with other divisions to perform basic research and mission-oriented technology development. Many of the Division's RandD tasks that are a part of a larger ORNL program are of sufficient scope that the IandC effort constitutes a separate program element with direct funding and management responsibility within the Division. The activities of IandC include performance of an RandD task in IandC facilities, the participation of from one of many IandC engineers and scientists in a multidisciplinary team working in a specific research area or development project, design and fabrication of a special instrument or instrumentation system, or a few hours of maintenance service. In its support and maintenance work, the role of the IandC Division is to provide a level of expertise appropriate to complete a job successfully at minimum overall cost and time schedule---a role which involves IandC in almost all ORNL activities.

The Reform of Qatar University. Monograph

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Moini, Joy S.; Bikson, Tora K.; Neu, C. Richard; DeSisto, Laura

2009-01-01

In 2003, the State of Qatar engaged the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute to assist Qatar University, the nation's first and only public higher education institution, with reform of its major administrative and academic structures, policies, and practices. This monograph summarizes that reform effort, which formally lasted from October 2003 through…

All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Challenges of Teacher and School Leader Licensure Licensing System in Qatar

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Ellili-Cherif, Maha; Romanowski, Michael H.; Nasser, Ramzi

2012-01-01

In 2001, the Government of Qatar began a comprehensive education reform (Education for a New Era) based on RAND's recommendations and options for building an educational system that would meet the country's changing needs. Nine years later, Qatar's educational landscape has significantly changed. Among these changes is the introduction of…

Qatar's Educational Reform Past and Future: Challenges in Teacher Development

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Nasser, Ramzi

2017-01-01

Until the late 1990s, Qatar's educational system used the intrinsic-nationalistic and cultural traditions of Arabic schools. The Qatari leadership and stakeholder was outdated; hence, they approached the RAND Corporation to examine and analyze the existing educational system and recommend options for building a new educational system. The RAND…

Personality, Political Skill, and Job Performance

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Blickle, Gerhard; Meurs, James A.; Zettler, Ingo; Solga, Jutta; Noethen, Daniela; Kramer, Jochen; Ferris, Gerald R.

2008-01-01

Based on the socioanalytic perspective of performance prediction [Hogan, R. (1991). Personality and personality assessment. In M. D. Dunnette, L. Hough, (Eds.), "Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology" (2nd ed., pp. 873-919). Chicago: Rand McNally; Hogan, R., & Shelton, D. (1998). A socioanalytic perspective on job performance.…

The adoption of new smart-grid technologies incentives, outcomes, and opportunities

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Guo, Christopher; Narayanan, Anu

2015-01-01

RAND Corporation researchers review the current technical, regulatory, and economic context of the electricity market and theoretical benefits of developing a smart grid; discuss some entrepreneurial opportunities associated with smart-grid data; examine empirical evidence related to smart-grid adoption and implementation; and offer policy suggestions for overcoming identified barriers.

Suur rahvusvaheline välisbalti arhiivide konverents südasuvises Tartus / Mai Raud-Pähn ; fotod Madis Laas

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Raud-Pähn, Mai, 1920-

2006-01-01

Ettekannetega esinesid: Tiiu Kravtsev, Riina Reinvelt, Juta Kivimäe, Piret Noorhani, Merike Kiipus, Anu Korb, Anne Valmas, Mihkel Volt, Mare Rand, Inga Kuljus, Enn Mainla, Roland Weiler, Teas Tanner, Tiina Kirss, Jüri Kivimäe, Enda-Mai Michelson-Holland, Andrae, Carl Göran, Katrin Meerits ja Maie Barrow

Alatust ülevani / Aita Kivi

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Kivi, Aita, 1954-

2002-01-01

Sisu : Ayn Rand. Allikas ; John Updike. Gertrud ja Glaudius ; Lion Feuchtwanger. Jefta ja tema tütar ; Erich Maria Remarque. Jaam silmapiiril ; Philippe Djian. Betty Blue ; Paul Reiser. Kahekesi ; John Grisham. Firma; Dean Koontz. Hirmu pale ; Armastuskirjad / koost. Jill Dawson ; Roald Dahl. James ja hiigelvirsik ; Spencer Johnson. Jah või ei

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and fixed in hot FAA and mounted in anhydrous glycerine. Measurements were made along the median line. The oesophagus length was taken from the anterior end, and the positions of oesophageal glands as percentages of this length. All mounL' are deposited in the nematode collection of the Rand Afrikaans University.

Class Size Reduction or Rapid Formative Assessment?: A Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness

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Yeh, Stuart S.

2009-01-01

The cost-effectiveness of class size reduction (CSR) was compared with the cost-effectiveness of rapid formative assessment, a promising alternative for raising student achievement. Drawing upon existing meta-analyses of the effects of student-teacher ratio, evaluations of CSR in Tennessee, California, and Wisconsin, and RAND cost estimates, CSR…

Eesti saab oma veekeskused / Priit Vare

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Vare, Priit, 1975-

1999-01-01

Aastaks 2001 kerkivad Tartusse ja Pärnusse Eesti esimesed veekeskused. Tartu vee- ja tervisekeskuse ehitamine on alanud. Projekteerija: AS Tari. Ehitaja: AS Ehitusfirma Rand & Tuulberg. Pärnusse tahab Kristine Center rajada kümblushotelli hoonesse, millest pidi saama uus mudaravila. Kommenteerivad Tartu abilinnapea H. Astok, Kristine Centeri investeeringute juhataja E. Parelo.

Linking oral health, general health, and quality of life

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Kieffer, J.M.; Hoogstraten, J.

2008-01-01

The aim of this work was to assess the association among oral health, general health, and quality of life (QoL). The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-49) and the RAND-36 were distributed amongst 118 psychology freshmen. Additionally, two single items self-rated general health (SRGH) and self-rated

Mahtra talurahvamuuseumi uue hoone arhitektuurse eskiisprojekti võistluse...

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2005-01-01

Hindamiskomisjon (osalejad loetletud) andis I preemia Tomomi Hayashi ja Hanno Grossschmidti (HG Arhitektuur) võistlustööle "Heinamaa", II - Andres Lemberi (Male Arhitektid) võistlustöö "Talgud", III - Liina Jaanuse võistlustöö "Pärand", ergutuspreemia - Indrek Järve (Schults ja Partnerid) võistlustöö "Part"

Nõukogudemaa underground bootleg'id / Margus Paju

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Paju, Margus

2008-01-01

DVDst "Päratrusti pärand" - ENSV Riikliku Kultuurijäätmete Töötlemise Artelli "Päratrust" kultusfilmide kogumikust. Mustvalged underground-lühimängufilmid "Tsarli läheb Tallinna", "Tsaar Muhha", "Neurootiline pärastlõuna", "Kalkar", "Päratee" jt. aastatest 1980 -1983, filmid on taashelindatud 2007. aastal

Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida

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On the fine structure of female CaJigus infeslans Heller, 1865. (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida). W.H. Oldewage* and J.G. van As. Research Unit for Fish Biology, Rand Afrikaans University, P.O. Box 524, Johannesburg, 2000, Republic of South Africa. Received 13 April 1987; accepted 16 November 1987. Although much ...

Hydrothermal synthesis of NaEuF4 spindle-like nanocrystals

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In recent years, the interest in using fluoride hosts doped with rare earth ions for optical applications has been widely demonstrated (Johnson and Guggenheim 1971;. Macfarlane et al 1992; Pie and Rand 1992; Zhang et al. 1994). Among the investigated fluorides, alkali metal rare earth tetrafluorides with general formula ...

47 CFR 27.1208 - BTA service areas.

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2010-10-01

.... Except for incumbent BRS licenses, BRS service areas are Basic Trading Areas (BTAs) or additional service... in places where Rand McNally has not defined BTAs: American Samoa; Guam; Gulf of Mexico Zone A; Gulf of Mexico Zone B; Gulf of Mexico Zone C; Northern Mariana Islands; Mayaguez/Aguadilla-Ponce, Puerto...

Water SA - Vol 38, No 4 (2012)

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An inter-comparison of model-simulated east–west climate gradients over South Africa · EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT ... Implementing a protocol for selection and prioritisation of organic contaminants in the drinking water value chain: Case study of Rand Water, South Africa · EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT ...

Scirpus lacustrus L. ssp. flevensis Bakker

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Bakker, D.

1957-01-01

De ssp. flavensis was tot voor kort alleen bekend van de IJselmeerkust ter hoogte van het Kampereiland en van Schokkerhaven in de Noordoostpolder. In de zomer van 1956 ontdekte ik de plant tevens op een eilandje in het Kadoelermeer hij Vollenhove en aan de rand van een matig voedselrijk veen tussen

Reorganizing U.S. Domestic Intelligence: Assessing the Options

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2008-01-01

terror remains a parlous enterprise. Surely, having a separate service is no panacea for interagency con- flict: Britain’s domestic service, MI-5, and...Paradigm: The Guilt By Association Critique,” Michigan Law Review, Vol. 101, No. 6, May 2003, pp. 1408–1452. Clarke, Richard A., and Rand Beers

"Eesti lood" - kiiduväärt ettevõtmine / Tue Steen Müller ; tõlk. Marje Jurtšenko

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Müller, Tue Steen

2004-01-01

Euroopa dokumentalistika ekspert arvustab kuut 2003.a. tõsielufilmi sarjast "Eesti lood" : "Mees, kes avab uksi" (režii Igor Ruus), "Naeratavad naised" ja "Tuleproov" (Liina Trishkina), "Konfiskeeritud" (Asko Kase), "Järelevalveinspektor" (Madli Lääne), "Hunt" (Priit Valkna)

Qatar's K-12 Education Reform Has Achieved Success in Its Early Years. Research Brief

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Larson, Judy

2009-01-01

To evaluate progress made in the first years of Qatar's implementation of K-12 education reform, RAND analyzed data from school-level observations, national surveys, and national student assessments. The study found that students in the new, Independent schools were performing better than those in Ministry schools, and there was greater student…

College Programs in Women's Prisons: Faculty Perceptions of Teaching Higher Education behind Bars

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Richard, Kymberly

2017-01-01

In 2014, the RAND Safety and Justice Program published a comprehensive analysis that "found, on average, inmates who participated in correctional education programs had 43 percent lower odds of recidivating than inmates who did not and that correctional education may increase post-release employment" Davis et al., 2014, p. xvi). The RAND…

(Crustacea: Branchiura) from a bony fish in Algoa Bay, South Africa

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Department of Zoology, Rand Afrikaans University, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006 Republic of South Af"ica. Received J December 1994; accepted 29 September 1995. The new species is characterized by the unique shape of the antennule, antenna and maxilla. In addition, huge scales are present on the mouth tube ...

Redescription of three South African Monhystera species (Nematoda)*

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1993-07-22

Jul 22, 1993 ... nuwere Qegewens omtrent die morfologie van die Monhysteridae . • Adapted from a D.Se. thesis submitted to the State University of Ghent. Belgium. by the senior author. •• To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Department of Zoology, Rand Afrikaans University, P.O. Box. 524, Auckland Park ...

Review of the Research Literature on Defining and Demonstrating Quality Teaching and Impact in Higher Education

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Strang, Lucy; Bélanger, Julie; Manville, Catriona; Meads, Catherine

2016-01-01

In March 2016, the Higher Education Academy (HEA) commissioned RAND Europe to conduct a literature review of research published since 2012, with the aim of identifying and summarising the key trends and issues in the literature on how "quality teaching" and its impact are currently being defined and demonstrated at higher education…

Strategic Analysis of the 2014 Wounded Warrior Project Annual Alumni Survey: A Way Forward

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2015-01-01

Corporation, RR-522-WWP, 2014. As of June 25, 2015: http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR522.html Cunningham, Mary , Meghan Henry, and Webb Lyons...Meissa Jones, and Kenneth R. Conner , “Treatment-Seeking Barriers for Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts Who Screen Positive for PTSD

The battle of the dumps continues

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Anon.

1976-01-01

Although East Rand Gold and Uranium Company is about to start exploitation of the old slimes dams to produce gold, uranium and sulphuric acid, the battle to suppress dust and establish vegetation on the old dumps continues. The physical problems, planning, co-ordination and legal aspects of mine dump reclamation are outlined

Joint-Base Contracting: A Comparative Analysis of Joint-Base Contracting Activities Between Services

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2011-11-09

ã= do^ar^qb=p`elli=lc=_rpfkbpp=C=mr_if`=mlif`v= = - 2 - k^s^i=mlpqdo^ar^qb=p`elli= Fiat purchase automotive supplies cooperatively while Renault and...Monica, CA: RAND. Midler, C., Neffa, P., & Monnet, J. (2002). Globalizing the firm through co- operative projects: The case of Renault . International

The Mntafufu and Mzamba River estuaries

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1989-03-14

Mar 14, 1989 ... A survey of the fish fauna of Transkei estuaries. Part Four: The Mntafufu and Mzamba River estuaries. E.E. Plumstead • and J.F. Prinsloo. Department of Zoology, University of Transkei, Private Bag X1, Unitra, Umtata, Republic of Transkei. H.J. Schoonbee. Department of Zoology, Rand Afrikaans University, ...

77 FR 1773 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of...

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2012-01-11

...-2680, 212 F.R.D. 1 (D.D.C. 2002) (certifying class of all female Rand employees in exempt positions...'') to preclude collective action claims by employees of FINRA members under the Fair Labor Standards Act... apply, there must be an employment relationship between an ``employer'' and ``employee.'' \\8\\ \\6\\ See 29...

Kunstihoone

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2004-01-01

Kunstikorralduse seminar 8. V Lai t. 13 ja Tallinna Kunstihoones. Esinevad Mariann Raisma loenguga "Pärand tänases Eestis. Kaasaegse muuseumi kontseptsioonid", Anders Härm, Reet Varblane, Renate Goebel Viini Kunstiülikoolist loenguga "Kujutava kunsti korraldus. Kunstigalerii (kunsthall) funktsioonid, kuraatori roll kunstis". Kunstihoones saksa kuraatori Kathrin Beckeri koostatud videoprogramm "Berlin Lights"

Airman and Family Resilience: Lessons from the Scientific Literature

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2015-01-01

www.rand.org/paf v Table of Contents Preface...initially for children and adolescents, the Army has modified its content for integration into MRT as part of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness...positively and significantly associated with the PTGI-C. Self- reporting of rumination was not significantly associated with PTG. Social support may be

R&D Plan for Army Applications of AI/Robotics.

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1982-05-01

Unilever , Philips, Toshiba, and Hamamatsu. Also emerging are companies that are developing artificial intelligence and/or robotics products. U.S...ROBOTICS.. . . . ..... 83 3.1. Introduction. . . . . ...... ... ... ... . .... 83 3.2. Background .. . . . . ...... ... ... . . .... 84 3.3. A Unified...Honeywell Systems and Research Center Hughes Research Laboratories Lockheed Missiles and Space Company Martin Marietta Corporation The Rand Corporation

Tritium and plutonium production as a step toward ICF commercialization

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Pendergrass, J.H.; Dudziak, D.J.

1984-01-01

The feasibility of a combined special nuclear materials (SNM) production plant/engineering test facility (ETF) with reduced pellet and driver performance requirements as a step toward commercialization of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is examined. Blanket design and tritium production cost studies, the status of RandD programs, and the ETF role are emphasized

Immunogenicity of a Psoralen-Inactivated Dengue Virus Type 1 Vaccine Candidate in Mice

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2010-02-01

United States Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Lima, Peru , 1 and United States Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland2 R...and 28. The mice in group B mice received 10-ng vaccine doses on study clays 0, 14, and 28. The mice in group C received 10-ng vaccine doses on

SAJBL 319.indd

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extremely high value and run into millions of rands. ... and legal costs brought about by a dramatic increase in medical negligence litigation. .... health problems (as the present topic under ... bigger picture – namely the financial context in which the specialist .... Damages caps have been said to violate the right to trial by jury.

Developing a School Finance System for K-12 Reform in Qatar

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Guarino, Cassandra M.; Galama, Titus; Constant, Louay; Gonzalez, Gabriella; Tanner, Jeffery C.; Goldman, Charles A.

2009-01-01

Reform-minded leaders of Qatar, who have embarked on a sweeping reform of their nation's education system, asked RAND to evaluate the education finance system that has been adopted and to offer suggestions for improvements. The authors analyze the system's evolution and resource allocation patterns between 2004 and 2006 and develop analytic tools…

Reforma PTU : zatjanuvshiisja prõzhok / Mailis Rand ; interv. Jevgeni Ashihmin

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Rand, Mailis, 1975-

2002-01-01

Narva kutseõppekeskus korraldab rahvusvahelise konverentsi väike- ja keskmise ettevõtluse probleemidest. Haridusminister kommenteerib kutseõppeasutuste reformi käiku, kutseõppeasutuste ja ettevõtluse sidemeid. Autor: Keskerakond

Maailmapärand kütab poliitilisi kirgi / Liisi Poll

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Poll, Liisi, 1980-

2008-01-01

Maailmapärandi nimekirja jõudnud Preah Viheari templist Kambodžas, mis on saanud Kambodža ja Tai vaheliseks vaidlusobjektiks. Uutest objektidest UNESCO maailmapärandi nimekirjas. Eestis on UNESCO kaitse all Tallinna vanalinn ja Struwe meridiaanikaar

Saaremaalt saab heinaseemet igale maitsele / Jana Rand ; kommenteerinud Hindrek Older

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Rand, Jana, 1963-

2016-01-01

Saaremaal Laadjala külas tegutsev OÜ Saaremaa Seeme on Eesti suurim heinaseemne kasvataja, aga mitte erakordselt head looduslikud tingimused pole ettevõtte edu taganud, vaid aastakümnetega omandatud kogemused ja terve Sauna pere pühendunud töö. Vestlusest Arli Saunaga

Att utforma en teknisk manual : Med tillhörande riktlinjer

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Runvall, Linda; Parantainen, Satu

2007-01-01

Vi, Linda Runvall och Satu Parantainen, har gjort vårt examensarbete för företaget Leine & Linde i Strängnäs. De tillverkar pulsgivare som används inom industrin. Examensarbetet bestod av att göra om en befintlig manual och skriva guidelines (riktlinjer) till Leine & Lindes personal. Under vårt examensarbete har vi använt oss av våra kunskaper inom informationsdesign. Rune Pettersson, professor i informationsdesign vid Mälardalens högskola, beskriver ämnet informationsdesign såhär: ”I...

Nõukogude armeehooned: maailmapärand või risu? / Mart Zirnask

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Zirnask, Mart

2011-01-01

Kunagise raudse eesriide alade kaardistamisest on välja kasvanud Euroopa Roheline Vöö: üle 3000 kaitseala ja -paiga 8000 kilomeetril. Selle Eesti-osa kirjeldatakse Maaülikool raamatus "The Estonian Green Belt". Saksamaa tahab kogu raudse eesriide ala määramist UNESCO maailmapärandisse

Sinkhole formation by groundwater withdrawal: far west rand, South Africa.

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Foose, R M

1967-09-01

Sinkholes up to 125 meters wide and 50 meters deep have developed catastrophically in thick unconsolidated debris above pinnacle-weathered dolomite after lowering of the groundwater surface by at least 160 meters. They are caused by shrinkage of desiccated debris, downward migration of debris into bedrock openings, and upward growth of multiple debris "caverns" by roof spalling.

Improving Team Performance: Proceedings of the Rand Team Performance Workshop.

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1980-08-01

Gene Gloye of ONR said at that time that by highlighting specific content areas for attention, one runs the risk of supporting "research by the yard...Meister The purpose of this paper is to describe how human factors engineering ( HFE ) relates to team performance. HFE is the application of...behavioral principles and data to the design and development of man-machine systems (MMS). HFE activities begin in the very early planning stages of MMS

Applications of QA to RandD support of HLW programs

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Ryder, D.E.

1988-05-01

The application of a formal QA program to any discipline or organization can be difficult to achieve and to do so with a research and development organization has special challenges that are somewhat unique. This paper describes how a QA program based upon a national consensus standard (developed for application to the design, construction and operation of nuclear facilities) has been successfully applied to some of the research and development activities in support of the High Level Waste Programs. This description includes a discussion on the importance of being creative when interpreting the QA standard, a brief overview of the QA program that was developed and the results achieved during implementation of the QA program. 4 refs., 4 figs

An Evaluation Strategy Developed by RAND for the Broad Foundation

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Chun, Tammi

2001-01-01

... attempt to provide evidence that a leadership initiative is influencing student outcomes. As the W. K. Kellogg Foundation claims, evaluation can lead the foundation and those it supports to greater learning opportunities and more effective programs...

Impact of Rand devaluation on existing and planned REIPPPP Projects

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Milazi, DBK

2016-06-01

Full Text Available to in structuring finance for utility scale renewable energy projects. Financial risks are related to the stability of future cash flows available to service debt as a result of capital intensiveness of the investment. The most common among these is interest rate...

Quality of life of patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.

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San Giorgi, Michel R M; Aaltonen, Leena-Maija; Rihkanen, Heikki; Tjon Pian Gi, Robin E A; van der Laan, Bernard F A M; Hoekstra-Weebers, Josette E H M; Dikkers, Frederik G

2017-08-01

Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is a disease with a high disease burden. Few studies have assessed quality of life (QoL) of RRP patients. This study compares QoL of these patients with controls. Associations between QoL and sociodemographic and illness-related factors are examined, as is uptake of psychosocial care and speech therapy. Prospective cross-sectional questionnaire research. Ninety-one RRP patients (response = 67%) from two university hospitals in the Netherlands and Finland completed the following patient reported outcome measures: (HADS), 15-dimensional health-related quality-of-life scale (15D), Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and the RAND 36-item health-related quality-of-life survey instrument (RAND-36) assessing health-related QoL and voice handicap, and they provided sociodemographic, illness-related, and allied healthcare use. Descriptive analyses, χ 2 tests, t tests, analysis of variance tests, and Pearson correlations were computed to describe the study population and to examine differences between groups. RRP patients had significantly higher mean scores on depression, health-related QoL (15D) and on voice problems (VHI), and significantly lower mean scores on anxiety than controls. Dutch patients had more pain and a decreased general health perception (RAND-36) than controls. Dutch patients and older patients were more depressed, women were more anxious, older patients had lower health-related QoL, and smoking was significantly associated with voice handicap. Patients who had received psychosocial care had significantly higher HADS-depression mean scores than patients who did not receive psychosocial care. Having RRP has significant effect on voice-related QoL and depression, but has no negative effect on anxiety and health-related QoL. Risk factors for decreased functioning are different than previously hypothesized by many authors. Prevention should be aimed at these risk factors. 4. Laryngoscope, 127:1826-1831, 2017. © 2016 The

Working hours and sleep duration in midlife as determinants of health-related quality of life among older businessmen.

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von Bonsdorff, Mikaela Birgitta; Strandberg, Arto; von Bonsdorff, Monika; Törmäkangas, Timo; Pitkälä, Kaisu H; Strandberg, Timo E

2017-01-25

Long working hours and short sleep duration are associated with a range of adverse health consequences. However, the combined effect of these two exposures on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has not been investigated. We studied white men born between 1919 and 1934 in the Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS, initial n = 3,490). Data on clinical variables, self-rated health (SRH), working hours and sleep duration in 1974, and RAND-36 (SF-36) HRQoL survey in the year 2000 were available for 1,527 men. Follow-up time was 26 years. By combining working hours and sleep duration, four categories were formed: (i) normal work (≤50 hours/week) and normal sleep (>47 hours/week); (ii) long work (>50 hours/week) and normal sleep; (iii) normal work and short sleep (≤47 hours/week); and (iv) long work and short sleep. The association with RAND-36 domains was examined using multiple linear regression models adjusted for age, smoking and SRH. Compared to those with normal work and sleep in midlife, men with long work and short sleep had poorer RAND-36 scores for physical functioning, vitality and general health, and those with long work and normal sleep had poorer scores for physical functioning in old age. Adjustment for midlife smoking and SRH attenuated the associations, but the one for long work and short sleep and physical functioning remained significant (difference in mean physical functioning score −4.58, 95% confidence interval −9.00 to −0.15). Businessmen who had long working hours coupled with short sleep duration in midlife had poorer physical health in old age. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com

Development of quality metrics for ambulatory pediatric cardiology: Transposition of the great arteries after arterial switch operation.

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Baker-Smith, Carissa M; Carlson, Karina; Ettedgui, Jose; Tsuda, Takeshi; Jayakumar, K Anitha; Park, Matthew; Tede, Nikola; Uzark, Karen; Fleishman, Craig; Connuck, David; Likes, Maggie; Penny, Daniel J

2018-01-01

To develop quality metrics (QMs) for the ambulatory care of patients with transposition of the great arteries following arterial switch operation (TGA/ASO). Under the auspices of the American College of Cardiology Adult Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology (ACPC) Steering committee, the TGA/ASO team generated candidate QMs related to TGA/ASO ambulatory care. Candidate QMs were submitted to the ACPC Steering Committee and were reviewed for validity and feasibility using individual expert panel member scoring according to the RAND-UCLA methodology. QMs were then made available for review by the entire ACC ACPC during an "open comment period." Final approval of each QM was provided by a vote of the ACC ACPC Council. Patients with TGA who had undergone an ASO were included. Patients with complex transposition were excluded. Twelve candidate QMs were generated. Seven metrics passed the RAND-UCLA process. Four passed the "open comment period" and were ultimately approved by the Council. These included: (1) at least 1 echocardiogram performed during the first year of life reporting on the function, aortic dimension, degree of neoaortic valve insufficiency, the patency of the systemic and pulmonary outflows, the patency of the branch pulmonary arteries and coronary arteries, (2) neurodevelopmental (ND) assessment after ASO; (3) lipid profile by age 11 years; and (4) documentation of a transition of care plan to an adult congenital heart disease (CHD) provider by 18 years of age. Application of the RAND-UCLA methodology and linkage of this methodology to the ACPC approval process led to successful generation of 4 QMs relevant to the care of TGA/ASO pediatric patients in the ambulatory setting. These metrics have now been incorporated into the ACPC Quality Network providing guidance for the care of TGA/ASO patients across 30 CHD centers. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

A physarum-inspired prize-collecting steiner tree approach to identify subnetworks for drug repositioning.

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Sun, Yahui; Hameed, Pathima Nusrath; Verspoor, Karin; Halgamuge, Saman

2016-12-05

Drug repositioning can reduce the time, costs and risks of drug development by identifying new therapeutic effects for known drugs. It is challenging to reposition drugs as pharmacological data is large and complex. Subnetwork identification has already been used to simplify the visualization and interpretation of biological data, but it has not been applied to drug repositioning so far. In this paper, we fill this gap by proposing a new Physarum-inspired Prize-Collecting Steiner Tree algorithm to identify subnetworks for drug repositioning. Drug Similarity Networks (DSN) are generated using the chemical, therapeutic, protein, and phenotype features of drugs. In DSNs, vertex prizes and edge costs represent the similarities and dissimilarities between drugs respectively, and terminals represent drugs in the cardiovascular class, as defined in the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system. A new Physarum-inspired Prize-Collecting Steiner Tree algorithm is proposed in this paper to identify subnetworks. We apply both the proposed algorithm and the widely-used GW algorithm to identify subnetworks in our 18 generated DSNs. In these DSNs, our proposed algorithm identifies subnetworks with an average Rand Index of 81.1%, while the GW algorithm can only identify subnetworks with an average Rand Index of 64.1%. We select 9 subnetworks with high Rand Index to find drug repositioning opportunities. 10 frequently occurring drugs in these subnetworks are identified as candidates to be repositioned for cardiovascular diseases. We find evidence to support previous discoveries that nitroglycerin, theophylline and acarbose may be able to be repositioned for cardiovascular diseases. Moreover, we identify seven previously unknown drug candidates that also may interact with the biological cardiovascular system. These discoveries show our proposed Prize-Collecting Steiner Tree approach as a promising strategy for drug repositioning.

Fee-for-service cancer rehabilitation programs improve health-related quality of life.

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Kirkham, A A; Neil-Sztramko, S E; Morgan, J; Hodson, S; Weller, S; McRae, T; Campbell, K L

2016-08-01

Rigorously applied exercise interventions undertaken in a research setting result in improved health-related quality of life (hrqol) in cancer survivors, but research to demonstrate effective translation of that research to practice is needed. The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of fee-for-service cancer rehabilitation programs in the community on hrqol and on self-reported physical activity and its correlates. After enrolment and 17 ± 4 weeks later, new clients (n = 48) to two fee-for-service cancer rehabilitation programs completed the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (rand-36: rand Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.), the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire, and questions about physical activity correlates. Normal fee-for-service operations were maintained, including a fitness assessment and individualized exercise programs supervised in a group or one-on-one setting, with no minimum attendance required. Fees were associated with the assessment and with each exercise session. Of the 48 participants, 36 (75%) completed both questionnaires. Improvements in the physical functioning, role physical, pain, and energy/fatigue scales on the rand-36 exceeded minimally important differences and were of a magnitude similar to improvements reported in structured, rigorously applied, and free research interventions. Self-reported levels of vigorous-intensity (p = 0.021), but not moderate-intensity (p = 0.831) physical activity increased. The number of perceived barriers to exercise (p = 0.035) and the prevalence of fatigue as a barrier (p = 0.003) decreased. Exercise self-efficacy improved only in participants who attended 11 or more sessions (p = 0.002). Exercise enjoyment did not change (p = 0.629). Enrolment in fee-for-service cancer rehabilitation programs results in meaningful improvements in hrqol comparable to those reported by research interventions, among other benefits. The fee-for-service model could be an effective model for

Job satisfaction and health experience of people with a lower-limb amputation in comparison with healthy colleagues.

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Schoppen, Tanneke; Boonstra, Annemarijke; Groothoff, Johan W; De Vries, Jaap; Göeken, Ludwig N; Eisma, Willem H

2002-05-01

To describe indicators of job dissatisfaction among amputee employees and to compare job satisfaction and health experience of working amputee employees with that of control subjects. A cross-sectional study, mailed questionnaire. Patients were recruited by the orthopedic workshops of the Netherlands. One hundred forty-four patients who had an acquired unilateral major amputation of the lower limb at least 2 years before, were aged 18 to 60 years (mean age, 43y), and were living and working in the Netherlands. One hundred forty-four control subjects matched for age, gender, and type of job. Not applicable. Statistical analysis of responses to a questionnaire regarding patient characteristics and amputation-related factors, amputee patients' opinions about their work and the social atmosphere at work, and their general health (RAND 36-Item Health Survey [RAND-36]). People with an amputation had greater job satisfaction (70%) than did the able-bodied control group (54%). The wish for (better) modifications in the workplace and the presence of comorbidity were significantly related to job dissatisfaction in people with limb loss. Amputee employees were less often hindered by the failures of others and by fluctuations in temperature. People with limb loss showed a worse physical health experience than controls on the RAND-36. The vocational satisfaction of people with limb loss may be improved by better workplace modifications, depending on the functional capabilities of the person and the functional demands of the job; improvement may also be achieved by vocational rehabilitation programs, especially for those with an amputation in combination with other morbidity. Despite experiencing more health problems, the amputee group expressed greater job satisfaction than the able-bodied group, reflecting a great appreciation of job reintegration by people with a lower-limb amputation. Copyright 2002 by the American Congrees of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy

Associations between VO2max and vitality in older workers: a cross-sectional study

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van der Beek Allard J

2010-11-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background To prevent early exit from work, it is important to study which factors contribute to healthy ageing. One concept that is assumed to be closely related to, and therefore may influence healthy ageing, is vitality. Vitality consists of both a mental and a physical component, and is characterised by a perceived high energy level, decreased feelings of fatigue, and feeling fit. Since VO2max gives an indication of one's aerobic fitness, which can be improved by increased levels of physical activity, and because feeling fit is one of the main characteristics of vitality, it is hypothesised that VO2max is related to vitality. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the associations between VO2max and vitality. Methods In 427 older workers (aged 45 + years participating in the Vital@Work study, VO2max was estimated at baseline using the 2-km UKK walk test. Vitality was measured by both the UWES Vitality Scale and the RAND-36 Vitality Scale. Associations were analysed using linear regression analyses. Results The linear regression models, adjusted for age, showed a significant association between VO2max and vitality measured with the RAND-36 Vitality Scale (β = 0.446; 95% CI: 0.220-0.673. There was no significant association between VO2max and vitality measured with the UWES (β = -0.006; 95% CI:-0.017 - 0.006, after adjusting for age, gender and chronic disease status. Conclusions VO2max was associated with a general measure of vitality (measured with the RAND-36 Vitality Scale, but not with occupational health related vitality (measured with the UWES Vitality Scale. The idea that physical exercise can be used as an effective tool for improving vitality was supported in this study. Trial registration NTR1240

Associations between VO2max and vitality in older workers: a cross-sectional study.

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Strijk, Jorien E; Proper, Karin I; Klaver, Linda; van der Beek, Allard J; van Mechelen, Willem

2010-11-09

To prevent early exit from work, it is important to study which factors contribute to healthy ageing. One concept that is assumed to be closely related to, and therefore may influence healthy ageing, is vitality. Vitality consists of both a mental and a physical component, and is characterised by a perceived high energy level, decreased feelings of fatigue, and feeling fit. Since VO2max gives an indication of one's aerobic fitness, which can be improved by increased levels of physical activity, and because feeling fit is one of the main characteristics of vitality, it is hypothesised that VO2max is related to vitality. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the associations between VO2max and vitality. In 427 older workers (aged 45 + years) participating in the Vital@Work study, VO2max was estimated at baseline using the 2-km UKK walk test. Vitality was measured by both the UWES Vitality Scale and the RAND-36 Vitality Scale. Associations were analysed using linear regression analyses. The linear regression models, adjusted for age, showed a significant association between VO2max and vitality measured with the RAND-36 Vitality Scale (β = 0.446; 95% CI: 0.220-0.673). There was no significant association between VO2max and vitality measured with the UWES (β = -0.006; 95% CI:-0.017 - 0.006), after adjusting for age, gender and chronic disease status. VO2max was associated with a general measure of vitality (measured with the RAND-36 Vitality Scale), but not with occupational health related vitality (measured with the UWES Vitality Scale). The idea that physical exercise can be used as an effective tool for improving vitality was supported in this study. NTR1240.

Revitalizing Qatar's National University. Research Brief

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Steinberg, Paul

2009-01-01

Although Qatar University (QU) had been well regarded in the past, its performance had deteriorated by 2003, and the country's leadership was concerned that the university was not meeting Qatar's needs. From 2003 to 2007, the university led a reform process facilitated by RAND and outside experts, which clarified QU's mission and reformed QU's…

ENERGETIC RE QUIREMENTS FOR GROWTH OF THE JACKASS ...

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1973-09-05

Sep 5, 1973 ... century and appears to be still decreasing (Frost et al. 1976). A study of the bird's breeding biology (Cooper in prep.) has indicated that low breeding success is partially due to desertion and subsequent starvation of chicks. The jackass penguin feeds mainly on pelagic shoaling fish (Rand 1960). These fish ...

Olla originaalne ja tähelepandud / Eve Sepp

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Sepp, Eve

1989-01-01

Tuntud daamide originaalehetest - tekstiilikunstnik Anna Gerretzi Ülle Kõutsi valmistatud kõrvarõngad, disainer Helle Gansi Katrin Amose loodud rinnanõel, raamatukogudirektrissi Anne Randeli Tiina Käeseli loodud ehted, arhitekt Marka Lõokese Kadri Mälgu loodud komplekt, kunstiteadlase Krista Kodrese Tiina Käeseli loodud komplekt, grimeerija Krista Pärdi abikaasa Rein Metsa loodud ehted

Assessing Impact Submissions for REF 2014: An Evaluation

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Manville, Catriona; Guthrie, Susan; Henham, Marie-Louise; Garrod, Bryn; Sousa, Sonia; Kirtley, Anne; Castle-Clarke, Sophie; Ling, Tom

2015-01-01

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is a new system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions (HEIs). For the first time, part of the assessment included the wider impact of research. RAND Europe was commissioned to evaluate the assessment process of the impact element of REF submissions, and to explore the…

Worldwide C-17 Availability to Support 82nd Airborne Operations from Fort Bragg/Pope Field

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2016-11-06

elsewhere. Now, with operational tempo in the Middle East slowing, the 82nd must analyze how best to leverage its capabilities in support of the GRF...www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1161.html Stiner, Carl, and Daniel R. Schroeder, “The Army and Joint Forcible Entry,” Army Magazine Vol. 59, No.11

Spectators' perceptions of official sponsors in the FIFA 2010 World ...

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Sponsorship evolved from a small-scale activity to a major industry world-wide both in terms of money spent and adoption levels by companies. In South Africa, millions of rands are spent on sponsorship every year and on sport sponsorship in particular. The purpose of the study was to determine spectators' perceptions of ...

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is itself reasonable, fair and ethical. Clearly, there are glaring deficiencies in the existing coding and billing structure that do not allow for the addition of codes applicable to new procedures. Equally importantly, intertwined with a coding structure, is the billing structure. Each code has a unit value and each unit a Rand value, ...

Näitus Mahtra talurahvamuuseumi arhitektuurikonkursile laekunud töödest

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2005-01-01

Võistlustööde hindamiskomisjoni liikmed. Parim töö "Heinamaa", arhitektid Tomomi Hayashi ja Hanno Grossschmidt arhitektuuribüroost HG Arhitektuur. Teine koht Andres Lemberi ja Tarmo Maiste tööle "Talgud", kolmas koht Liina Jaanuse tööle "Pärand", neljas koht Indrek Järve tööle "Part"

Identifying Arabic-Language Materials for Children That Promote Tolerance and Critical Thinking

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2011-01-01

grateful to Julie Taylor of RAND and Regan Gurung of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay for their care- ful reviews of this report. Finally, we owe...Islam, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. Brewer, D. J., Augustine, C. H., Zellman, G. L., Ryan G. W., Goldman C. A., Stasz, C., and Constant, L. 2007

75 FR 34707 - Information Collection; Comment Request

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2010-06-18

... orientation in the military from 1993 and look at how repeal may impact the military. To give the broadest view of the potential impact repeal would have, RAND is talking with and studying a range of state... will be able to give a better understanding of how, based on comparable experiences in other settings...

47 CFR 27.1231 - Initiating the transition.

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2010-10-01

... Basic Trading Area (BTA). BTAs are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide...; and (C) Specify, if known, the adjacent channel D/U ratio that can be tolerated by any receiver(s) at... database; (F) The bandwidth of each channel or subchannel, the emission type for each channel or subchannel...

From the Little Red Book to the Purple Book: Transforming Intelligence into a Profession one Page at a Time

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2010-05-21

Treverton and C. Bryan Gabbard , "Assessing the Tradecraft of Intelligence Analysis," RAND, National Security Research Division, 2008, http...establish Intelligence School broad accreditation guidelines as has the ABA for accredited law schools. Treverton and Gabbard observe...60 Treverton and Gabbard , 38. 61 Huntington, 9. 62 ICD 203. 22 intelligence organization. The third social

Statistical Forecasting of Bankruptcy of Defense Contractors. Problems and Prospects

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1994-01-01

investors is along the lines of the Capital Asset Pricing Model ( CAPM ). In portfolio theory generally, investors demand an expected-return premium for...Ellen Pint, Rachel Schmidt, and especially Dennis Smallwood of RAND also contributed useful insights and comments. xv Acronyms CAPM Capital Asset ...Bond Yields ............................................. 26 Bond Model Performance ................................. 27 Extensions and Limitations

Structure and data requirements of an end-use model for residential ...

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driniev

2004-07-03

Jul 3, 2004 ... 2 Department of Civil and Urban Engineering, Rand Afrikaans University, PO Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, ... One such approach is end-use modelling, which has a ... chemistry and are not easily removed after being dissolved into the ..... with a rainfall of 12 mm/month for month m the same applies to all.

Sustaining Service Members and Their Families: Exploring Opportunities for Efficiency and Joint Provision of Services Using Nonappropriated Funds

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2016-05-31

do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. Support RAND Make a tax -deductible charitable contribution at...This report con- tains the results of that analysis, looking at the areas of NAF accounting and NAF employee benefits in terms of best practices in...5 CHAPTER TWO Program Area Descriptions: NAF Accounting

Ignoring the Innocent: Non-combatants in Urban Operations and in Military Models and Simulations

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2006-01-01

SECURITY TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE AND WORKPLACE The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective...Defence Weekly, May 19, 2004. Lauren, M.K. Characterising the Difference Between Complex Adaptive and Conventional Combat Models. Auckland , New...Survivability in a Generic Peacekeeping Setting Using ISAAC. Auckland , New Zealand: Defence Operational Technology Support Establishment, 2000

Multifilm kui tõsine asi / Marko Mägi

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Mägi, Marko

1998-01-01

Esilinastus 6 animafilmi : "Vares ja hiired", autorid Priit Tender ja Mikk Rand; "Just märried", autor Peep Pedmanson; "Päevavalgus", autor Mait Laas; "Tom ja Fluffy", režissöörid Janno Põldma ja Heiki Ernits; "Bermuda", autor Ülo Pikkov; "Primavera", režissöörid Riho Unt ja Hardi Volmer

Eesti animafilme igale maitsele / Sulev Teinemaa

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Teinemaa, Sulev, 1947-

1998-01-01

Esilinastus 6 animafilmi : "Vares ja hiired", autorid Priit Tender ja Mikk Rand; "Just märried", autor Peep Pedmanson; "Päevavalgus", autor Mait Laas; "Tom ja Fluffy", režissöörid Janno Põldma ja Heiki Ernits; "Bermuda", autor Ülo Pikkov; "Primavera", režissöörid Riho Unt ja Hardi Volmer

Aimdusi tsivilisatsioonist / Tarmo Teder

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Teder, Tarmo, 1958-

1998-01-01

Esilinastus 6 animafilmi : "Vares ja hiired", autorid Priit Tender ja Mikk Rand; "Just märried", autor Peep Pedmanson; "Päevavalgus", autor Mait Laas; "Tom ja Fluffy", režissöörid Janno Põldma ja Heiki Ernits; "Bermuda", autor Ülo Pikkov; "Primavera", režissöörid Riho Unt ja Hardi Volmer

Animaalselt ja humaanselt / Karlo Funk

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Funk, Karlo, 1971-

1998-01-01

Esilinastus 6 animafilmi : "Vares ja hiired", autorid Priit Tender ja Mikk Rand; "Just märried", autor Peep Pedmanson; "Päevavalgus", autor Mait Laas; "Tom ja Fluffy", režissöörid Janno Põldma ja Heiki Ernits; "Bermuda", autor Ülo Pikkov; "Primavera", režissöörid Riho Unt ja Hardi Volmer

"Religioon on poliitikute ambitsioonide tööriist" / Moataz el Fegiery ; interv. Brigitta Davidjants

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Fegiery, Moataz el

2007-01-01

Egiptuse inimõiguslane ja demokraatia eest võitleja vastab küsimustele, millest tulenevad probleemid demokraatiaga Araabia maades, kuidas on demokraatiaga Egiptuses, milline on president Gamal Abdel Nasseri poliitiline pärand, millist lahendust ta näeb Palestiina ja Iisraeli ning Darfuri konfliktile, kas Egiptuses diskrimineeritakse kristlasi, millega tegeleb Kairo inimõiguste uuringute instituut

The Effect of Low Oxygen Stress on Phytophthora cinnamomi Infection and Disease of Cork Oak Roots

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Karel A. Jacobs; James D. MacDonald; Alison M. Berry; Laurence R. Costello

1997-01-01

The incidence and severity of Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands root disease was quantified in cork oak (Quercus suber L.) roots subjected to low oxygen (hypoxia) stress. Seedling root tips were inoculated with mycelial plugs of the fungus and incubated in ≤1, 3-4, or 21 percent oxygen for 5 days. Ninety-four percent of roots...

Perceptions Audit for the General Teaching Council for England. Technical Report

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Levitt, Ruth; Rabinovich, Lila; van Dijk, Lidia Villalba

2009-01-01

The General Teaching Council for England (GTC) commissioned RAND Europe in 2008 to undertake a perceptions audit, to take the temperature on its current status and to inform its future work with teachers, organisational partners and the wider public. A perceptions audit is a method for gathering opinions and views of selected informants about how…

Water SA - Vol 40, No 2 (2014)

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The development of GIS-PMWIN and its application for mine-water modelling in the Far West Rand, South Africa · EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT · DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT. H Lin, L Lin, 313-322. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v40i2.13 ...

A New Random Walk for Replica Detection in WSNs

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Aalsalem, Mohammed Y.; Saad, N. M.; Hossain, Md. Shohrab; Atiquzzaman, Mohammed; Khan, Muhammad Khurram

2016-01-01

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are vulnerable to Node Replication attacks or Clone attacks. Among all the existing clone detection protocols in WSNs, RAWL shows the most promising results by employing Simple Random Walk (SRW). More recently, RAND outperforms RAWL by incorporating Network Division with SRW. Both RAND and RAWL have used SRW for random selection of witness nodes which is problematic because of frequently revisiting the previously passed nodes that leads to longer delays, high expenditures of energy with lower probability that witness nodes intersect. To circumvent this problem, we propose to employ a new kind of constrained random walk, namely Single Stage Memory Random Walk and present a distributed technique called SSRWND (Single Stage Memory Random Walk with Network Division). In SSRWND, single stage memory random walk is combined with network division aiming to decrease the communication and memory costs while keeping the detection probability higher. Through intensive simulations it is verified that SSRWND guarantees higher witness node security with moderate communication and memory overheads. SSRWND is expedient for security oriented application fields of WSNs like military and medical. PMID:27409082

The Future of Health Care in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq: Toward an Effective, High-Quality System with an Emphasis on Primary Care.

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Moore, Melinda; Anthony, C Ross; Lim, Yee-Wei; Jones, Spencer S; Overton, Adrian; Yoong, Joanne K

2014-01-01

At the request of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), RAND researchers undertook a yearlong analysis of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a focus on primary care. RAND staff reviewed available literature on the Kurdistan Region and information relevant to primary care; interviewed a wide range of policy leaders, health practitioners, patients, and government officials to gather information and understand their priorities; collected and studied all available data related to health resources, services, and conditions; and projected future supply and demand for health services in the Kurdistan Region; and laid out the health financing challenges and questions. In this volume, the authors describe the strengths of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region as well as the challenges it faces. The authors suggest that a primary care-oriented health care system could help the KRG address many of these challenges. The authors discuss how such a system might be implemented and financed, and they make recommendations for better utilizing resources to improve the quality, access, effectiveness, and efficiency of primary care.

Health Sector Reform in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq: Financing Reform, Primary Care, and Patient Safety.

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Anthony, C Ross; Moore, Melinda; Hilborne, Lee H; Mulcahy, Andrew W

2014-12-30

In 2010, the Kurdistan Regional Government asked the RAND Corporation to help guide reform of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The overarching goal of reform was to help establish a health system that would provide high-quality services efficiently to everyone to prevent, treat, and manage physical and mental illnesses and injuries. This article summarizes the second phase of RAND's work, when researchers analyzed three distinct but intertwined health policy issue areas: development of financing policy, implementation of early primary care recommendations, and evaluation of quality and patient safety. For health financing, the researchers reviewed the relevant literature, explored the issue in discussions with key stakeholders, developed and assessed various policy options, and developed plans or approaches to overcome barriers and achieve stated policy objectives. In the area of primary care, they developed and helped to implement a new management information system. In the area of quality and patient safety, they reviewed relevant literature, discussed issues and options with health leaders, and recommended an approach toward incremental implementation.

Ülkemizde Yetiştirilen Başlıca Buğday Çeşitlerinin ve Unlarının Tiamin ve Riboflavin Miktarları

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2015-02-01

Full Text Available Bu çalışmada, ülkemizde yetiştirilen başlıca buğday çeşitlerinin ve bunların laboratuvar değirmeninde öğütülmesiyle elde edilen unlarının B1 ve B2 vitaminleri miktarı saptanmıştır. Araştırmada 18 buğday çeşidi kullanılmıştır. Buğdaylarda B1 ve B2 vitaminleri miktarı çeşit ve yetişme yerine bağlı olarak değişmektedir. Genellikle sert buğdaylar, yumuşaklardan daha zengin bulunmuştur. Unlarda B1 ve B2 vitamin miktarlarının buğday çeşidi ve randımanı ile ilişkili olduğu görülmüştür. Un randımanı arttıkça vitamin miktarları da artmaktadır.