... NACA to enhance the effectiveness of existing instruments within APEC Institutional arrangements for managing the marine environment is fragmented in most economies Baseline surveys to identify ... Within APEC little is known on the introduction of marine pests Little practical information on measures to prevent introductions Lack of knowledge in what individual countries are doing ... Conclusions, including the results of the November 2001 Workshop Management Framework - Introd uced Marine Pests Management capabilities and approaches APEC and the MRCWG have a role in liaising with...
... Techniques for Assisting the SPs in Improving Their Performances Chapter Chapter 164 Training Session Two: Learning to Usethe Checklist Principles for Checklist Coaching The Goal of Training Session ... participated inthe initial refinement of the training procedures we are using inthe CCACC I am grateful to them and to all the SP educators inthe CCACC for their dedication to the quality of our coaching ... Feedback) The Three Areas of Training Emphasis: Performance, Checklist, Feedback The Goal of Training Session Three The Training Setting Summary of the Training Activities Reminders Session Three Training...
... Commission (NDRC) has outlined several measures for improving energy efficiency including increasing the share of dry process kilns, consolidating theindustry and eliminating the most inefficient producers, ... regarding theuse of non-agricultural biomass as a fuel substitute should be inthe context of other potential uses forthe material That is, the waste hierarchy outlined inthe guiding principles ... Sustainability Initiative 2005) 26 Whether shredded or whole, tires are typically injected mid-kiln into the pre-calcination phase and the remaining steel and ash are incorporated into the clinker...
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... solution, and the mill temperature Fineness of the grinding should be checked during the grinding 5.2 The quantity of sample shall be not less than 272 kg (600 lb) forthe cement containing the proposed ... be made on the cements containing the addition, using the method proposed therefore by the maker or seller of the addition 3.2 Aggregates: 3.2.1 The fine and coarse aggregates used inthe tests ... (NaOH) The air contents of the concrete containing the reference addition and the concrete containing the proposed addition shall agree within 0.5 percentage points 3.3.3 The reference addition, used...
... processing addition to be interground with the cement for evaluation purposes shall be determined by the sponsor of the addition 4.4.1 The amount of the addition inthe cement containing the addition ... specification shall include the following information: 13.1.1 Trade name, source and character of the material, and the amount recommended for use, together with means for determination of the proposed ... entered inthe report specified in Section 13, and the specific tests shall be indicated NOTE 1—Records should be kept as to the rate and continuity of feed of the addition, the form in which the addition...
... technique forthe molecular imprinting of protein macromolecules The main considerations include (1) the compatibility of the imprinting system with the template protein molecules; (2) the imprinted ... in intensive research intheuse of electrostatic forces for selective interaction in aqueous solutions by crown ethers and polyammonium derivatives Since then, the interest being expressed in ... as the primary probe for studying the protein structure The superior performance of the imprinted nanoparticles prepared under the modified, non-denaturing conditions inthe subsequent rebinding...
... which are listed inthe Figure 10 below The table compiles the data from the available basins inthe world and shows the geologic factor pertaining to each The basic brine basin information table ... batteries inthe automotive industry has increased over the past few years, reaching 18.6% in 2013 (Sapru, 2014) The anticipated increase in demand of lithium (Li) for electric and hybrid cars entering ... extensive, in- depth literature review of the system, including: battery chemistry, components, and inner workings of the battery; the uses of lithium inthe industry; sources and distributions of...
... This monograph was originally written as a Ph D thesis (see end of file for original Dutch information printed inthe thesis at this page) i MULTI-WAY ANALYSIS INTHEFOODINDUSTRY Models, Algorithms ... methods described inthe thesis It is interesting to develop models and algorithms according to the nature of the data, instead of trying to adjust the data to the nature of the model In an attempt ... matrix More insight is gained by realizing that the loading vector defines the latent phenomenon that describes most of the variation inthe data For these reasons the description of the algorithms...
... to Excel in Rigorous Academic Studies I have excelled in every training program in which I have participated, including EMT training, Police Academy Training, and Firefighting Training In college, ... off the ground I have been successful at obtaining funding from the City of Hoboken and the Arts Council for this cooperative, and I would be able to guide others in obtaining funding for their ... working forthe company Without declaring war on the person who gave her the ratings, she tackled each measured area and provided information which she wanted the supervisor to usein revising...
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... of the respondents had used the Internet Other countries at the higher end of the ranking were Sweden and the Netherlands – where 97% of the interviewees had used the Internet The country rankings ... did usethe Internet worried the least about online risks – independent of whether their child actually used the Internet or if they were talking about a hypothetical situation in which their ... parents in Italy used the Internet but did not think that their child had online access, only a minority said the opposite was true – that their child used the Internet but they did not (3%) In Cyprus...
... between the contractor and the State has run along similar lines for all States inthe study Beginning with informing the client population and the public, before the biometric system actually is in ... (see Training), although follow-up training may be initiated by the State The division of labor forthe actual imaging process begins with the operators who perform the biometric imaging The county ... continues to proliferate Several appendices present supporting information, including interview guides, profiles of the biometric systems planned or inuseinthe nine States from which information...
... demonstrate the ability of the CCR2 antagonist to inhibit the saturating concentration of the AF488-MCP-1 used inthe assay To accomplish this CCR2 antagonist was titrated into the assay using the derived ... MCP-1 internalization assay was validated here forusein clinical trials investigating a CCR2 antagonist by examining a standard reagent concentration to use, the stability of the reagent, the ... for recovery of the donor prior to the next blood draw Measuring the intra-individual donor repeatability was accomplished by performing the internalization assay in triplicate The mean, standard...
... help familiarize them with the states The main elicitation task involved theuse of a visual prop designed by the MVH group foruseinthe UK valuation of the EQ-5D For health states that a respondent ... The tariff can be applied by classifying individuals into particular health states on the basis of their responses to the CAMPHOR For example, an individual who indicates that they can join in ... baseline for each dimension Hence for a simple linear model, the intercept (or constant) represents state 1111 and summing the coefficients of the 'on' dummies derives the value for all other...
... like this: Food Packaging Materials As you can see, the carbonate-containing groups (shown in blue) forthe crosslinks between the polymer chains (shown in red) This crosslinking is makes the material ... of poly(vinyl chloride) Inside the house, PVC is used to make linoleum forthe floor Inthe seventies, PVC was often used to make vinyl car tops PVC is useful because it resists two things that ... different conformations The one on the left is called the trans conformation, and the one on the right is the cis- conformation In Latin, trans means "on the other side" So when the hydrocarbon...
... subsequent meat processing, the water used for processing becomes a contaminating source Follow the standard of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development, inthe slaughtering process each cattle, ... slaughterhouses during a 12 month period from November 2007 to November 2008 in Hanoi The samples were taken from each slaughterhouse inthe early morning before slaughter processing There were kinds ... contaminated food of animal origin, mainly meat and poultry The symptoms of Salmonella infection usually appear 12 - 72 hours after infection, including fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea...
... testing They were not blind to clinical diagnosis Only brief training was given, as all of them were already experienced inthe field There was no specific training concerning the SCCT because the ... CiI indices (P < 0.001) but not DcI Inthe frame of the above, the SCCT is divided into the following three indices and five subscales: (a) Deficit Index (DcI), which includes the following two ... that all the items of the SGST included inthe DcI are easy forthe healthy subject, while the more difficult ones (2, and 8) are included inthe DfI Patients differ from controls concerning DfI...
... somatization in general This study was designed to validate the Portuguese version of the SOMS-2 forusein PC settings The performance of the screening tool was also tested inthe presence of ... on the other hand women were overrepresented inthe sample used in our study Nevertheless all PC users within the study period were invited to collaborate, irrespective of the motive why they ... painful breathing and paralysis/weakness, indicating a high discriminative power, followed by nausea (30.8), difficulty in swallowing (28.9), bringing swallowed food up again (27.1), vomiting (21.2),...
... of the scale caused by removing the effects of local dependency inthe data through the testlet design The performance of the HADS has been called into question following Rasch analysis in other ... [28-30] The current study may have been improved by validating the revised cut-off values by clinical diagnostic interview These findings support theuse of the modified HADS-D and HADS-A foruse ... understanding of the measurement properties of the HADS in MND The results of our study indicate that the standard 7item measure of depression should be modified forusein MND due to the confounding...