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Tools for Viewing and Quality Checking ARM Data Tools for Viewing and Quality Checking ARM Data S. Bottone and S. Moore Mission Research Corporation Santa Barbara, California Introduction Mission Research Corporation (MRC) is developing software tools to assist the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Data Quality Office with their data inspection tasks. One such tool is NCVweb, a web-based data analysis and visualization tool that allows for easy viewing of ARM NetCDF data files. This tool helps to eliminate the need of and problems associated with downloading large volumes of data, installing and configuring visualization software, or writing custom data exploration software. It has been upgraded this year with many new features described below. NCVweb can be used at the ARM Data Quality website directly via http://dq.arm.gov/ncvweb/ncvweb.cgi, or via the Data Quality
Degradation of the E. coli small heat-shock proteins by the AAA+ protease lon : significance to protein quality-control
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The refolding and elimination of damaged and aggregated proteins requires the concerted effort of several branches of the protein quality-control network. This network includes refolding chaperones, disaggregases, holdases ...
Bissonnette, Sarah Ayano
Data Visualization for Quality-Check Purposes of Monitored Electricity Consumption in All Office Buildings in the ESL Database
This report comprises an effort to visualize the monitored electricity consumption in all office buildings (not including the office buildings comprising other functions as classrooms and laboratories, for instance) in the ESL database. This data visualization, basically long-term and short-term time series plots serves as a preliminary quality check of the data available. A preliminary inspection of the data was performed, by viewing the channels to provide a clear identification of creep, missing data gaps, turned-off periods, and sudden big changes that suggest changes in the building operation or an addition to the building.
Sreshthaputra, A.; Abushakra, B.; Haberl, J. S.; Claridge, D. E.
PICO-LON project to search for cosmic dark matter
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The dark matter search project PICO-LON has been started. Thin and wide area NaI(Tl) scintillator is the promising detector system to study the properties of dark matter particle.
Fushimi, K.; Harada, K.; Kameda, Y.; Nakayama, S. [Department of Physics, University of Tokushima, 1-1 Minami Josanjimacho Tokushima city, 770-8502 Tokushima (Japan); Ejiri, H.; Shima, T. [Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka Ibaraki city, 567-0047 Osaka (Japan); Hazama, R. [Department of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Higashi Kagamiyama Higashi Hiroshima city, 739-8527 Hiroshima (Japan); Imagawa, K.; Matsumoto, E. [Horiba Ltd., 2 Minami-ku Kisshoin Miyanohigashimachi Kyoto city, 601-8510 Kyoto (Japan)
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Grid result checking
Result checking is the theory and practice of proving that the result of an execution of a program on an input is correct. Result checking has most often been envisioned in the framework of program testing or property testing, where the issue is the ... Keywords: grids, result checking, simulation
C�cile Germain-Renaud; Dephine Monnier-Ragaigne
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Black Box Checking Doron Peled
Black Box Checking Doron Peled The University of Texas at Austin Department of Electrical and formalize this problem of black box checking and suggest several algorithms. Since the input to black box the given property. We call this problem black box checking. To simplify the discussion, we will not deal
Peled, Doron A.
BLACK BOX CHECKING DORON PELED Bell Laboratories 600 Mountain Ave. Murray Hill, NJ 07974, USA MOSHE properties. We propose and formalize this problem of black box checking and suggest several algorithms. Since the input to black box checking is not given initially, as is the case in the classical model of computation
Vardi, Moshe Y.
A primer on model checking
Model checking is a widely used formal method for the verification of concurrent programs. This article starts with an introduction to the concepts of model checking, followed by a description of Spin, one of the foremost model checkers. Software tools ... Keywords: Erigone, Spin, concurrent programming, model checking, verification
Mordechai (Moti) Ben-Ari
Checking Security Policy Compliance
Ensuring compliance of organizations to federal regulations is a growing concern. This paper presents a framework and methods to verify whether an implemented low-level security policy is compliant to a high-level security policy. Our compliance checking framework is based on organizational and security metadata to support refinement of high-level concepts to implementation specific instances. Our work uses the results of refinement calculus to express valid refinement patterns and their properties. Intuitively, a low-level security policy is compliant to a high-level security policy if there is a valid refinement path from the high-level security policy to the low-level security policy. Our model is capable of detecting violations of security policies, failures to meet obligations, and capability and modal conflicts.
Gowadia, Vaibhav; Kudo, Michiharu
Quality checking and mining nephrology biopsy data
The Charit� hospital in Berlin possesses one of the most secure records of hundreds of kidney transplants, most of which originate from the electronic patient record TBase�. One of the grave problems after kidney transplantation is the recipient ... Keywords: biopsy, data mining, electronic patient record, nephrology
Milo� Radovanovi?, Gabriela Lindemann von Trzebiatowski, Vladimir Kurbalija, Mirjana Ivanovi?, Hans-Dieter Burkhard, Danilo Schmidt, Carl Hinrichs
Check 'n' crash: combining static checking and testing
We present an automatic error-detection approach that combines static checking and concrete test-case generation. Our approach consists of taking the abstract error conditions inferred using theorem proving techniques by a static checker (ESC/Java), ... Keywords: automatic testing, dynamic analysis, extended static checking, static analysis, test case generation, usability
Christoph Csallner; Yannis Smaragdakis
Bounded model checking of infinite state systems
Bounded model checking (BMC) is an attractive alternative to symbolic model checking, since it often allows a more efficient verification. The idea of BMC is to reduce the model checking problem to a satisfiability problem of the underlying base logic, ... Keywords: Bounded model checking, Global model checking, Infinite state systems, Local model checking, Temporal logic hierarchy
Tobias Schuele; Klaus Schneider
Building a Flexible Energy Management System with LonWorks Control Network
To effectively improve the efficiency of energy supply, quantification is required to determine its significance in our daily lives. Building an energy management system to monitor and acquire information such as energy supply and environmental factors ... Keywords: LonWorks, Control network, Energy management system, Database
Ching-Biau Tzeng; Tzuu-Shaang Wey; Sheng-Hsiung Ma
Statistical model checking: an overview
Quantitative properties of stochastic systems are usually specified in logics that allow one to compare the measure of executions satisfying certain temporal properties with thresholds. The model checking problem for stochastic systems with respect to ...
Axel Legay; Beno�t Delahaye; Saddek Bensalem
Quality monitored distributed voting system
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A quality monitoring system can detect certain system faults and fraud attempts in a distributed voting system. The system uses decoy voters to cast predetermined check ballots. Absent check ballots can indicate system faults. Altered check ballots can indicate attempts at counterfeiting votes. The system can also cast check ballots at predetermined times to provide another check on the distributed voting system. 6 figs.
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Checking JML specifications using an extensible software model checking framework
Abstract. The use of assertions to express correctness properties of programs is growing in practice. Assertions provide a form of lightweight checkable specification that can be very effective in finding defects in programs and in guiding developers to the cause of a problem. A wide variety of assertion languages and associated validation techniques have been developed, but run-time monitoring is commonly thought to be the only practical solution. In this paper, we describe how specifications written in the Java Modeling Language (JML), a general purpose behavioral specification and assertional language for Java, can be validated using a customized model checker built on top of the Bogor model checking framework. Our experience illustrates the need for customized state-space representations and reduction strategies in model checking frameworks in order to effectively check the kind of strong behavioral specifications that can be written in JML. We discuss the advantages and trade-offs of model checking relative to other specification validation techniques and present data that suggest that
Edwin Rodr�guez; Matthew B. Dwyer
Specifying and checking component usage
One of today's challenges is producing reliable software in the face of an increasing number of interacting components. Our system CHET lets developers define specifications describing how a component should be used and checks these specifications in ... Keywords: automata, components, finite-state, flow analysis, specifications, verification
Steven P. Reiss
Software Model Checking with SPIN
The aim of this chapter is to give an overview ofthe theoretical foundation and the practical application of logic model checking techniques for the verification of multi-threaded software (rather than hardware) systems. The treatment is focused on the logic model checker SPIN, which was designed for this specific domain of application. SPIN implements an automata-theoretic method of verification. Although the tool has been available for over 15years, it continues to ev olve, adopting new optimization strategies from time to time to help it tackle larger verification problems. This chapter explains how the tool works, and
Gerard J. Holzmann
Model Checking Complete Requirements Specifications Using Abstraction
Although model checking has proven remarkably effective in detecting errors in hardware designs, its success in the analysis of software specifications has been limited. Model checking algorithms for hardware verification commonly use Binary Decision ... Keywords: SCR, abstraction, model checking, requirements specification, verification
Ramesh Bharadwaj; Constance L. Heitmeyer
Temporal Logic Model Checking of CSP:
We study the possibility of doing LTL model checking on CSP speci cations in the context of re nement. We present a technique to perform LTL model checking of CSP processes using re nement checking in general and the FDR tool in particular. We present a tool which automates the translation process from LTL model checking to CSP re nement. Also, if time permits, we will present another tool which uses latest generation Prolog technology to symbolically animate, compile, and model check CSP speci cations.
Tools And Techniques; Michael Leuschel; Ivan Wolton; Thierry Massart; Laksono Adhianto
Automated consistency checking of requirements specifications
This article describes a formal analysis technique, called consistency checking, for automatic detection of errors, such as type errors, nondeterminism, missing cases, and circular definitions, in requirements specifications. The technique ... Keywords: application-independent properties, consistency checking, formal requirements modeling, software cost reduction methodology, tabular notations
Constance L. Heitmeyer; Ralph D. Jeffords; Bruce G. Labaw
Model checking of software for microcontrollers
The interest of industries in model checking software for microcontrollers is increasing. However, there are currently no appropriate tools that can be applied by embedded systems developers for the direct verification of software for microcontrollers ... Keywords: Assembly code, formal verification, microcontroller, model checking, static analysis
Bastian Schlich
Vertical pump with free floating check valve
A vertical pump with a bottom discharge having a free floating check valve isposed in the outlet plenum thereof. The free floating check valve comprises a spherical member with a hemispherical cage-like member attached thereto which is capable of allowing forward or reverse flow under appropriate conditions while preventing reverse flow under inappropriate conditions.
Lindsay, Malcolm (O' Hara Township, Allegheny County, PA)
Declarative symbolic pure-logic model checking
Model checking, a technique for findings errors in systems, involves building a formal model that describes possible system behaviors and correctness conditions, and using a tool to search for model behaviors violating ...
Shlyakhter, Ilya, 1975-
Network assisted file system consistency checking
This thesis reports on the design and implementation of Network Assisted NFSCK (or NAN), an extension to NFSCK, a research project about checking file system consistency at NetApp. NFSCK requires disk space to store temporary ...
Zehender, Nicholas (Nicholas G.)
Smog Check II Evaluation California Inspection and
Smog Check II Evaluation Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . California Inspection and Maintenance Review Committee #12;Contents Glossary of Acronyms ____________________________________________ 1 Glossary of Terms _______________________________________________ 3 #12;G-1 Glossary of Acronyms APCD Air
Denver, University of
Fair Model Checking of Abstractions (Extended Abstract)
. The abstract transitions (dashed and fat arrows) are explained further on. A transition system models of a model by ignoring certain static aspects. Such a reduction is usually necessary to render model checking
Dams, Dennis
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Reality Check: Cheaper Batteries are GOOD for America's Electric...
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Fair SMG and Linear Time Model Checking
SMG is a system designed to generate a finite state model of a program from the program itself and an operational semantics for the programming language. This finite state model can then be model-checked to verify desired temporal properties of the original program. In this paper we first show how we have incorporated notions of fairness into SMG; in particular, a user is now able to define semantics with "fair" constructs, for example, parallel, repetitive choice, etc. The user can, indeed, mix different forms of fairness checking. Secondly we describe a practical approach to model checking of linear temporal formulae over the fair structures generated by SMG. Our approach is a refinement and extension of the fair-satisfiability algorithms, presented earlier by Lichtenstein and Pnueli, together with techniques developed in our practical implementations of decision procedures for linear temporal logic.
Howard Barringer; Michael D. Fisher; Graham D. Gough
Fact Check: Steve Spinner | Department of Energy
Fact Check: Steve Spinner Fact Check: Steve Spinner Fact Check: Steve Spinner September 29, 2011 - 5:12pm Addthis Some media outlets have asked us questions about the role that Steve Spinner played during his time at the Energy Department. He was an advisor on our Recovery Act team tasked with monitoring the progress of Recovery Act implementation, but had no role in making decisions on whether particular applications were approved. Here are some additional facts to help put this in context: Steve Spinner acted as a liaison between the Recovery Act Office and the Loan Programs Office. In that capacity, he played no role in the decision-making on or evaluation of individual loan applications or the awarding of any grants. Spinner started at the Department at the end of April 2009 - after
Optimizing Candidate Check Costs for Bitmap Indices
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In this paper, we propose a new strategy for optimizing the placement of bin boundaries to minimize the cost of query evaluation using bitmap indices with binning. For attributes with a large number of distinct values, often the most efficient index scheme is a bitmap index with binning. However, this type of index may not be able to fully resolve some user queries. To fully resolve these queries, one has to access parts of the original data to check whether certain candidate records actually satisfy the specified conditions. We call this procedure the candidate check, which usually dominates the total query processing time. Given a set of user queries, we seek to minimize the total time required to answer the queries by optimally placing the bin boundaries. We show that our dynamic programming based algorithm can efficiently determine the bin boundaries. We verify our analysis with some real user queries from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. For queries that require significant amount of time to perform candidate check, using our optimal bin boundaries reduces the candidate check time by a factor of 2 and the total query processing time by 40 percent.
Rotem, Doron; Stockinger, Kurt; Wu, Kesheng
Routine Form EIA-895 Edit Checks Each
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update (EIA)
Routine Routine Form EIA-895 Edit Checks Each filing of the Form EIA-895 is manually checked for reasonableness and mathematical accuracy. Volumes are converted, as necessary, to a standard 14.73 psia pressure base. Value data are compared to the previous year's data for reasonableness. When data on nonhydrocarbon gases re- moved, gas vented and flared, and gas used for repressuring are not reported for a State that historically reported one or more of these items, a volume is imputed. The imputation is based on the average ratio of gas volumes in the missing category to total gross withdrawals in States with values reporting gas in that category. This average ratio is applied to the volume of total gross withdrawals reported by the State to calculate the volume for the missing items. State agencies are contacted by telephone in order to correct errors. Amended filings or resubmissions are not
Optimized synthesis of concurrently checked controllers
Dedicated controllers (or FSM's) with concurrent checking capabilities are of prime importance in highly dependable applications. This paper presents a new method for introducing on-line test facilities in a controller with a very low overhead. This on-line test consists in detecting illegal paths in the control flow graph. These illegal paths may be due either to permanent faults or to transient errors. The state code flow is compacted through polynomial division. An implicit justifying signature method is applied at the state code level and ensures identical signatures before each join node of the control flow graph. The signatures are then independent of the path followed previously in the graph and the comparison to reference data is greatly facilitated. This property is obtained by a clever state assignment, nearly without area overhead. The controllers can then be checked by signature analysis, either by a built-in monitor or by an external checker.
Leveugle, R.; Saucier, G. (Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, CSI Lab., 38000 Grenoble (FR))
Model-Checking CSP-Z
Abstract. Model-checking is now widely recognised as an efficient method for analysing computer system properties, such as deadlock-freedom. Its practical applicability is due to existing automatic tools which deal with tedious proofs. Another increasingly research area is formal language integration where the capabilities of each language are used to capture precisely some aspects of a system. In this paper we describe a formal strategy for deadlock analysis of specifications in CSP-Z (a language which integrates CSP and Z). We also show how FDR (a modelchecker originally developed for CSP) can be adapted for CSP-Z. Finally, we present a subset of a CSP-Z formal specification of a real Brazilian artificial microsatellite, and use FDR to check that the specification is deadlock-free.
Alexandre Mota; Augusto Sampaio
Is it possible to check microcomponent coatings?
Optical microcomponents are increasingly used in laser optical systems because of their many and novel industrial applications. These components are coated in order to enhance their optical performance, but optical characterizations are very difficult due to the shapes and small size. Thus, to perform this kind of measurement, special devices are needed. It is difficult to check component optical responses after manufacturing. Thus a new method, developed by the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission, is proposed to fill this gap.
Piombini, Herve; Voarino, Philippe; Lemarchand, Fabien
Pre-resistance-welding resistance check
A preweld resistance check for resistance welding machines uses an open circuited measurement to determine the welding machine resistance, a closed circuit measurement to determine the parallel resistance of a workpiece set and the machine, and a calculation to determine the resistance of the workpiece set. Any variation in workpiece set or machine resistance is an indication that the weld may be different from a control weld.
Destefan, Dennis E. (Broomfield, CO); Stompro, David A. (Idaho Falls, ID)
Destefan, D.E.; Stompro, D.A.
Data Quality of Quality Measurement Experiments
Data Quality of Quality Measurement Experiments Data Quality of Quality Measurement Experiments S. Bottone and S. Moore Mission Research Corporation Santa Barbara, California Introduction Quality Measurement Experiments (QME) are a special class of Value-Added Products (VAP). QMEs add value to Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program datastreams by providing for continuous assessment of the quality of incoming data based on internal consistency checks, comparisons between independent similar measurements, or comparisons between measurements and modeled results. Like any datastream, QME datastreams need to be checked for data quality. For each QME, we analyze a representative sample of files from the ARM data archive to determine 'typical' values of the QME variables. We then design outlier tests, specific to each variable, to be applied to
2013-11-04: NIST Handbook 133 - Volumetric - Checking the ...
NIST Handbook 133 - Volumetric - Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods. Purpose: The focus of this training will ...
Accelerating explicit state model checking on an FPGA: PHAST.
??Verification has become an increasingly important part of the hardware design process. One technique used to verify digital circuits is explicit state model checking. PHAST,� (more)
Tie, Mary Ellen
T-690: Check Point Endpoint Security On-Demand Client Lets Remote Users
0: Check Point Endpoint Security On-Demand Client Lets Remote 0: Check Point Endpoint Security On-Demand Client Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code T-690: Check Point Endpoint Security On-Demand Client Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code August 10, 2011 - 8:45am Addthis PROBLEM: Due to quality issues within the software, an attacker is able to access insecure methods from the "trustworthy" Java applet or ActiveX control and exploit those features to compromise all client systems that trust the correctly signed Java applet or ActiveX control (e.g. all users that need to use this software for accessing internal systems over company VPN). PLATFORM: Multiple products:- R65.70 - R70.40 - R71.30 - R75 - Connectra R66.1 - Connectra R66.1n - VSX R65.20 - VSX R67 ABSTRACT: Check Point Endpoint Security On-Demand Client Lets Remote Users Execute
An FPGA Implementation of Explicit-State Model Checking
We present PHAST, a pipelined hardware accelerated explicit-state model checker. The algorithms and methodologies used to perform the state checking in PHAST are based on the Murphi verifier, developed at Stanford University. Murphi has been used to ... Keywords: fpga, phast, murphi, formal verification, explicit-state, model checking, hash compaction
Mary Ellen Fuess; Miriam Leeser; Tim Leonard
Assumption-Commitment Support for CSP Model Checking
AVoCS 2006 Assumption-Commitment Support for CSP Model Checking Nick Moffat1 Systems Assurance using CSP. In our formulation, an assumption-commitment style property of a process SYS takes the form-Guarantee, CSP, Model Checking, Compositional Reasoning 1 Introduction The principle of compositional program
Paris-Sud XI, Université de
Model checking education for software engineers in Japan
This paper is the preliminary report of a joint research project on developing a body of knowledge on model checking. The project is being carried out by four organizations that give model checking courses to software engineers in Japan. The paper explains ... Keywords: body of knowledge, evaluation, training
Hideaki Nishihara; Koichi Shinozaki; Koji Hayamizu; Toshiaki Aoki; Kenji Taguchi; Fumihiro Kumeno
An automated translator for model checking time constrained workflow systems
Workflows have proven to be a useful conceptualization for the automation of business processes. While formal verification methods (e.g., model checking) can help ensure the reliability of workflow systems, the industrial uptake of such methods has been ... Keywords: automated translation, distributed model checking, modeling, time, workflow systems
Ahmed Shah Mashiyat; Fazle Rabbi; Hao Wang; Wendy MacCaull
MARCIE: model checking and reachability analysis done efficiently
MARCIE is a tool for the analysis of generalized stochastic Petri nets which can be augmented by rewards. The supported analysis methods range from qualitative and quantitative standard properties to model checking of established temporal logics. MARCIE's ... Keywords: generalized stochastic petri nets, model checking, simulation
Monika Heiner, Christian Rohr, Martin Schwarick
Solving production scheduling problems using advanced model checking tools
The main scope of this paper is the implementation of a method for production scheduling, using advanced model checking tools. This method makes use of timed automata to model complex production scheduling problems such as the job-shop and the open-shop ... Keywords: distributed manufacturing, job-shops, model checking, production scheduling, timed automata
Dimitrios Panopoulos; Kostas Metaxiotis
Computer Based Training: Check Valves 1.0
ETTM Check Valves is a computer based training module that allows users to access training when desired and review it at their own pace. It provides graphics and limited interactive features to enhance learning. The purpose of this module is to provide the user with a basis for selecting and sizing a check valve for nuclear station applications. While more than one valve type can be used for most applications, the intent is to point out the differences between check valve designs and to assist the user i...
New Energy Basics Site: Check It Out! | Department of Energy
New Energy Basics Site: Check It Out! New Energy Basics Site: Check It Out! New Energy Basics Site: Check It Out! August 23, 2010 - 7:30am Addthis Allison Casey Senior Communicator, NREL Interested in energy efficiency and renewable energy but a little confused by all the terms? Wondering how the technologies actually work? Maybe you're doing some research or working on a paper and just need a little background info. EERE's new Energy Basics site is the place for you. There you can learn things like how a wind turbine works and all about the different types of fuel cells. If you just need a quick definition of a term you've heard, check out the glossary. Energy Basics is not meant to replace Energy Savers or any of the program sites throughout the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Checking violation tolerance of approaches to database integrity
A hitherto unquestioned assumption made by all methods for integrity checking has been that the database satisfies its constraints before each update. This consistency assumption has been exploited for improving the efficiency of determining whether ...
Hendrik Decker; Davide Martinenghi
Towards constant bandwidth overhead integrity checking of untrusted data
We present a trace-hash scheme and an adaptive tree-trace scheme to improve the performance of checking the integrity of arbitrarily-large untrusted data, when using only a small fixed-sized trusted state. Currently, hash ...
Clarke, Dwaine E. (Dwaine Errol), 1976-
CSL Model Checking of Biochemical Networks with Interval Decision Diagrams
This paper presents an Interval Decision Diagram based approach to symbolic CSL model checking of Continuous Time Markov Chains which are derived from stochastic Petri nets. Matrix-vector and vector-matrix multiplication are the major tasks of exact ...
Martin Schwarick; Monika Heiner
A static compliance-checking framework for business process models
Regulatory compliance of business operations is a critical problem for enterprises. As enterprises increasingly use business process management systems to automate their business processes, technologies to automatically check the compliance of process ...
Y. Liu; S. M�ller; K. Xu
Efficient probabilistic model checking of systems with ranged probabilities
We introduce a new technique to model check reachability properties on Interval Discrete-Time Markov Chains (IDTMC). We compute a sound over-approximation of the probabilities of satisfying a given property where the accuracy is characterized in terms ...
Khalil Ghorbal; Parasara Sridhar Duggirala; Vineet Kahlon; Franjo Ivan?i?; Aarti Gupta
Property Checking Driven Abstract Interpretation-Based Static Analysis
Concrete semantics used for abstract interpretation analyses are generally expressed as fixpoints. Checking a property on this kind of semantics can be done by intersecting the fixpoint with a specification related to the property. In this paper, we ...
Damien Mass�
Automatic Minimum and Maximum Alarm Thresholds for Quality Control
Automated quality control is a necessity for meteorological measurement networks because of an ever-increasing number of measurements. One of the basic quality control tests is to check that the observations fall into a range of acceptable ...
Vesa Hasu; Ari Aaltonen
Complex Quality Control of Significant Level Rawinsonde Temperatures
Rawinsonde heights and temperatures have been quality controlled using complex quality control at the National Centers for Atmospheric Prediction since December 1988 when an algorithm using only hydrostatic checking was introduced for the ...
William G. Collins
A quality assurance program for software maintenance
This paper presents the description of a quality assurance (QA) program applied to software maintenance projects. The QA program is a set of checks or inspections overlaid on the steps of the maintenance project. The relationship between the QA program ...
John W. Center
Checking in on Solar Decathlon 2011 | Department of Energy
Checking in on Solar Decathlon 2011 Checking in on Solar Decathlon 2011 Checking in on Solar Decathlon 2011 May 4, 2010 - 11:37am Addthis Allison Casey Senior Communicator, NREL This past October, we wrote a lot about the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. If you haven't heard of the Solar Decathlon, it's a competition held every two years that challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The teams assemble their houses in a village on the National Mall, where they compete in ten contests and open their houses to the public for tours. The next Solar Decathlon will take place in fall 2011, and though it's not front-page news right now, preparations for the 2011 event are well under way. Both DOE and the teams are busily preparing for next year's event, and
IID Energy - Commercial Rebate Program (Commercial Check Me) | Department
IID Energy - Commercial Rebate Program (Commercial Check Me) IID Energy - Commercial Rebate Program (Commercial Check Me) IID Energy - Commercial Rebate Program (Commercial Check Me) < Back Eligibility Commercial Savings Category Other Heating & Cooling Commercial Heating & Cooling Cooling Construction Commercial Weatherization Manufacturing Heat Pumps Appliances & Electronics Commercial Lighting Lighting Maximum Rebate General: $100,000 per customer per year; may not exceed 50% of the total installed cost of measures New Construction (Whole Building Approach - Owner): $150,000 per year New Construction (Whole Building Approach - Design Team): $30,000 per year New Construction (Systems Approach): $50,000 per year Program Info State California Program Type Utility Rebate Program Rebate Amount Programmable Thermostats: $50/unit
Efforts by the nuclear industry to evaluate check valve failures
Recent studies identified approximately 4000 check valve failures that occurred from 1984-1991. Of these, approximately 1600 were determined to be significant enough to require further analysis. This is to be compared with the existing check valve population of nearly 21,000 valves. The strategy proposed in this paper is to establish a refined, centralized check valve failure/reliability database based in part on existing Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System (NPRDS) data. Ideally the database would be maintained in a central location, augmented with specific component information, overall reliability information, and updated at least biannually. The data would be available to sort and search as desired. The conceptual plan is provided and possible uses of the database are given.
Hart, K.; McElhaney, K.L.; Casada, D.A.
Reality Check: Cheaper Batteries are GOOD for America's Electric Vehicle
Reality Check: Cheaper Batteries are GOOD for America's Electric Reality Check: Cheaper Batteries are GOOD for America's Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Reality Check: Cheaper Batteries are GOOD for America's Electric Vehicle Manufacturers September 16, 2011 - 11:05am Addthis Dan Leistikow Dan Leistikow Former Director, Office of Public Affairs Today's New York Times includes a story about loans the Department of Energy has issued for electric vehicle manufacturing. The story says that the price of advanced batteries for electric vehicles is rapidly declining. That's true. And it's also very good news, since it makes America more competitive. The story goes on to say that this price decline could hurt the electric vehicle manufacturers that the Department has extended loans to. That is not true. In fact, it's just the opposite. Think about it - cheaper
Progress Energy Florida - Home Energy Check Audit and Rebate Program |
You are here You are here Home » Progress Energy Florida - Home Energy Check Audit and Rebate Program Progress Energy Florida - Home Energy Check Audit and Rebate Program < Back Eligibility Multi-Family Residential Residential Savings Category Home Weatherization Commercial Weatherization Heating & Cooling Commercial Heating & Cooling Cooling Sealing Your Home Ventilation Heat Pumps Insulation Design & Remodeling Windows, Doors, & Skylights Maximum Rebate Duct Test: $$150 Duct Repair: $100 per unit Reflective Roof: $150 Wall Insulation: $300 Replacement Windows - $250 Window Films/Screens - $100 Program Info State Florida Program Type Utility Rebate Program Rebate Amount Heat Pump (Heat Pump Replacement): $100 - $150 Heat Pump (Strip Heat Replacement): $250 - $350
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OperatingPermitCheckList.pdf OperatingPermitCheckList.pdf Jump to: navigation, search File File history File usage File:OperatingPermitCheckList.pdf Size of this preview: 463 × 599 pixels. Other resolution: 464 × 600 pixels. Full resolution (1,275 × 1,650 pixels, file size: 28 KB, MIME type: application/pdf) File history Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment current 13:27, 13 November 2012 Thumbnail for version as of 13:27, 13 November 2012 1,275 × 1,650 (28 KB) Dklein2012 (Talk | contribs) You cannot overwrite this file. Edit this file using an external application (See the setup instructions for more information) File usage There are no pages that link to this file. Retrieved from "http://en.openei.org/w/index.php?title=File:OperatingPermitCheckList.pdf&oldid=536405
It's Time for a National Energy Policy Reality Check
Junc 21, 2001 Junc 21, 2001 It's Time for a National Energy Policy Reality Check A review of the current energy policy debate from a taxpayer and consumer perspective Contents Page Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... iii Introduction .................................................................................................................................. Purpose and Content of this Paper............................................................................................... Energy Policy Issues and the Outlook for Various Energy Sources ............................................ 1. The Demand for Price Controls ............................................................................................
Polymorphic CSP Type Checking Ping Gao and Robert Esser
Polymorphic CSP Type Checking Ping Gao and Robert Esser Concurrent and Realtime Systems firstname.lastname@example.com Abstract Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) is a lan guage used to describe and reason about between a conventional functional lan guage type checker and a type checker for the CSP language
Esser, Robert
Model checking Timed CSP Philip Armstrong Gavin Lowe Joel Ouaknine
Model checking Timed CSP Philip Armstrong Gavin Lowe Jo¨el Ouaknine A.W. Roscoe Oxford University Department of Computer Science Abstract Though Timed CSP was developed 25 years ago and the CSP for Timed CSP. In this paper we report on the creation of such a version, based on the digitisation results
Ouaknine, Joël
Conformance checking of interacting processes with overlapping instances
The usefulness of process models (e.g., for analysis, improvement, or execution) strongly depends on their ability to describe reality. Conformance checking is a technique to validate how good a given process model describes recorded executions of the ... Keywords: artifacts, conformance, overlapping process instances, process models
Dirk Fahland; Massimiliano De Leoni; Boudewijn F. Van Dongen; Wil M. P. Van Der Aalst
National propane safety week caps fifth anniversary of GAS Check
This paper reports on National Propane Safety Week. The publicity encompassed everything from preventative maintenance to safe winter storage of cylinders. This campaign focused much of its attention on GAS (gas appliance system) Check, the propane industry's most well-known safety program.
Prowler, S.
Applying High Performance Computing to Analyzing by Probabilistic Model Checking
Applying High Performance Computing to Analyzing by Probabilistic Model Checking Mobile Cellular on the use of high performance computing in order to analyze with the proba- bilistic model checker PRISM. The Figure Generation Script 22 2 #12;1. Introduction We report in this paper on the use of high performance
Schneider, Carsten
Statistical model checking qos properties of systems with SBIP
BIP is a component-based framework supporting rigorous design of embedded systems. This paper presents SBIP, an extension of BIP that relies on a new stochastic semantics that enables verification of large-size systems by using Statistical Model Checking. ...
Saddek Bensalem; Marius Bozga; Benoit Delahaye; Cyrille Jegourel; Axel Legay; Ayoub Nouri
Checking Access to Protected Members in the Java Virtual Machine
to a protected instance field declared in a superclass c of s, and that c and s belong to different packages package, declares a protected field with name n and descriptor d. This necessary condition can be checked resolution will be protected and declared in a superclass of s that belongs to a different package. Thus
Coglio, Alessandro
Model Checking Partial State Spaces with 3-Valued Temporal Logics
We address the problem of relating the result of model checking a partial state space of a system to the properties actually possessed by the system. We represent incomplete state spaces as partial Kripke structures, and give a 3-valued interpretation ...
Glenn Bruns; Patrice Godefroid
Check for peroxides every 6 months. opened test 1 test 2 test 3
Check for peroxides every 6 months. opened test 1 test 2 test 3 date initials Check for peroxides every 6 months. opened test 1 test 2 test 3 date initials Check for peroxides every 6 months. Test strips can be obtained from EH&S, 5-8200 opened test 1 test 2 test 3 date initials Check for peroxides
Manning, Sturt
DOE G 430.1-1 Chp 13, Check Estimates and Independent Costs
Directives, Delegations, and Requirements
This chapter describes check estimates and their procedures and various types of independent cost estimates.
check list for those with one abnormal BeLPT
CHECK LIST FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD, OR WHO IN THE FUTURE CHECK LIST FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD, OR WHO IN THE FUTURE HAVE, ONE ABNORMAL BeLPT _____ Fill out the EE-1 and EE-3 and include a copy of any abnormal BeLPT results that you have; review the EE-7 form. _____ Make a copy of the completed forms (one to keep for yourself). _____ Take the original copy of your forms (or mail them) to your nearest EEOICPA Resource Center. If you have already filed these forms, please do not fill them out again, just skip to the next item, below. _____ After you are accepted into the DOL program, choose a clinical center where you want to have your medical examinations. Circle the center you choose. _____ Call the clinical center where you want your medical examinations to be performed. ["I have an abnormal beryllium blood test and I need to get
An analysis of the dynamics of a check valve disc under the influence of a flow transient is presented. The impact velocities of the disc and the pressure surge resulting from extinguishing a fluid velocity are predicted. This analysis develops the equations of motion of a simple swing disc check valve from Newton's Second Law. Modifications of the analysis necessary for application to other types of valves are described. The developed equations are progiammed for the Philco-2000 digital computer in FORTRAN as the SLAM Code. The Code input consists of the characteristics of the valve and the flow transient. The output of the code includes the dynamics of the valve disc as a function of time and the pressure surge induced by valve closure. (H.G.G.)
Fuls, G.M.
Checking Access to Protected Members in the Java Virtual Machine #
to a protected instance field declared in a superclass c of s, and that c and s belong to di#erent packages is protected and declared in a superclass of s that belongs to a di#erent package. The additional check that D for m to be protected and declared in a superclass of s that belongs to a di#erent package is that some
Model-Checking CSP-OZ Specifications with FDR
CSP-OZ is a formal method integrating two different specifications formalisms into one: the formalism Object-Z for the description of static aspects, and the process algebra CSP for the description of the dynamic behaviour of systems. The semantics of CSP-OZ is failure divergence taken from the process algebra side. In this paper we propose a method for checking correctness of CSP-OZ specifications via a translation into the CSP dialect of the model checker FDR.
Clemens Fischer; Heike Wehrheim
Modelling Chinese Smart Grid: A Stochastic Model Checking Case Study
Cyber-physical systems integrate information and communication technology functions to the physical elements of a system for monitoring and controlling purposes. The conversion of traditional power grid into a smart grid, a fundamental example of a cyber-physical system, raises a number of issues that require novel methods and applications. In this context, an important issue is the verification of certain quantitative properties of the system. In this technical report, we consider a specific Chinese Smart Grid implementation and try to address the verification problem for certain quantitative properties including performance and battery consumption. We employ stochastic model checking approach and present our modelling and analysis study using PRISM model checker.
Y�ksel, Ender; Nielson, Flemming; Zhu, Huibiao; Huang, Heqing
Fight Fall Allergies and Save Energy by Checking Your HVAC System...
Fight Fall Allergies and Save Energy by Checking Your HVAC System Fight Fall Allergies and Save Energy by Checking Your HVAC System October 15, 2012 - 3:19pm Addthis Change your...
Check out the latest pic of EERE's Solar. Read more athttp:...
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The Energy Doctor Is In: Home Check-Ups to Save You Money | Department...
Energy Doctor Is In: Home Check-Ups to Save You Money The Energy Doctor Is In: Home Check-Ups to Save You Money August 26, 2010 - 11:46am Addthis Andy Oare Andy Oare Former New...
Isomorph-free model enumeration: a new method for checking relational specifications
Software specifications often involve data structures with huge numbers of value, and consequently they cannot be checked using standard state exploration or model-checking techniques. Data structures can be expressed with binary relations, and operations ... Keywords: formal specification, model checking, model finding, object models, pruning, relational calculus, relational specifications, symmetry
Daniel Jackson; Somesh Jha; Craig A. Damon
On application of multi-rooted binary decision diagrams to probabilistic model checking
In this paper we consider the applicability of multi-rooted binary decision diagrams for the probabilistic model checking. The symbolic probabilistic model checking involves manipulation of functions and matrices with the values in [0,1], and multi-terminal ... Keywords: binary decision diagrams, probabilistic model checking
Dmitry Bugaychenko
A Quality Assurance System for Canadian Hourly Pressure Data
In this study a comprehensive quality assurance (QA) system, which includes the hydrostatic check combined with a statistical homogeneity test, is designed and applied to hourly pressure records (for 1953�2002) from 761 Canadian stations, to ...
Hui Wan; Xiaolan L. Wang; Val R. Swail
Efficient Decompositional Model-Checking for Regular Timing Diagrams
There is a growing need to make verification tools easier to use. A solution that does not require redesigning the tool is to construct front-ends providing specification notations that are close to those used in practice. Timing diagrams are such a widely used graphical notation, one that is often more appealing than a "linear" textual notation. This paper introduces a class of timing diagrams called Regular Timing Diagrams (RTDs). RTDs have a precise syntax and a formal semantics that is simple and corresponds to common usage. In addition, RTDs have an inherent compositional structure, which is exploited to provide an efficient algorithm for model-checking an RTD with respect to a system description. The algorithm has time complexity that is a small polynomial in the size of the diagram and linear in the size of the structure. We demonstrate the applicability of our algorithms by verifying that a master-slave system satisfies its specification RTDs.
Nina Amla; E. Allen Emerson; Kedar S. Namjoshi
Coded modulation with Low Density Parity Check codes
This thesis proposes the design of Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes for cases where coded modulation is used. We design these codes by extending the idea of Density Evolution (DE) that has been introduced as a powerful tool to analyze LDPC codes. We first discuss methods by which we can design these codes for higher order constellations like 8 Phase Shift Keying (PSK) and 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM). We present simulation results that are within 0.22 dB and 0.4 dB within the constrained capacity of 8 PSK and 16 QAM constellations respectively in an Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) channel. In the second part, we investigate serial concatenation of LDPC codes and minimum shift keying (MSK) with iterative decoding. We show that the design of LDPC codes is crucially dependent on the realization of the MSK modulator. For MSK modulators with non-recursive continuous phase encoders (CPEs), optimal codes for BPSK are optimal whereas for MSK modulators with recursive CPEs the BPSK codes are not optimal. We show that for non-recursive CPEs, iterative demodulation and decoding is not required even though the CPE has memory. However, iterative demodulation is essential for recursive CPEs. For recursive CPEs, we design LDPC codes using density evolution and differential evolution by looking at the graph structure of the CPE and considering message passing between both these codes. The resulting codes provide significantly improved performance over the existing codes.
Narayanaswami, Ravi
V-172: ISC BIND RUNTIME_CHECK Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service Against Recursive Resolvers
Energy.gov (U.S. Department of Energy (DOE))
A defect exists which allows an attacker to crash a BIND 9 recursive resolver with a RUNTIME_CHECK error in resolver.c
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11MEDICAL CHECK UP 11.1 Students' Annual Medical Examination
23 11.1 11.2 11MEDICAL CHECK UP 11.1 Students' Annual Medical Examination All students are required to take the annual medical examination which takes place in spring. Please make sure to check the home page or the bulletin board for the exact date and time. Medical examination is also held
Toyota IS Business Planning All about PlanDoCheckAct
Toyota IS Business Planning All about PlanDoCheckAct Xiang Tjoa, BSc BMI, 1202952 27 January 2008 Toyota Motor Europe Information Systems Division Business Planning Avenue: Dr. C. Verhoef Version 2.6 #12;Toyota IS Business Planning All about PlanDoCheckAct 2
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Information Management, Analytics & Optimization Services IMS Security Health Check Service Offering
Offering The IMS Security Health Check is a special service offering from the IMS Laboratory TechnicalInformation Management, Analytics & Optimization Services IMS Security Health Check Service two to three weeks after the conclusion of the on-site visit. · Service from the IMS Laboratory
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Information Management, Analytics & Optimization Services IMS System High Availability Health Check Service Offering The IMS System High Availability Health Check is a special service offering from the IMS Laboratory Technical Specialist Group will be happy to help. Visit our website at: ibm.com/software/data/services
Information Management, Analytics & Optimization Services IMS Application Health Check Service Offering
Offering The IMS Application Health Check is a special service offering from the IMS laboratory TechnicalInformation Management, Analytics & Optimization Services IMS Application Health Check Service, and possible enhancements to · Service from the IMS Laboratory Technical Specialist group · Get to know
Secretary Chu Checks In on Biomass Pilot-Scale Facility | Department of
Chu Checks In on Biomass Pilot-Scale Facility Chu Checks In on Biomass Pilot-Scale Facility Secretary Chu Checks In on Biomass Pilot-Scale Facility November 22, 2011 - 10:03am Addthis Secretary Steven Chu visited Kapolei, Hawaii, to check on the process of an integrated biorefinery project awarded $25 million through the Recovery Act to construct the facility. | Image courtesy of the Energy Department. Secretary Steven Chu visited Kapolei, Hawaii, to check on the process of an integrated biorefinery project awarded $25 million through the Recovery Act to construct the facility. | Image courtesy of the Energy Department. Liz Moore Project Manager, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Each biorefinery would: produce as much as 50 million gallons of drop-in green transportation fuels per year
Council on Environmental Quality | Open Energy Information
Environmental Quality Environmental Quality Jump to: navigation, search Logo: Council on Environmental Quality Name Council on Environmental Quality Address 722 Jackson Place Northwest Place Washington, DC Zip 20506 Year founded 1969 Phone number (202) 395-5750 Website http://www.whitehouse.gov/admi Coordinates 38.89943°, -77.0384009° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":38.89943,"lon":-77.0384009,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Quality Assurance: Quality Policy
Policy Policy It is the policy of the Department of Energy to establish quality requirements to ensure that risks and environmental impacts are minimized and that safety, reliability, and performance are maximized through the application of effective management systems commensurate with the risks posed by the facility or activity and its work. The Department implements this policy through the QA Order and the QA rule directives to ensure quality assurance requirements are clearly specified for the broad spectrum of work performed by DOE and its contractors. Objective The objective of the QA requirements are to establish an effective management system (i.e., quality assurance programs) using the performance requirements coupled technical standards where appropriate that ensure:
Design and Testing of Vacuum Breaker Check Valve for Simplified Boiling Water Reactor
A new design of the vacuum breaker check valve was developed to replace the mechanical valve in a simplified boiling water reactor. Scaling and design calculations were performed to obtain the geometry of new passive hydraulic vacuum breaker check valve. In order to check the valve performance, a RELAP5 model of the simplified boiling water reactor system with the new valve was developed. The valve was implemented in an integral facility, PUMA and was tested for large break loss of coolant accident. (authors)
Ishii, M.; Xu, Y.; Revankar, S.T. [Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (United States)
PICO-LON Project for WIMPs search
Highly segmented inorganic crystal has been shown to have good performance for dark matter search. The energy resolution of ultra thin and large area NaI(Tl) scintillator has been developed. The estimated sensitivity for spin-dependent excitation of 127I was discussed. The recent status of low background measurement at Oto Cosmo Observatory is reported
Ken-Ichi Fushimi; Kensuke Yasudai; Yuuki Kamedai; Hiroyasu Ejiri; Ryuta Hazama; Kayoko Ichihara; Kyoshiro Imagawa; Hiroshi Ito; Norihiko Koori; Hidehito Nakamura; Shintaro Nakayama; Masaharu Nomachi; Tatsushi Shima; Saori Umehara; Sei Yoshida
On the Use of Satellite Altimeter Data in Argo Quality Control
Satellite altimeter measurements are used to check the quality of the Argo profiling floats time series. The method compares collocated sea level anomalies from altimeter measurements and dynamic height anomalies calculated from Argo temperature ...
Stephanie Guinehut; Christine Coatanoan; Anne-Lise Dhomps; Pierre-Yves Le Traon; Gilles Larnicol
V-156: Linux Kernel Array Bounds Checking Flaw Lets Local Users Gain
6: Linux Kernel Array Bounds Checking Flaw Lets Local Users 6: Linux Kernel Array Bounds Checking Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges V-156: Linux Kernel Array Bounds Checking Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges May 15, 2013 - 12:19am Addthis PROBLEM: Linux Kernel Array Bounds Checking Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges PLATFORM: Version(s): 2.6.37 to 3.8.9 ABSTRACT: A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel. REFERENCE LINKS: Linux Kernel SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1028565 CVE-2013-2094 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium DISCUSSION: On systems compiled with PERF_EVENTS support, a local user can supply a specially crafted perf_event_open() call to execute arbitrary code on the target system with root privileges. The vulnerability resides in the perf_swevent_init() function in 'kernel/events/core.c'.
Check Out the New Alternative Fuel Station Locator | Department of Energy
Check Out the New Alternative Fuel Station Locator Check Out the New Alternative Fuel Station Locator Check Out the New Alternative Fuel Station Locator November 19, 2012 - 2:29pm Addthis Find Stations Plan a Route Location: Go Start: End: Go Fuel: All Fuels Biodiesel (B20 and above) Compressed Natural Gas Electric Ethanol (E85) Hydrogen Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Propane) more search options close × More Search Options Include private stations Include planned stations Owner All Private Federal State Local Utility Payment All American Express Discover MasterCard VISA Cash Checks CFN Clean Energy Fuel Man Gas Card PHH Services Voyager WEX Electric charger types Include level 1 Include level 2 Include DC fast Include legacy chargers Limit results to within 5 miles Limit results to within 5 miles
Checking system rules using system-specific, programmer-written compiler extensions
Systems software such as OS kernels, embedded systems, and libraries must obey many rules for both correctness and performance. Common examples include "accesses to variable A must be guarded by lock B," "system calls must check user pointers for validity ...
Dawson Engler; Benjamin Chelf; Andy Chou; Seth Hallem
An automata-theoretic approach for model-checking systems with unspecified components
This paper introduces a new approach for the verification of systems with unspecified components. In our approach, some model-checking problems concerning a component-based system are first reduced to the emptiness problem of an oracle finite automaton, ...
Gaoyan Xie; Zhe Dang
Using Sun Glint to Check the Relative Calibration of Reflected Spectral Radiances
Observations of sunlight reflected from regions of sun glint are used to check the relative calibration of spectral radiances obtained with imaging radiometers. Reflectances at different wavelengths for sun-glint regions are linearly related. ...
Gunnar Luderer; James A. Coakley Jr.; William R. Tahnk
Checking in on Our Council on Women and Girls' Mentoring Program |
Checking in on Our Council on Women and Girls' Mentoring Program Checking in on Our Council on Women and Girls' Mentoring Program Checking in on Our Council on Women and Girls' Mentoring Program July 26, 2011 - 12:04pm Addthis At the end of March we announced the start of a new mentoring program through our Council on Women and Girls, which matches up female undergraduate students in the DC area with women employees in science, engineering, technology, and mathematics (STEM) areas of work. (Check out the blog post here). This week, our mentoring program leaders in our Office of Human Capitol held a mentoring forum for our new mentoring program, featuring a mentoring action plan workshop, networking, and an evaluation of how the program is going so far. While we just announced this new program four months ago, we now have 27 pairs of mentors and mentees who are actively working together
Montana Environmental Quality Council | Open Energy Information
Quality Council Quality Council Jump to: navigation, search Name Montana Environmental Quality Council Address Legislative Environmental Policy Office PO Box 201704 Place Helena, Montana Zip 59620-1704 Phone number 406-444-3742 Website http://leg.mt.gov/css/Services Coordinates 46.53°, -112.16° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":46.53,"lon":-112.16,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
and Testing and Testing Manufacturing Technologies The Manufacturing Science & Technology Center provides customers with manufacturing quality requirements, testing standards and specifica- tions for new product designs, including the implementation of these requirements into final product acceptance complete with documenta- tion. Technical support and procedures are fur- nished for Interagency Product Acceptance. Capabilities * Will inspect printed circuit (PC) boards, wire wrap boards, boxes, chassis, cables, racks, systems, etc. * Work from sketches or formal drawings * Review drawings and requirements * Visual inspections for layout, markings, solder joints, components, mechanical assembly, general workmanship, safety * Point-to-point continuity checks
Welcome to SSRL: User Check-In Procedures | Stanford Synchrotron Radiation
SSRL: User Check-In Procedures SSRL: User Check-In Procedures Note: SLAC will be closed for the holidays from December 21-January 5. SLAC has installed RFID proximity card readers which facilitate 24/7 access during normal operations - at the main entrance off Sand Hill Road, at the Alpine Road Gate, and at Security Gates 17 and Sector 30. Register and complete safety training before arrival. Scheduled users will obtain a SLAC ID badge with 30-90 days proximity access after completing training and check-in at the URA office in Building 120. If you have a proximity ID badge, contact URA to re-activate your proximity access before subsequent scheduled user experiments. If you do not yet have a proximity activated ID badge, enter SLAC from Sand Hill Road, turn right at the main entrance and visit the Security Office.
Energy Savings Tips on the Go: Check Out the New Energy Savers Mobile Site
Savings Tips on the Go: Check Out the New Energy Savers Savings Tips on the Go: Check Out the New Energy Savers Mobile Site Energy Savings Tips on the Go: Check Out the New Energy Savers Mobile Site March 16, 2012 - 12:46pm Addthis Chris Stewart Senior Communicator at DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory For years, many of you have found energy-saving tips about how to save money and energy at home, in your vehicle, and at work on our EnergySavers desktop site. This month, we launched a new Energy Savers mobile website-which provides homeowners these with tips conveniently through your mobile device. Whether you're on the road, at the store, or talking with your home improvement contractor, you can find ways to make your home more comfortable and easier to heat and cool - and save money at the same time.
Fight Fall Allergies and Save Energy by Checking Your HVAC System |
Fight Fall Allergies and Save Energy by Checking Your HVAC System Fight Fall Allergies and Save Energy by Checking Your HVAC System Fight Fall Allergies and Save Energy by Checking Your HVAC System October 15, 2012 - 3:19pm Addthis Change your furnace filter to help keep allergies at bay and keep your furnace and air conditioner running efficiently. | Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/JaniceRichard. Change your furnace filter to help keep allergies at bay and keep your furnace and air conditioner running efficiently. | Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/JaniceRichard. Elizabeth Spencer Communicator, National Renewable Energy Laboratory What does this mean for me? Change your furnace filters every month or two to keep your HVAC equipment operating efficiently. I have unbelievably horrible fall allergies. I've never figured out what
"I'd Like to Check Out Two Books, One DVD, and One Electrical Meter,
"I'd Like to Check Out Two Books, One DVD, and One Electrical "I'd Like to Check Out Two Books, One DVD, and One Electrical Meter, Please." "I'd Like to Check Out Two Books, One DVD, and One Electrical Meter, Please." December 8, 2009 - 10:01am Addthis John Lippert Yesterday I wrote about my experience using a digital electrical meter at home. Today I'll discuss what I'm doing with promoting their use in my home town. According to one popular environmental Web site, there are a number of libraries providing free loan of these or similar devices, including: The Ottawa Public Library in Ottawa, Canada; the Brown County Library in Green Bay, Wisconsin; the Westport, Connecticut Public Library; hundreds of public libraries in Maine; and libraries in Gothenburg, Sweden. That sounded like a great idea, so I visited my local library to explore
Library Patrons in New York Check-Out Renewable Energy | Department of
Library Patrons in New York Check-Out Renewable Energy Library Patrons in New York Check-Out Renewable Energy Library Patrons in New York Check-Out Renewable Energy December 27, 2011 - 12:52pm Addthis The public library in Esopus, New York, used Recovery Act funds to install two photovoltaic arrays expected to generate 31,200 kWh of electricity annually -- approximately 30 percent of the libraryâs electricity use and a savings of nearly $4,000 in energy costs each year. | Photo courtesy of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The public library in Esopus, New York, used Recovery Act funds to install two photovoltaic arrays expected to generate 31,200 kWh of electricity annually -- approximately 30 percent of the library's electricity use and a savings of nearly $4,000 in energy costs each year. | Photo courtesy of
Secretary Chu Visits Russian Seaport, Checks Out Second Line of Defense
Russian Seaport, Checks Out Second Line of Russian Seaport, Checks Out Second Line of Defense Nuclear Detection System Secretary Chu Visits Russian Seaport, Checks Out Second Line of Defense Nuclear Detection System June 7, 2011 - 8:59am Addthis John Gerrard What does this mean for me? The Second Line of Defense program cracks down on nuclear smuggling by installing radiation detection equipment at ports, border crossings and airports around the world. We've all seen the movies where errant nuclear material makes its way into the hands of terrorists, who then plan an attack on U.S. soil. It's pretty safe to say that this is a scenario no one wants to see play out in real life. In fact, in his first foreign policy speech, President Obama called it the "most immediate and extreme threat to global security."
CheckMATE: Confronting your Favourite New Physics Model with LHC Data
In the first three years of running, the LHC has delivered a wealth of new data that is now being analysed. With over 20 fb$^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity, both ATLAS and CMS have performed many searches for new physics that theorists are eager to test their model against. However, tuning the detector simulations, understanding the particular analysis details and interpreting the results can be a tedious task. CheckMATE (Check Models At Terascale Energies) is a program package which accepts simulated event files in many formats for any model. The program then determines whether the model is excluded or not at 95% C.L. by comparing to many recent experimental analyses. Furthermore the program can calculate confidence limits and provide detailed information about signal regions of interest. It is simple to use and the program structure allows for easy extensions to upcoming LHC results in the future. CheckMATE can be found at: http://checkmate.hepforge.org
Drees, Manuel; Kim, Jong Soo; Schmeier, Daniel; Tattersall, Jamie
Compreshensive industry poll sparks ideas on new push for GAS check
This paper provides a comprehensive survey of active participants, inactive participants, and non-participants in the GAS Check program which served as the focus of considerable discussion at a recent GAS Check Committee meeting in Oak Brook, Ill. In an effort to encourage greater involvement in the program by marketers and consumers alike, committee members voted to undertake a number of important activities now and in the near future. These actions include: Contacting homeowners' insurance companies (through their national association, if applicable) regarding possible discounts or other incentives that would encourage policyholders to participate in GAS Check. NPGA's desire to obtain insurance company endorsement arose from the finding that many homeowners are simply not interested in the program.
The Energy Doctor Is In: Home Check-Ups to Save You Money | Department of
The Energy Doctor Is In: Home Check-Ups to Save You Money The Energy Doctor Is In: Home Check-Ups to Save You Money The Energy Doctor Is In: Home Check-Ups to Save You Money August 26, 2010 - 11:46am Addthis Andy Oare Andy Oare Former New Media Strategist, Office of Public Affairs What does this mean for me? Home energy assessments can help you take steps to drastically reduce your energy bills. Given all of the buzz around weatherization lately, and with temperatures getting ready to drop in the next month or so (hopefully), it's a worthwhile time to quickly talk about one of the most important initial steps to making your home more energy-efficient: getting a home energy assessment. A home energy assessment, also known as a home energy audit, is the first step to assess how much energy your home consumes and to evaluate what
Check Point
Protocol Support for High Availability of IKEv2/IPsec The IPsec protocol suite is widely used for business-critical network traffic. In order to make IPsec deployments highly available, more scalable, and failure-resistant, they are often implemented as IPsec High Availability (HA) clusters. However, there are many issues in IPsec HA clustering, and in particular in Internet Key Exchange Protocol version 2 (IKEv2) clustering. An earlier document, "IPsec Cluster Problem Statement", enumerates the issues encountered in the IKEv2/IPsec HA cluster environment. This document resolves these issues with the least possible change to the protocol. This document defines an extension to the IKEv2 protocol to solve the main issues of "IPsec Cluster Problem Statement " in the commonly deployed hot standby cluster, and provides implementation advice for other issues. The main issues solved are the synchronization of IKEv2 Message ID counters, and of IPsec replay counters. Status of This Memo This is an Internet Standards Track document. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the
R. Singh; G. Kalyani; Y. Nir; Y. Sheffer; D. Zhang
Aerosol Retrievals from Individual AVHRR Channels. Part II: Quality Control, Probability Distribution Functions, Information Content, and Consistency Checks of Retrievals
This second part of a two-part study evaluates retrievals of aerosol optical depths, ?1 and ?2, in Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) channels 1 and 2 centered at ?1 = 0.63 and ?2 = 0.83 ?m, and an effective �ngstr�m exponent, ?, ...
Alexander Ignatov; Larry Stowe
Oregon Environmental Quality Commission | Open Energy Information
Oregon Environmental Quality Commission Oregon Environmental Quality Commission Address 811 SW 6th Avenue Place Portland, Oregon Zip 97204-1390 Phone number 503-229-5301 Website http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ/EQC/ Coordinates 45.5182053°, -122.6790735° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":45.5182053,"lon":-122.6790735,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Using model checking to analyze the system behavior of the LHC production grid
DIRAC (Distributed Infrastructure with Remote Agent Control) is the grid solution designed to support production activities as well as user data analysis for the Large Hadron Collider ''beauty'' experiment. It consists of cooperating distributed services ... Keywords: Distributed system, Grid, LHC, Model checking, Process algebra, Workflow
Daniela Remenska, Tim A. C. Willemse, Kees Verstoep, Jeff Templon, Henri Bal
Defining and Model Checking Abstractions of Complex Railway Models using CSP||B
Defining and Model Checking Abstractions of Complex Railway Models using CSP||B Faron Moller1. In [11, 10] we propose a new modelling approach for railway interlockings. We use CSP||B [13], which involves events such as train movements and, in the interlocking, state based reasoning. In this sense, CSP
Doran, Simon J.
Modelling and model checking suspendible business processes via statechart diagrams and CSP
When modelling object behaviour with UML statechart diagrams, the history mechanism can be useful for modelling the suspension of a ''normal'' business process upon certain ''abnormal'' events together with the subsequent resumption, as illustrated by ... Keywords: History mechanism, Model checking, Object behaviour, Process modelling, Statechart diagrams
W. L. Yeung; K. R. P. H. Leung; Ji Wang; Wei Dong
A tool for checking CSP||B specifications Huu Nghia Nguyen, Jean-Pierre Jacquot
A tool for checking CSP||B specifications Huu Nghia Nguyen, Jean-Pierre Jacquot LORIA Nancy in the verification of CSP||B specifications. Our primary research goal is methodological: we aim at understanding. One specification may require the use of B for managing some complex data structure, of CSP
The past, present and future of protocol checking with CSP and FDR
AVoCS 2006 The past, present and future of protocol checking with CSP and FDR Bill Roscoe1 Oxford of these meetings was the development of the CSP model of cryptographic protocols, following Gavin Lowe's discovery the particular advantages of using a process algebra, and CSP in particular, for modelling cryptoprotocols
welcome to university residences Boiler Gold Rush Check-In...........................Saturday, August 13 and
welcome to university residences #12;Boiler Gold Rush Check-In...........................Saturday, August 13 and Sunday, August 14, 2011 Boiler Gold Rush residence hall systems in the United States. weLcomE! 1 #12;Boiler GoLD Rush ParticiPants Your regular
Fernández-Juricic, Esteban
Distributed data possession checking for securing multiple replicas in geographically-dispersed clouds
Distributing multiple replicas in geographically-dispersed clouds is a popular approach to reduce latency to users. It is important to ensure that each replica should have availability and data integrity features; that is, the same as the original data ... Keywords: Cloud computing, Complete bidirectional directed graph, Data security, Multiple replicas data possession checking, Optimal spanning tree
Jing He; Yanchun Zhang; Guangyan Huang; Yong Shi; Jie Cao
How the design of JML accommodates both runtime assertion checking and formal verification
Specifications that are used in detailed design and in the documentation of existing code are primarily written and read by programmers. However, most formal specification languages either make heavy use of symbolic mathematical operators, which discourages ... Keywords: JML language, formal methods, java language, program verification, programming by contract, runtime assertion checking, specification languages
Gary T. Leavens; Yoonsik Cheon; Curtis Clifton; Clyde Ruby; David R. Cok
Embedding conformance checking in a process intelligence system in hospital environments
Process intelligence is an effective means to analyze and improve business processes in companies with high degree of automation. Hospitals are also facing high pressure to be profitable with ever decreasing available funds in a stressed healthcare sector, ... Keywords: conformance checking, process modeling in healthcare, visualization and monitoring healthcare processes
Kathrin Kirchner; Nico Herzberg; Andreas Rogge-Solti; Mathias Weske
A two-phase approximation for model checking probabilistic unbounded until properties of probabilistic systems
We have developed a new approximate probabilistic model-checking method for untimed properties in probabilistic systems, expressed in a probabilistic temporal logic (PCTL, CSL). This method, in contrast to the existing ones, does not require the ... Keywords: CSL, CTMC, DTMC, PCTL
Paul Jennings; Arka P. Ghosh; Samik Basu
Original paper: An integrated model for simulation of border-check irrigated dairy pasture production systems
Border-check irrigation is the predominant method of applying water to dairy pastures in Australia. Dairy pastures consume 40% of total irrigation water in Australia and, with irrigation water security in Australia under threat from climate variability/change ... Keywords: Dairy pasture systems, Integrated modeling tools, Surface irrigation hydraulics
P. Douglas; K. B. Dassanayake; D. F. Chapman; I. R. Johnson; M. Khanna; H. Malano
Vol. 4, No. 8, 2005 Checking Access to Protected Members in
) ensures that a protected member m declared in c is accessible, outside the package p of c, only (on to a protected member m declared in a class c CL that belongs to a package different from s and such that c > s is protected and declared in a superclass of s that belongs to a different package. The additional check
USING BOX-JENKINS MODELS TO FORECAST FISHERY DYNAMICS: IDENTIFICATION, ESTIMATION, AND CHECKING Roy MENDELSSOHN! ABSTRACT Box·Jenkins models are suggested as appropriate models for forecasting fishery dynamics in Hawaii. An actual 12-month forecast is shown to give a reasonable fit to the observed data. Most
Remote performance check and automated failure identification for grid-connected PV systems
energy yield against an expected, simulated value. A PV simulation model, which employs inexpensiveRemote performance check and automated failure identification for grid-connected PV systems reliable operation of small systems up to 5 kWp. The detection and identification of a failure is strongly
Heinemann, Detlev
Taking our own medicine: applying the refinement calculus to state-rich refinement model checking
In this paper, we advocate the use of formal specification and verification in software development for high-integrity and safety-critical systems, where mechanical proof plays a central role. In particular, we emphasise the crucial importance of applying ... Keywords: formal verification, model checking, theorem proving
Leo Freitas; Ana Cavalcanti; Jim Woodcock
Quality Policy
Policy110406 Page 1 of 3 EOTA - System Level Document Title: Quality Policy Document Number: Q-002 Rev. 110406 Document Owner: Elizabeth Sousa Backup Owner: Melissa Otero...
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality | Open Energy Information
Environmental Quality Environmental Quality Jump to: navigation, search Logo: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Name Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Address 811 SW 6th Avenue Place Portland, Oregon Zip 97204-1390 Year founded 1969 Phone number 800-452-4011 Website http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ/Page Coordinates 45.5182053°, -122.6790735° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":45.5182053,"lon":-122.6790735,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Utah Division of Water Quality | Open Energy Information
Water Quality Water Quality Jump to: navigation, search Logo: Utah Division of Water Quality Name Utah Division of Water Quality Address 195 North 1950 West Place Salt Lake City, Utah Phone number 801.536.4400 Website http://www.waterquality.utah.g Coordinates 40.7733661°, -111.9472798° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":40.7733661,"lon":-111.9472798,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
LAPTOP COMPUTER CHECKOUT POLICY There are two laptop computers that can be checked out by faculty who need them for
LAPTOP COMPUTER CHECKOUT POLICY There are two laptop computers that can be checked out by faculty policy which was adopted by College Council: (1) The pool laptop computers can be checked out for no more than 2 weeks at a time. (2) Reservation requests for portable computers should be submitted at least 1
Selmic, Sandra
Pseudo-random construction and reduced complexity decoding for low density parity check codes
The bipartite graph of an LDPC code is typically constructed at random. The memory required to store the randomly constructed parity-check matrix at the decoder can be prohibitive in some applications. When a system has a set of different LDPC codes, each of the parity-check matrices need to be stored in the receiver. Another disadvantage of random constructions methods is that it results in prominent error floors. In this thesis, a novel technique is presented for constructing the bipartite graph of LDPC codes using maximum length linear congruential sequences generated by a simple recursion instead of random construction techniques. For this class of codes it is proved that regular LDPC codes can be constructed without any cycles of length shorter than 6. Simulation results show that these codes provide almost the same performance of a constrained random construction that explicitly avoids cycles of length less than 6. These codes show a better or comparable performance with LDPC codes based on finite geometries. These codes are easily constructed for low rates and require longer lengths for higher rates. A constrained construction technique for constructing irregular LDPC codes is studied and its performance compared with randomly constructed codes. In the second part of the thesis the message passing LDPC decoder is altered for reduced complexity. Updations of log-likelihood values(LLR) at bit nodes are stopped once they reach a threshold of reliability. The effect of threshold on complexity reduction and performance degradation is studied. It is found that the complexity is far less when compared to systems that do not have a mechanism to stop the iterations. When compared with systems that employ cyclic redundancy check or parity checks to stop the iterations, this scheme results in only a small reduction of 20 to 35 percent in complexity at the cost of a small performance degradation.
Prabhakar, Abhiram
End of Summer Check Up: How Did You Do? | Department of Energy
End of Summer Check Up: How Did You Do? End of Summer Check Up: How Did You Do? End of Summer Check Up: How Did You Do? September 1, 2009 - 11:53am Addthis Well, the end of summer is in sight. Labor Day is on the horizon, kids are getting ready to go back to school... and the summer energy efficiency tips we've given you are about to be retired for the year. Not all of them, but some apply only to the warm weather months, and so they'll get a rest while we retool for winter. We're going to switch back to Stay Warm, Save Money (our "winter clothes" as it were), to help you get ready to save money during the cold months. But before we go... let's level with each other for a second. It's okay, it's just you and me. Did you get started on making your home energy efficient this summer? Did you buy the stuff you needed, get started... and
Model-Checking CSP-Z: Strategy, Tool Support and Industrial Application
Model-checking is now widely accepted as an ecient method for analysing computer system properties, such as deadlock-freedom. Its practical applicability is due to existing automatic tools which deal with tedious proofs. Another research area of increasing interest is formal language integration where the capabilities of each language are used to capture precisely some aspects of a system. In this paper we propose a general strategy for model-checking CSP-Z specications using as tool support the FDR model-checker. The CSP-Z language is a semantical integration of CSP and Z, such that CSP handles the concurrent aspects of a system, and Z the data structures part. We also present a modular approach for model-checking complex CSP-Z specications, specically to verify deadlock-freedom. Finally, we present a CSP-Z specication for a subset of a real Brazilian articial microssatellite, and apply the proposed strategy to prove that this specication is deadlock-free. Key words: Model-Chec...
Environmental quality
Major emphasis is placed on man environment interactions and environment management. Topics include: ecology and living resources; the global environment; water and air quality; toxic substances and environmental health; energy; natural resources; NEPA regulations; and land use.
Air Quality
What We Monitor & Why » What We Monitor & Why » Air Quality Air Quality To preserve our existing wilderness-area air quality, LANL implements a conscientious program of air monitoring. April 12, 2012 Real-time data monitoring for particulate matter An air monitoring field team member tests one of LANL's tapered element oscillating microbalance samplers, which collects real-time particulate matter data. Contact Environmental Communication & Public Involvement P.O. Box 1663 MS M996 Los Alamos, NM 87545 (505) 667-0216 Email LANL monitors air quality 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Why we monitor air LANL monitors many different pathways in order to assess their impact on workers, the public, animals, and plants. We monitor the air around the Laboratory to ensure our operations are not affecting the air of nearby
CSP 542: Internet Design and Analysis Eric Siegel, Designing Quality-of-Service Solutions for the Enterprise, John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 0471333131
CSP 542: Internet Design and Analysis Texts Eric Siegel, Designing Quality-of-Service Solutions March 2006 (html, css checks) CSP 542: Internet Design and Analysis - CS Dept, Illinois ... 1 of 1 #12;
Heller, Barbara
Utah Department of Environmental Quality | Open Energy Information
Environmental Quality Environmental Quality Name Utah Department of Environmental Quality Address 195 North 1950 West Place Salt Lake City, Utah Phone number 801.536.4400 Website http://www.deq.utah.gov/ Coordinates 40.7733661°, -111.9472798° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":40.7733661,"lon":-111.9472798,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Montana Department of Environmental Quality | Open Energy Information
Montana Department of Environmental Quality Montana Department of Environmental Quality Name Montana Department of Environmental Quality Address 1520 E. 6th Ave, PO Box 200901 Place Helena, Montana Zip 59620-0901 Phone number 406-444-2544 Website http://www.deq.mt.gov/default. Coordinates 46.58741°, -112.013743° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":46.58741,"lon":-112.013743,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Hawaii Department of Health Office of Environmental Quality Control | Open
Office of Environmental Quality Control Office of Environmental Quality Control Jump to: navigation, search Name Hawaii Department of Health Office of Environmental Quality Control Address 235 S. Beretania Suite 702 Place Honolulu, Hawaii Zip 96813 Website http://hawaii.gov/health/envir Coordinates 21.3094485°, -157.8578603° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":21.3094485,"lon":-157.8578603,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality | Open Energy Information
Quality Quality Jump to: navigation, search Name Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Address 1410 N. Hilton Place Boise, Idaho Zip 83706 Phone number 208-373-0502 Website http://www.deq.idaho.gov/ Coordinates 43.6170709°, -116.2460439° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":43.6170709,"lon":-116.2460439,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
An Adaptive Entanglement Distillation Scheme Using Quantum Low Density Parity Check Codes
Quantum low density parity check (QLDPC) codes are useful primitives for quantum information processing because they can be encoded and decoded efficiently. Besides, the error correcting capability of a few QLDPC codes exceeds the quantum Gilbert-Varshamov bound. Here, we report a numerical performance analysis of an adaptive entanglement distillation scheme using QLDPC codes. In particular, we find that the expected yield of our adaptive distillation scheme to combat depolarization errors exceed that of Leung and Shor whenever the error probability is less than about 0.07 or greater than about 0.28. This finding illustrates the effectiveness of using QLDPC codes in entanglement distillation.
K. H. Ho; H. F. Chau
Heart Health Evaluation The following questions are about today's program. Place a check (T) in front of the answer.
EAT SMART Heart Health Evaluation The following questions are about today's program. Place a check not planning to use the information in this program. # I have heart disease or high blood pressure. YES
Quality Assurance: Underlying Quality Principles
Underlying Quality Principles Underlying Quality Principles These principles are consistent with Integrated Safety Management Policy, P 450.4A and support ISM implementation. Define Policies and Objectives--Ensure they are Understood and Accepted. Management must set expectations for the organization as a whole before employees can do their jobs, satisfy their customers, and strive to improve the quality of their work. This is accomplished by developing and implementing specific policies and objectives that reflect the operating philosophy of the facility's management. Once these policies and objectives have been established, all managers must take the necessary actions to ensure that each employee shares their vision of the organization's purpose. Specify Roles and Responsibilities--Ensure they are Understood and Accepted.
Cross-check of ex-situ and in-situ metrology of a bendable temperature stabilized KB mirror
At the Advanced Light Source (ALS), we are developing broadly applicable, high-accuracy, in-situ, at-wavelength wavefront slope measurement techniques for Kirkpatrick-Baez (KB) mirror nano-focusing. In this paper, we report an initial cross-check of ex-situ and in-situ metrology of a bendable temperature stabilized KB mirror. This cross-check provides a validation of the in-situ shearing interferometry currently under development at the ALS.
Yuan, Sheng Sam; Goldberg, Kenneth A.; Yashchuk, Valeriy V.; Celestre, Richard; McKinney, Wayne R.; Morrison, Gregory; Macdougall, James; Mochi, Iacopo; Warwick, Tony
Family of Finite Geometry Low-Density Parity-Check Codes for Quantum Key Expansion
We consider a quantum key expansion (QKE) protocol based on entanglement-assisted quantum error-correcting codes (EAQECCs). In these protocols, a seed of a previously shared secret key is used in the post-processing stage of a standard quantum key distribution protocol like the Bennett-Brassard 1984 protocol, in order to produce a larger secret key. This protocol was proposed by Luo and Devetak, but codes leading to good performance have not been investigated. We look into a family of EAQECCs generated by classical finite geometry (FG) low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes, for which very efficient iterative decoders exist. A critical observation is that almost all errors in the resulting secret key result from uncorrectable block errors that can be detected by an additional syndrome check and an additional sampling step. Bad blocks can then be discarded. We make some changes to the original protocol to avoid the consumption of the preshared key when the protocol fails. This allows us to greatly reduce the bit error rate of the key at the cost of a minor reduction in the key production rate, but without increasing the consumption rate of the preshared key. We present numerical simulations for the family of FG LDPC codes, and show that this improved QKE protocol has a good net key production rate even at relatively high error rates, for appropriate choices of these codes.
Kung-Chuan Hsu; Todd A. Brun
Totally self-checking checker for a parallel unordered coding scheme
Bose has developed a parallel unordered coding scheme using only r checkbits for 2[sup r] information bits. This code can detect all unidirectional errors and requires simple parallel encoding/decoding. The information symbols can be separated from the check symbols. However, the information symbols containing all zeros and all ones need to be transformed to two other information symbols. This allows one to reduce the number of checkbits over Berger code by 1. Since information symbols containing a power-of-two number of bits are quite common, this coding scheme should become quite popular. In this brief contribution, a modular, economical, and easily testable totally self-checking (TSC) checker design for the above code is described. The TSC concept is well known for providing concurrent error detection of transient as well as permanent faults. Our design is self-testing with at most only 2r + 16 codeword tests. This means that if k is the number of information bits, the size of the codeword test set is only O(log[sub 2] k). This is the first known TSC checker design for this code. 19 refs.
Burns, S.W.; Jha, N.K. (Int Paper Co., Jay, ME (United States))
Laboratory Management (Quality) Systems
Laboratory Management (Quality) Systems. NISTIR 7028 Type Evaluation Quality Manual Template. This NISTIR has been ...
Use of Long Time-series ACRF Measurements to Improve Data Quality Analysis
2, 2008 2, 2008 Eighteenth ARM Science Team Meeting 1 Use of Long Time-Series ACRF Measurements to Improve Data Quality Analysis Sean Moore Mission Research and Technical Services Santa Barbara, CA ARM Data Quality Office University of Oklahoma Norman, OK March 12, 2008 Eighteenth ARM Science Team Meeting 2 ARM Data Quality Office Full Time Staff *Ken Kehoe *Randy Peppler *Karen Sonntag *Justin Monroe Student Analysts *Nathan Hiers (Sr) *Stephen Mullens (Sr) *Kimberly Rabon (Jr) *Lacey Evans (Jr) ARM Data Quality Office, National Weather Center The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Sean Moore Mission Research and Technical Services Santa Barbara, CA March 12, 2008 Eighteenth ARM Science Team Meeting 3 Daily Quality Checks * Automated software checks every measurement for outliers against some pre-defined limits.
A characterization of check valve degradation and failure experience in the nuclear power industry: 1984-1990. Volume 1
Check valve operating problems in recent years have resulted in significant operating transients, increased cost and decreased system availability. As a result, additional attention has beau given to check valves by utilities (resulting in the formation of the Nuclear Industry Check Valve Group), as well as the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance Committee. All these organizations have the fundamental goal of ensuring reliable operation of check valves. A key ingredient to an engineering-oriented reliability improvement effort is a thorough understanding of relevant historical experience. A detailed review of historical failure data, available through the Institute of Nuclear Power Operation`s Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System, has been conducted. The focus of the review is on check valve failures that have involved significant degradation of the valve internal parts. A variety of parameters are considered, including size, age, system of service, method of failure discovery, the affected valve parts, attributed causes, and corrective actions.
Casada, D.A.; Todd, M.D. [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)] [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Steam Quality
"STEAM QUALITY has been generally defined as the amount of moisture/vapor (or lack thereof) contained within steam produced from some form of boiler. It has long been used as the standard term for the measurement of ""wet or dry"" steam and as a means of measuring enthalpy. Totally dry steam is said to be ""saturated"" steam. It is sometimes defined as the ""dryness faction"". The term in its historical denotation refers to a physical attribute of the steam. That attribute being ""what is the percentage water vapor content of the steam"" as compared to the amount of steam. Dry saturated steam is steam which carries no water vapor with it and is defined as having a quality of 1.00 (100%). Since water vapor is always present at the interface between the water level and the steam in a boiler, some water vapor will always tend to pass through the system with the steam. Hence, a continuing problem. If steam does carry water vapor past the separators it will tend to coalesce as a liquid, and in doing so it also will carry boiler chemicals with it."
Johnston, W.
NREL: Environment, Safety, Health and Quality - Quality
expertise, and supporting infrastructure required to deliver quality research, products, services, and work processes by implementing our Quality Assurance Program. Using this...
Quality of Life ~ Guest Services Program
Quality of Life/BERA/Recreation Office Quality of Life/BERA/Recreation Office Bicycle Loan Agreement ~ Contact Ralph in the Gym Office (email: firstname.lastname@example.com or call ext 3147) to check on the availability of a bicycle. ~ This program is designed to loan bicycles to employees that are staying on-site and have no vehicle for transportation. ~ Complete this form, along with required supervisor's signature and account number. ~ You may use your own helmet or purchase one on a pick ticket (item #K70310) - BSA account number is required and Safety Coordinator approval. ~ When form is completed and helmet in hand, contact Ralph Garappolo, (email: firstname.lastname@example.com or call ext 3147) to arrange an appointment to pick up your bicycle at building 462. ~ Bicycle Safety information provided by Safety & Health Services. Please read and familiarize
A characterization of check valve degradation and failure experience in the nuclear power industry: 1991 Failures, Volume 2
Review and characterization of check valve failures taken from the Institute of Nuclear Power Operation`s Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System was performed in accordance with part two of a three-phase project sponsored by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The analysis was performed for check valve failures occurring in 1991 and is intended to update the previous analysis performed for the time period 1984--1990. To maintain consistency and for ease of the 1991 analysis presents the same parameters and cross-correlations in essentially the same format as the 1984--1990 study. Additional data was obtained for the 1991 analysis, including information related to specific check valve type. This information is presented in a separate section of the report.
McElhaney, K.L. [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
User Manual for CSP_VANA: A Check Standards Measurement and Database Program for Microwave Network Analyzers
Vector network analyzers are a convenient way to measure scattering parameters of a variety of microwave devices. However, these instruments, unlike oscilloscopes for example, require a relatively high degree of user knowledge and expertise. Due to the complexity of the instrument and of the calibration process, there are many ways in which an incorrect measurement may be produced. The Microwave Project, which is part of SNL's Primary Standards Laboratory, routinely uses check standards to verify that the network analyzer is operating properly. In the past, these measurements were recorded manually and, sometimes, interpretation of the results was problematic. To aid our measurement assurance process, a software program was developed to automatically measure a check standard and compare the new measurements with an historical database of measurements of the same device. The program acquires new measurement data from selected check standards, plots the new data against the mean and stan...
Leonard Duda Primary; Leonard E. Duda
Quality Control and Archiving of Digital Data Gathered by the Bureau of Reclamation's Weather Radar
This paid describes the logic and process used to process high volumes of digital radar data recorded on magnetic tape to a compressed quality-checked archival format. The basic Philosophy in the processing is to retain all echo data that exceed ...
Gerard E. Klazura; Ra Aman
High throughput low power decoder architectures for low density parity check codes
A high throughput scalable decoder architecture, a tiling approach to reduce the complexity of the scalable architecture, and two low power decoding schemes have been proposed in this research. The proposed scalable design is generated from a serial architecture by scaling the combinational logic; memory partitioning and constructing a novel H matrix to make parallelization possible. The scalable architecture achieves a high throughput for higher values of the parallelization factor M. The switch logic used to route the bit nodes to the appropriate checks is an important constituent of the scalable architecture and its complexity is high with higher M. The proposed tiling approach is applied to the scalable architecture to simplify the switch logic and reduce gate complexity. The tiling approach generates patterns that are used to construct the H matrix by repeating a fixed number of those generated patterns. The advantages of the proposed approach are two-fold. First, the information stored about the H matrix is reduced by onethird. Second, the switch logic of the scalable architecture is simplified. The H matrix information is also embedded in the switch and no external memory is needed to store the H matrix. Scalable architecture and tiling approach are proposed at the architectural level of the LDPC decoder. We propose two low power decoding schemes that take advantage of the distribution of errors in the received packets. Both schemes use a hard iteration after a fixed number of soft iterations. The dynamic scheme performs X soft iterations, then a parity checker cHT that computes the number of parity checks in error. Based on cHT value, the decoder decides on performing either soft iterations or a hard iteration. The advantage of the hard iteration is so significant that the second low power scheme performs a fixed number of iterations followed by a hard iteration. To compensate the bit error rate performance, the number of soft iterations in this case is higher than that of those performed before cHT in the first scheme.
Selvarathinam, Anand Manivannan
Eddy Current Data Quality Parameters for Inspection of Steam Generator Tubes: Volume 1: Bobbin Coil Probe
This report identifies parameters, methods of measurement, and acceptance criteria for a data quality check that can be performed during eddy current inspection of steam generator tubes. Its implementation is expected to result in improved accuracy in detecting and sizing tube degradation by ensuring that such measurements are performed only on quality data. Additionally, identifying unacceptable data during acquisition is expected to reduce overall inspection time by providing an opportunity to efficien...
Photonic circuits for iterative decoding of a class of low-density parity-check codes
Photonic circuits in which stateful components are coupled via guided electromagnetic fields are natural candidates for native implementation of iterative stochastic algorithms based on propagation of information around a graph. Conversely, such message passing algorithms suggest novel circuit architectures for signal processing and computation that are well matched to nanophotonic device physics. Here we construct and analyze a quantum optical model of a photonic circuit for iterative decoding of a class of low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes called expander codes. Our circuit can be understood as an open quantum system whose autonomous dynamics map straightforwardly onto the subroutines of an LDPC decoding scheme, with several attractive features: it can operate in the ultra-low power regime of photonics in which quantum fluctuations become significant, is robust to noise and component imperfections, achieves comparable performance to known iterative algorithms for this class of codes, and provides an instructive example of how nanophotonic cavity quantum electrodynamic components can enable useful new information technology even if the solid-state qubits on which they are based are heavily dephased and cannot support large-scale entanglement.
Dmitri S. Pavlichin; Hideo Mabuchi
A self-checking fiber optic dosimeter for monitoring common errors in brachytherapy applications
Scintillation dosimetry with optical fiber readout [fiber optic dosimetry (FOD)] requires accurate measurement of light intensity. It is therefore vulnerable to loss of calibration if any changes occur in the efficiency of the optical pathway between the scintillator and the light detector. The authors show in this article that common types of errors that arise during clinical use for brachytherapy applications can be quantified using a light emitting diode to stimulate the scintillator, the so-called LED-FOD method, in an integrated and easy-to-use control unit that incorporates a compact peripheral component interconnect extension for instrumentation. Common sources of error include bending and mechanical compression of the fiber optic components and changes in the temperature of the scintillator. The authors show that the method can detect all the common errors studied in this work and that different types of errors can result in different correlations between the LED stimulated signal and the brachytherapy source signal. For a single-type error the LED-FOD can be used easily for system diagnosis and validation with the possibility to correct the dosimeter reading if the correlation between the LED stimulated signal and the brachytherapy source signal can be defined. For more complex errors, resulting from two or more errors occurring simultaneously, the LED-FOD method can also allow the clinician to make a judgment on the reliability of the dosimeter reading. This self-checking method can enhance the clinical robustness of the FOD for achieving accurate dose control.
Yin, Y.; Lambert, J.; Yang, S.; McKenzie, D. R.; Jackson, M.; Suchowerska, N. [Physics School, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006 (Australia); Physics School, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006 (Australia) and Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales 2050 (Australia); Physics School, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006 (Australia); Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales 2050 (Australia); Physics School, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006 (Australia) and Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales 2050 (Australia)
VPN MANUAL Windows 7 Check to ensure OleMiss wireless is visible in the network connections.
VPN MANUAL Windows 7 Check to ensure OleMiss wireless is visible in the network connections, click Continue. #12;VPN MANUAL Windows 7 Next, you will be prompted to Launch the Cisco Agent. Click to `Run' the file. #12;VPN MANUAL Windows 7 The Cisco Agent will likely take a few minutes to fully
Tchumper, Gregory S.
ARM - Data Quality Program
Quality Program Quality Program DQ Resources Data Quality Assessment and Control Report (PDF, 747KB) Data Quality Office Data Quality Problem Reporting (DQPR) Contact Us Submit Data Quality Findings Randy Peppler, Data Quality Manager Ken Kehoe, Data Quality Specialist Justin Monroe, Data Quality Specialist Adam Theisen, Data Quality Specialist Sean Moore, Data Quality Consultant Instrument and Site Contacts Instrument Mentors AAF Contacts AMF Contacts NSA Site Contacts SGP Site Contacts TWP Site Contacts Data Quality Program Introduction One of the goals of the ARM Climate Research Facility is to provide datastreams of quality suitable for scientific research. Maintaining data quality for an organization program of the size and complexity of the ARM Facility is a significant challenge; efforts toward this end have matured
Explicit State Model Checking in the Development Process for Interlocking Software Systems
timetables on track. Working much like a sophisticated spell-checker for software, Goanna detects issues / Bldg 193 (Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) The University of Melbourne VIC 3010 Tel: +61 research. NICTA drives innovation through high-quality research, research training and technology transfer
Reiterer, Harald
Quality Reference Samples
Peer-reviewed fats and oils related performance-based control samples for lab quality assurance and quality control. Quality Reference Samples Certified Reference Materials (CRM) aocs certified Certified Reference Materials chemists CRM fat fats lab labo
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Vigny, Christophe
Environmental Quality: Air (Louisiana)
The Department of Environmental Quality regulates air quality in Louisiana. The Department has an established a fee system for funding the monitoring, investigation and other activities required...
DOE Federal Quality Council
Assurance Office of Nuclear Safety Home Office of Quality Assurance Home Policy and Directives Software Quality Assurance SQA Home Central Registry Safety Software...
Windows NT/2000/XP Sicherheits-Check RRZE, G. Hofmann 1/1 23.06.2004
Windows NT/2000/XP Sicherheits-Check RRZE, G. Hofmann 1/1 23.06.2004 Stand: 23.Juni 2004, Gerd://www.rrze.uni-erlangen.de/hilfe/security/patches.shtml · Aktuellste Hotfixes (fausus.exe) http://www.rrze.uni-erlangen.de/dienste/arbeiten-rechnen/windows/fausus.shtml · Internet-Explorer Hotfixes (Windows-Update) http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com · Virenscanner (06
Fiebig, Peter
Quality System Documentation Management
Quality System Documentation Management. ... Minutes, summaries, or notes from Management Meetings of significance are archived here. ...
DIY CHECKLIST FOR RENTERS Check your lease carefully. Make a very detailed inspection report before signing lease, include photos. Develop a good
DIY CHECKLIST FOR RENTERS Check your lease carefully. Make a very detailed inspection report before. Carpetdyeingforpaleandstainedcarpet. Re-caulkingandre-groutingofkitchenandbathrooms. Tileandbathresurfacingpaint. DIY FOR RENTERS;12DOM_MI089 DIY CHECKLIST FOR RENTERS WALLS Low-adhesivetapeorhookstohangartwork(neveruse Blu
Peters, Richard
East Bank District Heating-to-Cooling Conversion Plan Check the date your building's cooling system is scheduled to be on.
East Bank District Heating-to-Cooling Conversion Plan Check the date your building's cooling system Coal Storage Building 39 NA Cooke Hall 56 Donhowe Building 044 East Gateway District Steam Distr. 199
Webb, Peter
Downhole steam quality measurement
An empirical method for the remote sensing of steam quality that can be easily adapted to downhole steam quality measurements by measuring the electrical properties of two-phase flow across electrode grids at low frequencies.
Lee, David O. (Albuquerque, NM); Montoya, Paul C. (Albuquerque, NM); Muir, James F. (Albuquerque, NM); Wayland, Jr., J. Robert (Albuquerque, NM)
Quantifying software quality
In Software Quality Assurance the quality of the program must be defined in practical and measurable terms. This is accomplished by first standardizing the error reporting technique, identifying the types and frequency of occurrence of software errors ...
Kenneth S. Hendis
Quality control and estimation of global solar radiation in China
Measurements of surface radiation in China are too sparse to meet demand for scientific research and engineering applications. Moreover, the radiation data often include erroneous and questionable values though preliminary quality-check has been done before the data release. Therefore, quality control of radiation data is often a prerequisite for using these data. In this study, a set of quality-check procedures were implemented to control the quality of the solar radiation measurements at 97 stations in China. A hybrid model for estimating global solar radiation was then evaluated against the controlled data. The results show that the model can estimate the global radiation with accuracy of MBE less than 1.5 MJ m{sup -2} and RMSE less than 2.8 MJ m{sup -2} for daily radiation and RMSE less than 2.0 MJ m{sup -2} for monthly-mean daily radiation at individual stations over most of China except at a few stations where unsatisfactory estimates were possibly caused by severe air pollution or too dense clouds. The MBE averaged over all stations are about 0.7 MJ m{sup -2} and RMSE about 2.0 MJ m{sup -2} for daily radiation and RMSE about 1.3 MJ m{sup -2} for monthly-mean daily radiation. Finally, this model was used to fill data gaps and to expand solar radiation data set using routine meteorological station data in China. This data set would substantially contribute to some radiation-related scientific studies and engineering applications in China. (author)
Tang, Wenjun; He, Jie [Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085 (China); Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China); Yang, Kun; Qin, Jun [Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085 (China)
Quality Manual-sample
Q-001 Quality Manual 11_0329 Page 1 of 33 Q-001 Quality Manual 11_0329 Page 1 of 33 EOTA - Quality Manual Document Title: Quality Manual Document Number: Q-001 Rev. 11_0329 Document Owner: Elizabeth Sousa Backup Owner: Melissa Otero Approver(s): Melissa Otero Parent Document: N/A Notify of Changes: EOTA Employees Referenced Document(s): Various Q-001 Quality Manual 11_0329 Page 2 of 33 Revision History: Rev. Level Description of Change A Initial Release B Section V - added justification for exclusion "....because EOTA does not require the use of monitoring and measurement devices in the conduct of business." 07_1205 Added MGTP-004, Employee Satisfaction to Quality Manual 08_0818 Changed P-008 from Corrective Action and Preventive Action to read Corrective/Preventive Action & Improvement Opportunity
The present invention relates to an empirical electrical method for remote sensing of steam quality utilizing flow-through grids which allow measurement of the electrical properties of a flowing two-phase mixture. The measurement of steam quality in the oil field is important to the efficient application of steam assisted recovery of oil. Because of the increased energy content in higher quality steam it is important to maintain the highest possible steam quality at the injection sandface. The effectiveness of a steaming operation without a measure of steam quality downhole close to the point of injection would be difficult to determine. Therefore, a need exists for the remote sensing of steam quality.
Lee, D.O.; Montoya, P.C.; Muir, J.F.; Wayland, J.R. Jr.
Indoor Air Quality Group
... CONTAM has been used at NIST to study the indoor air quality impacts of HVAC systems in single-family residential buildings, ventilation in large ...
School quality and wages
This dissertation examines the literature that attempts to measure the relationship between school quality and earnings. I begin by developing a simple economic model that predicts that, everything else being equal and with comparisons being made within a market, workers from higher quality schools will have higher earnings among those with the same level of schooling and they will have steeper schooling-earnings gradients. The remainder of this dissertation explores problems that exist in this literature for which no solutions have been presented. These problems include: 1) there doesn��?t have to be a direct and positive relationship between school quality and earnings; 2) the data suggest that school quality measures are frequently mismatched to workers; 3) most school quality studies include college-trained labor while completely ignoring the quality of the college attended; 4) the omission of college quality from the estimation is especially problematic for studies that attempt to measure the school quality-earnings relationship through differences in schooling-earnings gradients for those educated in different systems; 5) state of birth wage rankings thought to capture a school quality effect are not invariant to the market (state of residence) in which they are evaluated; and 6) the evidence presented herein suggests that interstate migration is selective. These problems undermine the credibility of existing estimates of a school qualityearnings relationship.
Speakman, Robert B., Jr.
Iris Image Quality Reading
... A method for selecting and ranking quality metrics for optimization of biometrie ... v 4679 LNCS, p 145-152, 2007, Energy Minimization Methods in ...
US Biofuels Quality Update
... US Biofuels Quality Update Teresa L. Alleman ... 4 Biodiesel Station Locations � Biodiesel is an advanced biofuel under RFS and is sold everywhere ...
Office of Quality Management
Data. To meet these missions, the Office of Quality Management: Develops and revises DOE Regulations and Orders concerning Restricted Data, Formerly Restricted Data,...
Measurement quality assurance
The quality of a radiation protection program can be no better than the quality of the measurements made to support it. In many cases, that quality is unknown and is merely implied on the basis of a calibration of a measuring instrument. If that calibration is inappropriate or is performed improperly, the measurement result will be inaccurate and misleading. Assurance of measurement quality can be achieved if appropriate procedures are followed, including periodic quality control actions that demonstrate adequate performance. Several national measurement quality assurance (MQA) programs are operational or under development in specific areas. They employ secondary standards laboratories that provide a high-quality link between the National Bureau of Standards and measurements made at the field use level. The procedures followed by these secondary laboratories to achieve MQA will be described, as well as plans for similar future programs. A growing general national interest in quality assurance, combined with strong specific motivations for MQA in the area of ionizing radiation, will provide continued demand for appropriate national programs. Such programs must, however, employ procedures that are cost effective and must be developed with participation by all affected parties.
Eisenhower, E.H.
Records Schedule Contractor Checks
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Type checking and normalisation.
??This thesis is about Martin-L�f's intuitionistic theory of types (type theory). Type theory is at the same time a formal system for mathematical proof and� (more)
Chapman, James Maitland
Hybrid type checking
Phase distinctions in type theory. Manuscript, 1988. [10]Typechecking dependent types and subtypes. In Lecture notesF. Pfenning. Intersection types and computational effects.
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Quality engineering as a profession.
Over the course of time, the profession of quality engineering has witnessed significant change, from its original emphasis on quality control and inspection to a more contemporary focus on upholding quality processes throughout the organization and its product realization activities. This paper describes the profession of quality engineering, exploring how today's quality engineers and quality professionals are certified individuals committed to upholding quality processes and principles while working with different dimensions of product development. It also discusses the future of the quality engineering profession and the future of the quality movement as a whole.
Kolb, Rachel R.; Hoover, Marcey L.
Report: EM Quality Assurance
EM QUALITY ASSURANCE EM QUALITY ASSURANCE September 25, 2008 Submitted by the EMAB Quality Assurance Subcommittee Background: In Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, the Environmental Management Advisory Board (EMAB) was tasked to dialogue with the Office of Quality Assurance (EM-60, QA) as it works to revitalize standards and institutionalize QA into Departmental and EM processes. In addition, EMAB was directed to dialogue with EM-60 on incorporating QA and engineering into the procurement process. Board members reviewed and discussed the topics of QA and EM-60's functions during their public meeting on May 7, 2008, in Washington D.C. The EMAB QA Subcommittee comprised of Dr. Lawrence Papay, Mr. G. Brian Estes, and Mr. Tom Winston, continued to explore the issues presented in May and engaged in follow-up
Hydrogen Fuel Quality (Presentation)
DOE Green Energy (OSTI)
Jim Ohi of NREL's presentation on Hydrogen Fuel Quality at the 2007 DOE Hydrogen Program Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation on May 15-18, 2007 in Arlington, Virginia.
Ohi, J.
Quality Standards for Abstracts
QUALITY STANDARDS FOR ABSTRACTS American Oil Chemists� Society (AOCS) An abstract allows you to concisely convey to the scientific community the value and importance of your research. Its restricted length allows the reader to quickly eva
DOE Federal Quality Council Note: Membership can be updated without re-approval of the Charter Name Org. Location Email Phone Colette Broussard HSS GTN email@example.com...
Power Quality Waveform Identification
This report describes the desired functionality, attributes and proposed development approach of a power quality (PQ) event identification tool that is planned to be developed under the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Power Quality program P1.BackgroundPQ monitors capture a wide variety of disturbance events, ranging in frequency from direct current to a few megahertz. Advances in PQ monitoring and instrumentation allow continuous measurement and ...
Office of Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance Quality Assurance QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOE has established Quality Policy, Principles and Value Added Requirement Attributes that apply to all work and are focused on performance, customer expectations, and improvement. When properly implemented, the principles and requirements form a management system to plan, perform, assess, and improve work. The requirements are performance oriented and offer unlimited implementation flexibility. The DOE quality management system moves beyond the traditional quality assurance requirements that had become narrowly focused on safety systems, paper, compliance, and inspections. The management system is designed to link with an organization's strategic plan to support mission achievement and the delivery of products and services. The Department's commitment to environment, safety, and health also relies, upon work being conducted within an effective management system. DOE line managers and contracting officers must understand these two fundamental purposes for the QA requirements and ensure the QA Order and rule are specified in each major contract (including those contracts using the Work Smart Standards process to satisfy DOE Acquisition regulation 48 CFR 970.5223-1).
Information Quality | Department of Energy
Quality Information Quality Peer Review Agenda Vehicle Technologies Annual Merit Review Effects of Intermediate Ethanol Blends on Legacy Vehicles and Small Non-Road Engines,...
Quality Assurance: Policy and Directives
Policy and Directives The Office of Quality Assurance is responsible for DOE's quality assurance (QA) policy and requirements, and for providing assistance with QA implementation....
Air Quality | Open Energy Information
Air Quality Jump to: navigation, search Retrieved from "http:en.openei.orgwindex.php?titleAirQuality&oldid612070" Category: NEPA Resources...
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NETL: Site Environmental Quality
Site Environmental Quality Site Environmental Quality About NETL Site Environmental Quality - Certified to ISO 14001:2004 Questions about NETL's Environment, Safety and Health Management System may be directed to Michael Monahan, 304-285-4408, email@example.com. NETL has implemented an Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) Management System, based on DOE's Integrated Safety Management System, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14000 series, and the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment (OHSAS) 18000 series. While the original scope of the ES&H Management System included the Morgantown and Pittsburgh sites, in fiscal year 2010, the Albany site was incorporated into the existing ES&H Management System. In addition, all three sites underwent ISO 14001:2004 recertification audits and Morgantown and
Indoor Environmental Quality
office interior, people talking, computational fluid dynamics image office interior, people talking, computational fluid dynamics image Indoor Environmental Quality EETD conducts a broad program of research, technology development, and dissemination activities directed toward improving the health, comfort, and energy efficiency of the indoor environment. EETD researchers conduct a broad program of research and development with the goals of: reducing the energy used for thermally conditioning and distributing ventilation air in buildings improving indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal comfort and the health and productivity of building occupants understanding human exposures to environmental pollutants found in indoor and outdoor air improving the scientific understanding of factors and processes affecting air quality developing sound science to inform public policy on the most
Quality control and assurance applied to the analysis of environmental samples collected from known geothermal sites. Final report
The components of an analytical quality control and assurance program for the analysis of trace toxic and priority pollutants are reviewed in general. It is recommended that these principles be applied to develop increased confidence in a laboratory's analytical accuracy by establishing validated standard operating procedures with built in controls and internal cross checks and developing an approved standard operating procedure for quality assurance consisting of audits and appropriate documentation. It is recommended that interlaboratory comparisons be considered as a means of continually documenting analytical accuracy.
Cooper, J.A.
The impact of ciminal background checks on the selection of school volunteers as reported by human resource professionals of selected Texas public school districts
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of criminal background checks on the selection of school volunteers as reported by human resource professionals in selected Texas public school districts. Ninety Texas school districts were randomly selected for this study, and results were categorized by the size of the school district based on student population. Survey responses were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. A Chi-square analysis was performed to determine if there were significant differences (p ? 0.05) in responses to research questions based on size of the school district. Findings in the study included the following: 1. There was no difference in the school district approach to policy and procedure development based on the size of the school district as it pertained to criminal background checks of school volunteers. 2. There was no difference in response rate based on the size of the school district regarding type of offense, number of offenses, adjudication process, and type of criminal history data search. 3. There was a significant difference (p ? 0.05) in approach between largesized and small-sized school districts regarding the acceptable timeframe concerning recency of offense on a volunteer criminal history record. 4. There was no difference in response rate based on the size of the school district regarding the effectiveness of criminal background check procedures in eliminating potential volunteers who might pose a threat or risk to teachers, staff, and students. The following are recommendations for further study: 1. A similar study could assess the responses from teachers, staff, and/or students to determine if these different education categories possess different perceptions regarding the impact of criminal background checks on school volunteers. 2. A further study could analyze the specific written policies of school districts and determine the decision criteria for each level of offense. 3. This study focused on school volunteers. A research study could specifically focus on the impact of criminal background checks on parent volunteers, or conversely be more general, focusing on the impact of criminal background checks on professional or auxiliary employees.
Smith, Richard Kimball
Quality Assurance REFERENCE GUIDE
Quality Assurance Quality Assurance Qualification Standard DOE-STD-1150-2002 July 2012 Reference Guide The Functional Area Qualification Standard References Guides are developed to assist operators, maintenance personnel, and the technical staff in the acquisition of technical competence and qualification within the Technical Qualification Program. Please direct your questions or comments related to this document to the Office of Leadership and Career Management, Technical Qualification Program (TQP) Manager, Albuquerque Complex. This page is intentionally blank. Table of Contents i FIGURES ....................................................................................................................................... ii TABLES ........................................................................................................................................ iii
Marketing Quality Energy Awareness
Marketing and quality concepts were utilized in developing an employee awareness plan to facilitate long term employee participation that improved energy efficiency 15%. The plan was successfully introduced on a test basis in two manufacturing locations and now is a part of overall operations. The marketing concepts aided in determining who was the customer and what functional value an awareness plan has for employees (customers). Quality concepts, including performance management, augmented marketing strategies by determining customer requirements, measurements and feedback. The agreed upon critical components were formatted into an organized plan of education, assigned responsibility, feedback and incentives.
Fortier, L. J.
NIST Intranet Quality System Links
Safety. Environmental Management System. NIST Quality System Resources. Assessor Resources. MSAG Website. Dates and Deadlines. ...
Valve Application, Maintenance, and Repair Guide: In Situ State-of-the-Art Valve Welding Repair (Gate, Globe, & Check Valves), Volum e 2
The Valve Application, Maintenance and Repair Guide is a three volume series that provides a generic overview of valve application selection, maintenance, and repair. Volume 2 of this series is a comprehensive guide for in situ weld repair of gate, globe, and check valve components such as bodies, bonnets, discs, and seats. The information in this guide, though directed toward nuclear plant personnel, will assist all power plant engineers, planners, and maintenance personnel responsible for valve mainten...
Quality Management | Department of Energy
Quality Management Quality Management Quality Management The Office of Quality Management, within the Office of Health, Safety and Security develops policies and procedures to ensure the classification and control of information is effective and consistent. The Office of Quality Management also assists other Government agencies to meet the requirements contained in DOE-issued regulations concerning Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data. To meet these missions, the Office of Quality Management: Develops and revises DOE Regulations and Orders concerning Restricted Data, Formerly Restricted Data, Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information, National Security Information, Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information, and Official Use Only Responds to Mandatory Declassification Review Requests under
Hydrogen Fuel Quality
For the past 6 years, open discussions and/or meetings have been held and are still on-going with OEM, Hydrogen Suppliers, other test facilities from the North America Team and International collaborators regarding experimental results, fuel clean-up cost, modeling, and analytical techniques to help determine levels of constituents for the development of an international standard for hydrogen fuel quality (ISO TC197 WG-12). Significant progress has been made. The process for the fuel standard is entering final stages as a result of the technical accomplishments. The objectives are to: (1) Determine the allowable levels of hydrogen fuel contaminants in support of the development of science-based international standards for hydrogen fuel quality (ISO TC197 WG-12); and (2) Validate the ASTM test method for determining low levels of non-hydrogen constituents.
Rockward, Tommy [Los Alamos National Laboratory
Judging Air Quality Model Performance
Under the direction of the AMS Steering Committee for the EPA Cooperative Agreement on air quality modeling, a small group of scientists was convened to review and recommend procedures to evaluate the performance of air quality models. Particular ...
Douglas G. Fox
Total quality management implementation guidelines
These Guidelines were designed by the Energy Quality Council to help managers and supervisors in the Department of Energy Complex bring Total Quality Management to their organizations. Because the Department is composed of a rich mixture of diverse organizations, each with its own distinctive culture and quality history, these Guidelines are intended to be adapted by users to meet the particular needs of their organizations. For example, for organizations that are well along on their quality journeys and may already have achieved quality results, these Guidelines will provide a consistent methodology and terminology reference to foster their alignment with the overall Energy quality initiative. For organizations that are just beginning their quality journeys, these Guidelines will serve as a startup manual on quality principles applied in the Energy context.
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Uncertainty in Air Quality Modeling
Under the direction of the AMS Steering Committee for the EPA Cooperative Agreement on Air Quality Modeling, a small group of scientists convened to consider the question of uncertainty in air quality modeling. Because the group was particularly ...
Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program
... H�pital Purpan, Toulouse, France Life Sciences Group ... Measurement Quality Assurance Program: Helping ... to Improve their Long-term Measurement ...
Estimate product quality with ANNs
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been applied to predict catalytic reformer octane number (ON) and gasoline splitter product qualities. Results show that ANNs are a valuable tool to derive fast and accurate product quality measurements, and offer a low-cost alternative to online analyzers or rigorous mathematical models. The paper describes product quality measurements, artificial neural networks, ANN structure, estimating gasoline octane numbers, and estimating naphtha splitter product qualities.
Brambilla, A. [Univ. of Pisa (Italy); Trivella, F. [Adicon Advanced Distillation Control SrL, Pisa (Italy)
Waste Management Quality Assurance Plan
Department of Energy (DOE) Order 414.1C, Quality Assurance,DOE, federal, and state regulations and compliance orders.
Waste Management Group
PROGRAM .4 Organizational Structure ..4 Management Quality Assurance Functions 5 Planning 5 2.0 PERSONNEL TRAINING AND
Analytical laboratory quality audits
Analytical Laboratory Quality Audits are designed to improve laboratory performance. The success of the audit, as for many activities, is based on adequate preparation, precise performance, well documented and insightful reporting, and productive follow-up. Adequate preparation starts with definition of the purpose, scope, and authority for the audit and the primary standards against which the laboratory quality program will be tested. The scope and technical processes involved lead to determining the needed audit team resources. Contact is made with the auditee and a formal audit plan is developed, approved and sent to the auditee laboratory management. Review of the auditee's quality manual, key procedures and historical information during preparation leads to better checklist development and more efficient and effective use of the limited time for data gathering during the audit itself. The audit begins with the opening meeting that sets the stage for the interactions between the audit team and the laboratory staff. Arrangements are worked out for the necessary interviews and examination of processes and records. The information developed during the audit is recorded on the checklists. Laboratory management is kept informed of issues during the audit so there are no surprises at the closing meeting. The audit report documents whether the management control systems are effective. In addition to findings of nonconformance, positive reinforcement of exemplary practices provides balance and fairness. Audit closure begins with receipt and evaluation of proposed corrective actions from the nonconformances identified in the audit report. After corrective actions are accepted, their implementation is verified. Upon closure of the corrective actions, the audit is officially closed.
Kelley, William D.
Quality Assurance | Department of Energy
Assurance Assurance Quality Assurance QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOE has established Quality Policy, Principles and Value Added Requirement Attributes that apply to all work and are focused on performance, customer expectations, and improvement. When properly implemented, the principles and requirements form a management system to plan, perform, assess, and improve work. The requirements are performance oriented and offer unlimited implementation flexibility. The DOE quality management system moves beyond the traditional quality assurance requirements that had become narrowly focused on safety systems, paper, compliance, and inspections. The management system is designed to link with an organization's strategic plan to support mission achievement and the
Investigation of Data Quality for Wind Tunnel Internal Balance Testing
Achieving high quality, consistency, and testing efficiency in wind tunnel tests using internal balances is accomplished through the use of new testing methods, analysis of data output, and standardized documentation of test procedures at the Texas A&M Low Speed Wind Tunnel. The wind tunnel is capable of performing internal balance testing on models that experience less than 500 pounds of normal force. Testing has shown less than a 3% mean flow variation with the sting mount installed and a turbulence intensity of less than 0.25%. Documentation of procedures and check- lists for installation of internal balance testing equipment and test execution provide higher efficiency and consistency during a test. A step-by-step examination of the data analysis routines and associated uncertainty equations show uncertainty in the force and moment coefficients for the Mark XIII internal balance to be approximately � 0.05 and � 0.02, respectively. Quantifying the uncertainty of the primary output parameters and showing repeatability of the data within the defined uncertainty limits achieved higher quality results.
Hidore, John Preston
Perceptual quality assessment for compressed video
Overview of Video Quality Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . .2.3.1 Subjective Video Quality Assessment . . . . . . . .2.3.2 Objective Video Quality Assessment . . . . . . . . .
Yang, Kai-Chieh
Quality Report SQAS95-001
Quality Report SQAS95-001 Planning for a Software Process Assessment May 1995 Software Quality Assurance Subcommittee of the Nuclear Weapons Complex Quality Managers United States...
Quality control of solar radiation data within the RMIB solar measurements network
Assessment of the solar resource is based upon measured data, where available. However, with any measurement there exist errors. Consequently, solar radiation data do not exhibit necessarily the same reliability and it often happens that users face time series of measurements containing questionable values though preliminary technical control has been done before the data release. To overcome such a situation, a major effort has been undertaken at the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (RMIB) to develop procedures and software for performing post-measurement quality control of solar data from the radiometric stations of our in situ solar monitoring network. Moreover, because solar energy applications usually need continuous time series of solar radiation data, additional procedures have also been established to fill missing values (data initially lacking or removed via quality checks). (author)
Journee, Michel; Bertrand, Cedric [Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Avenue Circulaire 3, B-1180 Brussels (Belgium)
ASI QMS Quality
Q-003 EOTA Processes: Sequence and Interaction - Continual Improvement 11_0406 Page 1 of 3 Q-003 EOTA Processes: Sequence and Interaction - Continual Improvement 11_0406 Page 1 of 3 EOTA - System Level Document Title: EOTA Processes: Sequence and Interaction - Continual Improvement Document Number: Q-003 Rev 11_0406 Document Owner: Elizabeth Sousa Backup Owner: Melissa Otero Approvers: Melissa Otero Parent Document: Q-001 Quality Manual Notify of Changes: EOTA Employees Referenced Documents: N/A Q-003 EOTA Processes: Sequence and Interaction - Continual Improvement 11_0406 Page 2 of 3 Revision History: Rev. Level Description of Change A Initial Release 07_1214 Updated to include new process 08_0805 Updated to include new process 09_0915 Updated to reflect processes more clearly. 10_0827 Updated to reflect process changes.
Concentrator-quality evaluation
The performance of a reflecting solar concentrator depends, of course, on its surface reflectance, but there are other important factors. Among these are sun-tracking errors, surface-slope errors, and surface irregularities. It is appropriate to use statistics to describe and analyze these non-deterministic factors. A scheme for specifying the quality of a solar concentrator that includes all these effects is described and illustrated. It is believed that this procedure is optimum in the sense that it requires a minimum of measurements to obtain a complete enough description of a concentrator to determine its optical performance under any operating geometry. The specification scheme is, therefore, suitable for use in general systems analysis studies involving solar concentrators.
Biggs, F.; Vittitoe, C.N.
SOFTWARE QUALITY & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROGRAM: Project Tracking...
SOFTWARE QUALITY & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROGRAM: Project Tracking Checklist SOFTWARE QUALITY & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROGRAM: Project Tracking Checklist The following checklist is...
Water Quality (Louisiana) | Department of Energy
Quality (Louisiana) Water Quality (Louisiana) Eligibility Agricultural Commercial Construction Fed. Government Fuel Distributor General PublicConsumer Industrial Installer...
Quality Assurance: Library and Training
Quality Assurance Library/Training Quality Assurance Library/Training DOE Quality Assurance Criteria Review and Approach Document (CRAD) Management Assessment Tools Software Quality Assurance CRAD QA Program Document Examples: These QA Programs are available to serve as examples from three different types of DOE organizations. Management System for Quality and Safety Management EM HQ DOE-ID DOE Nuclear Safety QA Regulation Enforcement Guide: DOE Enforcement Program Roles and Responsibilities Training, Qualification, and Orientation Materials: See also SQA Training U.S. Nuclear QA Principles, Practices and Requirements - Part I (August 2005) U.S. Nuclear QA Principles, Practices and Requirements - Part II-A Tutorial (August 2005) Suspect/Counterfeit Items Training Materials DOE-STD-1150-2002, Quality Assurance Functional Area Qualification Standard
Quality Policy | Department of Energy
Quality Policy Quality Policy Quality Policy It is the policy of the Department of Energy to establish quality requirements to ensure that risks and environmental impacts are minimized and that safety, reliability, and performance are maximized through the application of effective management systems commensurate with the risks posed by the facility or activity and its work. The Department implements this policy through the QA Order and the QA rule directives to ensure quality assurance requirements are clearly specified for the broad spectrum of work performed by DOE and its contractors. Objective The objective of the QA requirements are to establish an effective management system (i.e., quality assurance programs) using the performance requirements coupled technical standards where appropriate that ensure:
Transmission Power Quality Benchmarking Method
In 1990, EPRI initiated a power quality monitoring project at the distribution level known as the EPRI DPQ Project. During this project, twenty-four utilities monitored power quality levels on their distribution circuits. Nearly 300 sites were monitored for a period of approximately two years. The data gathered were characterized and analyzed to form a baseline of power quality on U.S. distribution circuits.
DOE Order on Quality Assurance
INITIATED BY: INITIATED BY: www.directives.doe.gov Office of Health, Safety and Security U.S. Department of Energy ORDER Washington, D.C. Approved: 4-25-2011 SUBJECT: QUALITY ASSURANCE 1. PURPOSE. a. To ensure that Department of Energy (DOE), including National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), products and services meet or exceed customers' requirements and expectations. b. To achieve quality for all work based upon the following principles: (1) All work, as defined in this Order, is conducted through an integrated and effective management system; (2) Management support for planning, organization, resources, direction, and control is essential to quality assurance (QA); (3) Performance and quality improvement require thorough, rigorous
International Quality Assurance Standards (Presentation)
Tests to make quantitative predictions about photovoltaic (PV) modules are needed. This presentation proposes the creation of international quality assurance standards for PV modules.
Kurtz, S.; Hacke, P.; Wohlgemuth, J.; Kempe, M.; Yamamichi, M.
Survey Quality Assessments at EIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Phone: 202-287-1715 email: email@example.com Contents: ... Our new strategic plan places an emphasis on data quality, and includes a measure for
Reformulated gasoline quality issues
One year ago, a panel of industry experts were interviewed in the November/December 1994 issue of Fuel Reformulation (Vol. 4, No. 6). With the focus then and now on refinery investments, the panelists were asked to forecast which refining processes would grow in importance. It is apparent from their response, and from other articles and discussions throughout the year, that hydroprocessing and catalytic conversion processes are synergistic in the overall refinery design, with flexibility and process objectives varying on a unit-by-unit case. To an extent, future refinery investments in downstream petrochemicals, such as for paraxylene production, are based on available catalytic reforming feedstock. Just a importantly, hydroprocessing units (hydrotreating, hydrocracking) needed for clean fuel production (gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel), are heavily dependent on hydrogen production from the catalytic reformer. Catalytic reforming`s significant influence in the refinery hydrogen balance, as well as its status as a significant naphtha conversion route to higher-quality fuels, make this unit a high-priority issue for engineers and planners striving for flexibility.
Gonzalez, R.G.; Felch, D.E.; Edgar, M.D.
Economics of quality of experience
While the recent strong increase of interest in Quality of Experience both in industry and academia has managed to place the end user again into the center of service quality evaluation, corresponding economic implications have not received similar attention ... Keywords: WQL hypothesis, Weber-Fechner law, charging for QoE, telecommunication ecosystem, utility function
Peter Reichl; Bruno Tuffin; Patrick Maill�
A quality model for mashups
Despite several years of mashup practice and research, it is still hard to find high-quality, useful mashups on the Web. While this can be partly ascribed to the low quality of the components used in the mashups or simply to the lack of suitable components, ...
Cinzia Cappiello; Florian Daniel; Agnes Koschmider; Maristella Matera; Matteo Picozzi
Data Quality Policy 1. Statement
1 Data Quality Policy 1. Statement 1.1 Kingston University is committed to maintaining high standards in its management of data, working in accordance with best practice to provide appropriate assurance regarding data quality. The University recognises its statutory responsibilities in relation
Jones, Graeme A.
Quality Issues in Combustion LES
Combustion LES requires modelling of physics beyond the flow-field only. These additional models lead to further quality issues and an even stronger need to quantify simulation and modelling errors. We illustrate stability problems, the need for consistent ... Keywords: Combustion, Error landscape, LES, Large-Eddy simulation, Quality, Turbulence
A. M. Kempf; B. J. Geurts; T. Ma; M. W. Pettit; O. T. Stein
NETL: IEP - Air Quality Research
Home > Technologies > Coal & Power Systems > Innovations for Existing Plants > Air Quality Research Home > Technologies > Coal & Power Systems > Innovations for Existing Plants > Air Quality Research Innovations for Existing Plants Air Quality Research Ambient Monitoring Emissions Characterization Predictive Modeling & Evaluation Health Effects Regulatory Drivers Air Quality Research Reference Shelf The NETL Air Quality Research program is designed to resolve the scientific uncertainties associated with the atmospheric formation, distribution, and chemical transformation of pollutant emissions from today's coal-fired power plants, and to obtain a realistic assessment of the human health impacts of these emissions. Results of this research will help the DOE Office of Fossil Energy address policy questions regarding coal plant emissions and provide guidance for future emissions control R&D programs at
Quality Assurance Exchange August 2012
With the help of dedicated quality With the help of dedicated quality professionals across the complex and beyond, I am pleased to announce that this issue of the Quality Assurance Exchange (QAE) newsletter focuses on hard hitting issues, as well as opportunities to explore abatement methods in regards to our quality assurance (QA) challenges. Within, you will find a brief discussion on the Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Quality Council and its Calendar Year 2011 accomplishments; an exploration of Safety Software QA activities including an overview of the annual meeting; an update on the Safety Software Communication Forum; and activities surrounding new and upcoming guides and systems. Also, you will get an inside look on the Differing Professional Opinions Process; read an exclusive interview
Urban and Regional Air Quality
equipment equipment Urban and Regional Air Quality Research in this area is concerned with regional air quality issues such as: Controlling nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds, to manage tropospheric ozone pollution. Hazardous air pollutants: using science to base standards on rigorously studied risks. Air quality and climate: how does climate influence air quality at a regional or local level? Current modeling practices often do not capture variations in pollutants such as ozone-they represent a limited sample of the diverse meteorology and human behavior that affect air pollution. Improved modeling of regional air quality will help understand variability, reveal patterns of behavior, and pollutant transport issues. Controlled experiments in lab and field can help validate improved models.
Internal flow patterns on heat transfer characteristics of a closed-loop oscillating heat-pipe with check valves using ethanol and a silver nano-ethanol mixture
The aim of this research was to investigate the internal flow patterns and heat transfer characteristics of a closed-loop oscillating heat-pipe with check valves (CLOHP/CV). The ratio of number of check valves to meandering turns was 0.2. Ethanol and a silver nano-ethanol mixture were used as working fluids with a filling ratio of 50% by total volume of tube. The CLOHP/CV was made of a glass tube with an inside diameter of 2.4 mm. The evaporator section was 50 mm and 100 mm in length and there were 10 meandering turns. An inclination angle of 90 from horizontal axis was established. The evaporator section was heated by an electric heater and the condenser section was cooled by distilled water. Temperature at the evaporator section was controlled at 85 C, 105 C and 125 C. The inlet and outlet temperatures were measured. A digital camera and video camera were used to observe the flow patterns at the evaporator. The silver nano-ethanol mixture gave higher heat flux than ethanol. When the temperature at the evaporator section was increased from 85 C to 105 C and 125 C. It was found that, the flow patterns occurred as annular flow + slug flow, slug flow + bubble flow and dispersed bubble flow + bubble flow respectively. The main regime of each flow pattern can be determined from the flow pattern map ethanol and a silver nano-ethanol mixture. Each of the two working fluids gave corresponding flow patterns. (author)
Bhuwakietkumjohn, N.; Rittidech, S. [Heat Pipe and Thermal Tools Design Research Laboratory (HTDR), Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150 (Thailand)
Quality Assurance: Fundamentals of the DOE Quality System
Fundamentals of the DOE Quality System Fundamentals of the DOE Quality System The quality assurance program is a management system involving all organizational components and should not be regarded as the sole domain of any single group. The Order and Rule reflects the concept that all work is a process that can be planned, performed, assessed, and improved. The basic requirements are broken into three categories: MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT This format permits managers, those performing the work, and those assessing the planning implementation, and results of the work to focus on their unique responsibilities in carrying out the provisions of the quality assurance program. The three categories capture the range of activities common to all work, from organizing and staffing to assessing results and
Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuels Quality Specifications
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (EERE)
Biofuels Quality Biofuels Quality Specifications to someone by E-mail Share Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuels Quality Specifications on Facebook Tweet about Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuels Quality Specifications on Twitter Bookmark Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuels Quality Specifications on Google Bookmark Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuels Quality Specifications on Delicious Rank Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuels Quality Specifications on Digg Find More places to share Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuels Quality Specifications on AddThis.com... More in this section... Federal State Advanced Search All Laws & Incentives Sorted by Type Biofuels Quality Specifications The Tennessee Department of Agriculture may inspect and test biofuels under
Wind Power Quality Test for Comparison of Power Quality Standards
Power quality testing is important to wind power applications for several reasons. The nature of wind turbine generation is different from conventional power plants. Although windfarms are growing in capacity and diversifying in nature in the U.S. and throughout the globe, there is no standard that addresses the power quality of wind turbines or wind farms. The International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) has convened Working Group 10 (WG10) to address testing and assessment of power quality characteristics of wind turbines. A IEEE task force has been appointed to reconsider flicker measurement procedures in the U.S. Lastly, power quality tests are now required as part of the certification process for wind turbines. NREL began this work both in response to industry request and in support of the IEC working group. (Mr. Gregory is a member of the IEC working group) This paper presents the NREL Certification Testing Team's effort in developing procedures and equipment for power quality testing for wind turbine certification. Summaries of several power quality standards that are applicable to this process are also presented in this paper.
Jacobson, R.; Gregory, B. (National Wind Technology Center)
Quality Assurance Exchange August 2011
The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS) reorganized in May 2011, and within HSS, the Office of Quality Assurance Policy and Assistance (HS-23) is now the Office of Quality Assurance (HS-33) (see http://www.hss.doe.gov/orgchart.html). The Office of Quality Assurance reports to the newly formed Office of Nuclear Safety (HS-30) whose Director reports to the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer, Mr. Glenn Podonsky. While the name of my office has changed slightly, our mission and functions remain the same. The entire staff of HS-33 is excited about this change and looks forward to the new interfaces, endeavors, and challenges in the coming years. Other exciting news is that DOE Order (O) 414.1D, Quality Assurance, was approved and issued
Aircraft Cabin Environmental Quality Sensors
Aircraft Cabin Environmental Quality Sensors Aircraft Cabin Environmental Quality Sensors Title Aircraft Cabin Environmental Quality Sensors Publication Type Report Year of Publication 2004 Authors Gundel, Lara A., Thomas W. Kirchstetter, Michael Spears, and Douglas P. Sullivan Keywords carbon monoxide, ozone Abstract Identification of aircraft cabin environmental quality concerns for which sensors may be useful The highest priority environmental indicators identified are ozone and cabin air pressure, followed by carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide with moderate priority, and then relative humidity, airborne particles, and organic contaminants, including engine oil byproducts and pesticides. This list is based on the Congressional requirements and recent scientific literature, starting with information from recent studies (NAS/NRC, ASHRAE/Battelle), and continuing by seeking input from a variety of stakeholders.
Nuclear Safety: Software Quality Assurance
Nuclear Safety: Software Quality Assurance Nuclear Safety: Software Quality Assurance cd Welcome to the Department of Energy's Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS) Software Quality Assurance (SQA) homepage. The purpose of this Web site is to promote continuous improvement and the sharing of knowledge of safety software quality assurance among interested parties across the DOE complex. It consolidates information and contains links to subject matter experts, procedures, training material, program descriptions, good practices, lessons learned and the Central Registry Toolbox Codes. The Portal also provides capabilities for member collaboration in product development and threaded discussions. Central Registry: The Central Registry provides a library of DOE "Toolbox" Codes covering site boundary accident dose consequences, fire accident source terms, leakpath factors, chemical release/dispersion and consequence, and radiological dispersion and consequence.
In a recent interview with Mr. Feit, he discussed the TSP in regards to the HSS Directives Reform Initiative and the new Project Justification Process, as well as how quality...
A systems view of quality
Caterpillar, a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines, is committed to continually improving the quality of their products. Caterpillar currently ...
Utley, Tana L. (Tana Leigh)
from recent studies (NAS/ NRC, ASHRAE/Battelle), andAtmospheric Administration NRC O 2 O 3 P PAS PdO 2 PM PO 2environmental quality concerns NRC�s monitoring priorities
Gundel, Lara
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Congress established the Council on Environmental Quality within the Executive Office of the President as part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). In enacting NEPA, Congress...
Quality Assurance Requirements and Description
QjCivilianRadioactive QjCivilianRadioactive Was'fe Management QA: QA QVALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS AND DESCRIPTION DOEIRW-0333P Revisiol1 20 Effective Date: 10-01-2008 LarrY Newman, DlrectQr Office of Quality As,surance ~~--~-_._._- Edward F. Spr at III, Di or Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Date I/Jf/4t' , . - - - Date OCRWM Title: Quality Assurance Requirements and Description DOEIRW-0333P, Revision 20 Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Quality Assurance Policy Page: 2 of 160 Successful implementation of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) Quality Assurance (QA) program is essential for the OCRWM to carry out its mission. Our mission is to manage and dispose ofbigh-Ievel radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel in a manner that protects health, safety, and the environment; enhances national and energy security; and merits
Quality Assurance Procedures for Mesoscale Meteorological Data
Mesoscale meteorological data present their own challenges and advantages during the quality assurance (QA) process because of their variability in both space and time. To ensure data quality, it is important to perform quality control at many ...
Christopher A. Fiebrich; Cynthia R. Morgan; Alexandria G. McCombs; Peter K. Hall Jr.; Renee A. McPherson
Three essays on product quality and pricing
This dissertation consists of three essays on product quality and pricing. Essay 1: Pricing and Quality Provision in a Channel: A Model of Efficient Relational Contracts The first essay analyzes how quality concerns affect ...
Nistor, Cristina (Cristina Daniela)
Prediction accuracy of link-quality estimators
The accuracy of link-quality estimators (LQE) is missioncritical in many application scenarios in wireless sensor networks (WSN), since the link-quality metric is used for routing decisions or neighborhood formation. Link-quality estimation must offer ...
Christian Renner; Sebastian Ernst; Christoph Weyer; Volker Turau
Quality Management Office | Brookhaven National Laboratory
Quality Management Office The Quality Management Office (QMO) works with the line organizations in the development and delivery of programs, activities and services that integrate...
Water Quality Act (Montana) | Department of Energy
Water Quality Act (Montana) Water Quality Act (Montana) Eligibility Utility Fed. Government Commercial Agricultural Investor-Owned Utility StateProvincial Govt Industrial...
Regulations Establishing Water Quality Standards for Surface...
Establishing Water Quality Standards for Surface Water of the State of Arkansas (Arkansas) Regulations Establishing Water Quality Standards for Surface Water of the State of...
Biased model checking using flows
We describe two new state exploration algorithms, called biased-dfs and biased-bfs, that bias the search towards regions more likely to have error states using high level hints supplied by the user. These hints are in the form of priorities or markings ...
Muralidhar Talupur; Hyojung Han
Sur le parcours des rayons 03B1 de l'uranium Par Lon BLOCH,
Sur le parcours des rayons 03B1 de l'uranium Par Léon BLOCH, Agrégé de l'Université de Paris parcours des rayons x de l'uranium a été dé- terminé par Bragg1 au moyen d'une méthode indirecte. Bragg a mesuré l'ionisatiol totale due au rayonnement de l'uranium lorsque la substance est recouverte d
Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuel Quality Program
Biofuel Quality Biofuel Quality Program to someone by E-mail Share Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuel Quality Program on Facebook Tweet about Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuel Quality Program on Twitter Bookmark Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuel Quality Program on Google Bookmark Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuel Quality Program on Delicious Rank Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuel Quality Program on Digg Find More places to share Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biofuel Quality Program on AddThis.com... More in this section... Federal State Advanced Search All Laws & Incentives Sorted by Type Biofuel Quality Program The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Biofuels Quality Program tests and assesses biofuel quality and quantity to resolve any
Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review | Department...
Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review Final Information Quality...
Quality Assurance Exchange, June 2006
V V o lu m e 2 , I ssu e 2 J un e 2 0 0 6 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Secretary Bodman Emphasizes Quality Assurance 1 In the Spotlight: Interview with Ava Holland Quality Assurance Manager CBFO/WIPP 1 "How To" Series on Performing Assessments: Audit Meetings 1 DOE Contractor receives the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige Award for Performance Excellence 2 SQA Work Activity #3: Software Configuration Management 3 Safety Software Central Registry Activities 8 Activities, Updates, & Announcements 9 Upcoming Meetings, Conferences & Training Courses 10 Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E E X C H A N G E Ava Holland is the Quality Assurance Manager for the Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) at the Waste Isolation Plant (WIPP). Ms. Holland is responsible for
Signed Quality Assurance Hub Memo
:I I! DR. STEVEN L. KRAHN DEPUTY ASSISTANT SEC SAFETY AND SECCTRITY PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SUBJECT: Office of Environmental Management Quality Assurance Performance Assessment, Commitment, and Corrective Action Management Program Launch In a memorandum to the FieldlSite Managers dated July 10,2009, it was announced that the Office of Standards and Quality Assurance (EM-23) had deployed a pilot prototype web-based system (Hub) to facilitate providing real-time status of Quality Assurance (QA) performance assessments and associated corrective actions and commitments. The pilot phase of the system has been completed with exceptional cooperation from the various sites involved. The system has now been transferred to a secured Department of Energy Environmental Management (EM)
Quality Assurance Exchange, September 2007
3 3 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 7 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Focus on Quality Assurance 1 Use of QA Consensus Standards 1 What is the Analytical Services Program? 3 SQA Work Activity #6: Safety Software Design & Implementation 4 HSS QA Activity Corner 6 Upcoming Meetings & Conferences 7 Just for Fun 8 Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E E X C H A N G E HSS FOCUS ON QUALITY ASSURANCE health, as well as the environment, de- crease and productivity increases with the appropriate rigor of quality assurance. The corporate responsibility for ensuring implementation of these five principles rests within the Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS). HS-20, the Office of Nuclear Safety and Environment, inter- prets QA requirements and develops pol- icy; HS-30, the Office of Corporate Safety
Quality Assurance Exchange, January 2007
1 1 J a n u a r y 2 0 0 7 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Departmental Elements Respond to "Improving QA" 1 "How To" Series on Performing Assessments: Post Field Investigation Activities 1 Best Practices: Appropriate Metrics Facilitate Data-Driven IT Decisions 4 SQA Work Activity #4: Procurement and Supplier Management 6 Safety Software Central Registry Activities 7 Upcoming Conferences & Training (relating to DOE / Nuclear & General QA) 8 Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E E X C H A N G E In his memorandum "Improving Quality As- surance," dated April 26, 2006, the Secretary of Energy stated the Department's priority of implementing an effective Quality Assurance program (QAP) and promulgating a quality culture throughout the DOE complex. The
Quality Assurance Exchange, April 2009
5 5 , I s s u e 1 M a r c h / A p r i l 2 0 0 9 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : In the Spotlight: George Detsis, Program Manager, ASP 1 Special Feature: Blurred Vision: Do Our Business Leaders See What Quality is All About? 3 SQA Work Activity: Problem Reporting and Corrective Action 7 HSS QA Activity Corner 8 Quality Council 9 QA-Related Meetings & Conferences 10 Director's Note 10 Lessons Learned: Insufficient Training Causes Near Miss Events and Injuries 5 Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E E X C H A N G E The Analytical Services Program (ASP) encompasses approximately 40 annual qualification audits of analytical laboratories and commercial waste operation vendors, semi-annual quality assurance (QA) proficiency testing of 120 domestic and international analytical laboratories, and the
Manual on indoor air quality
This reference manual was prepared to assist electric utilities in helping homeowners, builders, and new home buyers to understand a broad range of issues related to indoor air quality. The manual is directed to technically knowledgeable persons employed by utility companies - the customer service or marketing representative, applications engineer, or technician - who may not have specific expertise in indoor air quality issues. In addition to providing monitoring and control techniques, the manual summarizes the link between pollutant concentrations, air exchange, and energy conservation and describes the characteristics and health effects of selected pollutants. Where technical information is too lengthy or complex for inclusion in this volume, reference sources are given. Information for this manual was gathered from technical studies, manufacturers' information, and other materials from professional societies, institutes, and associations. The aim has been to provide objective technical and descriptive information that can be used by utility personnel to make informed decisions about indoor air quality issues.
Diamond, R.C.; Grimsrud, D.T.
Weapons Quality Assurance Qualification Standard
5-2008 5-2008 September 2008 DOE STANDARD WEAPON QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALIFICATION STANDARD NNSA Weapon Quality Assurance Technical Personnel U.S. Department of Energy AREA TRNG Washington, D.C. 20585 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DOE-STD-1025-2008 This document is available on the Department of Energy Technical Standards Program Web Site at http://www.hss.energy.gov/nuclearsafety/techstds/ DOE-STD-1025-2008 iv INTENTIONALLY BLANK DOE-STD-1025-2008 v TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT ................................................................................................................ vii PURPOSE....................................................................................................................................
Quality engineering as a discipline of study.
The current framework for quality scholarship in the United States ranges from the training and education of future quality engineers, managers, and professionals to focused and sustained research initiatives that, through academic institutions and other organizations, aim to improve the knowledge and application of quality across a variety of sectors. Numerous quality journals also provide a forum for professional dissemination of information.
Enterprise Data Quality: A Pragmatic Approach
Enterprise data�the data that is created, used and shared by a corporation in conducting business�is a critical business resource that must be analyzed, architected and managed with data quality as a guiding principle. This paper presents ... Keywords: data quality methodology, data quality metrics, data quality, distributed systems, process flow through
Amjad Umar; George Karabatis; Linda Ness And Bruce Horowitz; Ahmed Elmagardmid
An economic model of software quality costs
As of today there is very little knowledge is available about the economics of software quality. The costs incurred and benefits of implementing different quality practices over the software development life cycle are not well understood. There are some ... Keywords: TQM, quality cost model, software quality
Amel Kola�inac; Ljubomir Lazic; D�enan Avdic
Environmental Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan
The Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) is intended to document the quality assurance of the Environmental Monitoring Program. The Quality Assurance Project Plan has two parts and is written to become a chapter in the Environmental Monitoring Plan. Part A describes the management responsibilities and activities performed to assure the quality of the Environmental Monitoring Program. Part B covers the documentation requirements for changes in the Monitoring Program, and provides details on control of the design and implementation of quality assurance activities.
Holland, R.C.
Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division
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Voltage Quality Improvement Using DVR
The problem of voltage sags and Swells and its severe impact on sensitive loads is well known. To solve this problem, custom power devices are used. One of those devices is the Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR), which is one of the most efficient and effective ... Keywords: Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR), Voltage sags, Voltage swells, Custom power, Power Quality
M. Arun Bhaskar; S. S. Dash; C. Subramani; M. Jagadeesh Kumar; P. R. Giresh; M. Varun Kumar
Quality Assurance Program Plan | Department of Energy
Quality Assurance Program Plan Quality Assurance Program Plan Quality Assurance Program Plan The achievement of quality in LM activities and products requires implementation of a formal Quality Assurance (QA) Program. This program establishes principles, requirements, practices, and methods for integrating quality into the daily operations of our programs and projects. The QA Program functions as a management tool to ensure that quality objectives are achieved throughout LM's technical, administrative, and operational functions. Achieving quality is the responsibility of managers as well as those who perform the work. Each employee is expected to do the job in accordance with procedures and other requirements. The name LM must represent quality to us, our customers, our service providers, and our
Alternative Fuels Data Center: Fuel Quality Standards
Fuel Quality Standards Fuel Quality Standards to someone by E-mail Share Alternative Fuels Data Center: Fuel Quality Standards on Facebook Tweet about Alternative Fuels Data Center: Fuel Quality Standards on Twitter Bookmark Alternative Fuels Data Center: Fuel Quality Standards on Google Bookmark Alternative Fuels Data Center: Fuel Quality Standards on Delicious Rank Alternative Fuels Data Center: Fuel Quality Standards on Digg Find More places to share Alternative Fuels Data Center: Fuel Quality Standards on AddThis.com... More in this section... Federal State Advanced Search All Laws & Incentives Sorted by Type Fuel Quality Standards The South Dakota Department of Public Safety may promulgate rules establishing: Standards for the maximum volume percentages of ethanol and methanol
CSP 587: Software Quality Management S. Kan, Software Quality engineering, Addison-Wesley.
CSP 587: Software Quality Management Texts S. Kan, Software Quality engineering, Addison hours · Quality Appraisal Programs 5 hours SEI's Capability Maturity Model ISO 9000 Total 45 hours CSP
Quality Assurance Exchange, December 2005
3 3 D e c e m be r 2 0 0 5 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : In the Spotlight: Interview with Colette Broussard, Quality Assurance Administrator, Office of EM 1 "How To" Series on Performing Assessments: Preparing for Auditing Success 1 Lessons Learned: BNL conducts 3rd Consecutive Third- Party Evaluation of its Assessment Program 2 SQA Work Activity 2 Software Risk Management 3 Announcements, Updates, and Activities 7 Upcoming Meetings &Workshops 9 Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E E X C H A N G E Colette Broussard has extensive back- ground in DOE as a Quality Assurance Engineer, along with experience in safety engineering and environmental management. Colette joined the DOE in 1983 as a QA Engineer at the Pinel- las Plant. She transferred to Headquar-
Brookhaven's Drinking-Water Quality
Water Quality Water Quality The Lab's finished drinking water is produced with pride by the staff of BNL's Water Treatment Facility Home Groundwater Consumer Confidence Reports Water Treatment Process Resources Tap Water Recommendations Water Cooler Cleaning Additional Resources Brookhaven Lab Drinking Water Brookhaven produces its own drinking water for all employees, facility-users, guests, residents, and visitors on site at its Water Treatment Facility (WTF). BNL's drinking water is pumped from groundwater by five active wells and processed at the WTF which can handle up to 6 million gallons per day. The "finished" water is sent to the Lab's two storage towers and then distributed around the site via 45 miles of pipeline. To ensure that Brookhaven's water meets all applicable local, state, and
Quality Assurance of Computational Model
of Computational of Computational Models Presented at the Annual Department of Presented at the Annual Department of Energy Quality Council Meeting Subir K. Sen Sub . Se Office of Quality Assurance, HS-33 December 7, 2011 Outline Outline * Introduction Introduction * GAO Report 11-143 i l h C il * National Research Council Focus * DOE Model Validation/Performance * Summary 2 Introduction Introduction * Computer models are used in EM's massive Computer models are used in EM s massive clean up effort to model physical and biogeochemical processes biogeochemical processes. * Results from these computational models are often used to make costly cleanup decisions often used to make costly cleanup decisions including selection, performance assessment and annual
NETL: Air Quality III Conference
Air Quality III Conference - September 12, 2002 Air Quality III Conference - September 12, 2002 Table of Contents Disclaimer Papers and Presentations Disclaimer This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government or any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.
Quality Assurance Lessons Learned 2010
Quality Council Lessons Learned Quality Council Lessons Learned Vendor Supplier Deficiencies: Myers Drum Concerns at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) The Office of Packaging and Transportation, in the DOE Office of Environmental Management, issued a Safety Alert in January 12, 2010, (Issue Number: DOE/OPT/SA-01) alerting the DOE packaging and transportation community about potential failure associated with 55 and 30-gallon carbon steel drum closure rings. On January 13, 2010, HSS issued a Data Collection Sheet (DCS) to all DOE sites citing the concerns as well. Those concerns arose while contractors were performing receipt inspections on several lots of drums and drum rings received at the Hanford site and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). It was determined that the drum
1998 Cost and Quality Annual
8) 8) Distribution Category UC-950 Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants 1998 Tables June 1999 Energy Information Administration Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels U.S. Department of Energy Washington DC 20585 This report was prepared by the Energy Information Administration, the independent statistical and analytical agency within the Department of Energy. The information contained herein should not be construed as advocating or reflecting any policy position of the Department of Energy or any other organization. Contacts The annual publication Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants (C&Q) is no longer published by the EIA. The tables presented in this document are intended to replace that annual publication. Questions regarding the availability of these data should
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory`s Environment Department addresses its responsibilities through activities in a variety of areas. The need for a comprehensive management control system for these activities has been identified by the Department of Energy (DOE). The WM QA (Waste Management Quality Assurance) Plan is an integral part of a management system that provides controls necessary to ensure that the department`s activities are planned, performed, documented, and verified. This WM QA Plan defines the requirements of the WM QA program. These requirements are derived from DOE Order 5700.6C, Quality Assurance, the LBL Operating and Assurance Program Plan (OAP, LBL PUB-3111), and other environmental compliance documents applicable to WM activities. The requirements presented herein, as well as the procedures and methodologies that direct the implementation of these requirements, will undergo review and revisions as necessary. The provisions of this QA Plan and its implementing documents apply to quality-affecting activities performed by and for WM. It is also applicable to WM contractors, vendors, and other LBL organizations associated with WM activities, except where such contractors, vendors, or organizations are governed by their own WM-approved QA programs. References used in the preparation of this document are (1) ASME NQA-1-1989, (2) ANSI/ASQC E4 (Draft), (3) Waste Management Quality Assurance Implementing Management Plan (LBL PUB-5352, Rev. 1), (4) LBL Operating and Assurance Program Plan (OAP), LBL PUB-3111, 2/3/93. A list of terms and definitions used throughout this document is included as Appendix A.
Quality assurance for gamma knives
This report describes and summarizes the results of a quality assurance (QA) study of the Gamma Knife, a nuclear medical device used for the gamma irradiation of intracranial lesions. Focus was on the physical aspects of QA and did not address issues that are essentially medical, such as patient selection or prescription of dose. A risk-based QA assessment approach was used. Sample programs for quality control and assurance are included. The use of the Gamma Knife was found to conform to existing standards and guidelines concerning radiation safety and quality control of external beam therapies (shielding, safety reviews, radiation surveys, interlock systems, exposure monitoring, good medical physics practices, etc.) and to be compliant with NRC teletherapy regulations. There are, however, current practices for the Gamma Knife not covered by existing, formalized regulations, standards, or guidelines. These practices have been adopted by Gamma Knife users and continue to be developed with further experience. Some of these have appeared in publications or presentations and are slowly finding their way into recommendations of professional organizations.
Jones, E.D.; Banks, W.W.; Fischer, L.E. [Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
On power quality control center for providing unbundled power quality services.
??Using Power Quality Control Center (PQCC) to provide unbundled power quality services is investigated in this thesis. It begins with a detailed analysis of the� (more)
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IT Quality Assurance | Department of Energy
Quality Quality Assurance IT Quality Assurance Quality, error-free work holds down costs. Avoiding mistakes and rework saves valuable time, effort, and materials. Quality assurance provides the mechanisms for paying close attention to details so that tasks are completed correctly and accurately every step of the way. A quality assurance role should be established for all projects. Software Quality Assurance Plan Example (pdf) An example of a software quality assurance plan developed from an actual DOE project SQA plan based on DOE G 200.1-1A, Software Engineering Methodology. Structured Walkthrough Training and Guidance (pdf) Classroom or individual project team training and materials on how to conduct structured walkthroughs (peer review of products/code). This process guide describes how to conduct a structured walkthrough during the
Quality Assurance Procedures in the Oklahoma Mesonetwork
High quality data sources are critical to scientists, engineers, and decision makers alike. The models that scientists develop and test with quality-assured data eventually become used by a wider community, from policy makers� long-term ...
Mark A. Shafer; Christopher A. Fiebrich; Derek S. Arndt; Sherman E. Fredrickson; Timothy W. Hughes
Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division Poster Competition
Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division student award for best poster presentation at the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo. Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division Poster Competition Divisions achievement agricultural analytical application award awards biote
A Total Energy & Water Quality Management System
This report develops a generic model for an energy and water quality management system for the water community, and defines standard specifications for software applications required to minimize energy costs within the constraints of water quality and operation goals.
Artistic rendering to represent quality of information
The representation of information quality, also known as "verity visualization," can be explained as a judgment of the accuracy of specific information in a dataset relative to the whole. The visualization of information quality is an important factor ...
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Ambient Air Quality Criteria (Manitoba, Canada)
The Manitoba Ambient Air Quality Criteria schedule lists maximum time-based pollutant concentration levels for the protection and preservation of ambient air quality within the Province of Manitoba...
Life Cycle Asset Management - Quality Assurance -
17 17 Quality Assurance March 1996 Department of Energy Office of Field Management Office of Project and Fixed Asset Management Contents GPG-FM-017 March 1996 iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Graded Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.1 Goals, Principles and Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.1.1 Quality Assurance Goals and Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.1.2 Quality Assurance Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 Quality Assurance and Project Phases . . . . .
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Application Data
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Application Data�1988- 2013. Following is data on the application process for ...
South Coast Air Quality Management District
South Coast Air Quality Management District. NVLAP Lab Code: 101567-0. Address and Contact Information: 21865 Copley ...
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User-driven quality evaluation of DBpedia
Linked Open Data (LOD) comprises of an unprecedented volume of structured datasets on the Web. However, these datasets are of varying quality ranging from extensively curated datasets to crowdsourced and even extracted data of relatively low quality. ... Keywords: DBpedia, RDF, data quality, evaluation, extraction
Amrapali Zaveri, Dimitris Kontokostas, Mohamed A. Sherif, Lorenz B�hmann, Mohamed Morsey, S�ren Auer, Jens Lehmann
Remote Sensing for Water Quality Applications
Remote Sensing for Water Quality Applications #12;Objective Give a brief update on GEO Inland and Nearshore Coastal Water Quality Remote Sensing Workshop (GEO Work Task WA-06-01)) Held in Geneva and Nearshore Coastal Water Quality Remote Sensing Workshop (GEO Work Task WA-06-01)) Organizing committee
Southern Region Water Quality Coordination Project
Integrated Water Quality Program Impact Report was produced and distributed at the National Integrated Water Management, Irrigation Management, and Water Quality Education for Agricultural Producers. Programs under Management on Livestock and Poultry Farms. · The Water Quality Education for Agricultural Producers Program
Evaluating the Quality of Open Source Software
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Diomidis Spinellis; Georgios Gousios; Vassilios Karakoidas; Panagiotis Louridas; Paul J. Adams; Ioannis Samoladas; Ioannis Stamelos
Research on chinese hydrological data quality management
Data quality has become increasingly important in information constructions and low data quality will influence the decision-making process related to design, operation, and management of hydrology application. Although many researches could be found ... Keywords: assessment, data quality, dimension, improvement
Yufeng Yu; Yuelong Zhu; Jianxin Zhang; Jingjin Jiang
Workshop on indoor air quality research needs
Workshop participants report on indoor air quality research needs including the monitoring of indoor air quality, report of the instrumentation subgroup of indoor air quality, health effects, and the report of the control technology session. Risk analysis studies addressing indoor environments were also summarized. (DLS)
Sandia software guidelines: Software quality planning
This volume is one in a series of Sandia Software Guidelines intended for use in producing quality software within Sandia National Laboratories. In consonance with the IEEE Standard for Software Quality Assurance Plans, this volume identifies procedures to follow in producing a Software Quality Assurance Plan for an organization or a project, and provides an example project SQA plan. 2 figs., 4 tabs.
Groundwater Quality Standards (Nebraska) | Department of Energy
Quality Standards (Nebraska) Quality Standards (Nebraska) Groundwater Quality Standards (Nebraska) < Back Eligibility Agricultural Commercial Construction Fed. Government Fuel Distributor General Public/Consumer Industrial Installer/Contractor Institutional Investor-Owned Utility Local Government Low-Income Residential Multi-Family Residential Municipal/Public Utility Nonprofit Residential Retail Supplier Rural Electric Cooperative Schools State/Provincial Govt Systems Integrator Transportation Tribal Government Utility Savings Category Alternative Fuel Vehicles Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Buying & Making Electricity Water Home Weatherization Solar Wind Program Info State Nebraska Program Type Environmental Regulations Provider Environmental Quality These regulations, promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality,
General Water Quality (Oklahoma) | Department of Energy
General Water Quality (Oklahoma) General Water Quality (Oklahoma) General Water Quality (Oklahoma) < Back Eligibility Agricultural Commercial Construction Fed. Government Fuel Distributor General Public/Consumer Industrial Installer/Contractor Institutional Investor-Owned Utility Local Government Low-Income Residential Multi-Family Residential Municipal/Public Utility Nonprofit Residential Retail Supplier Rural Electric Cooperative Schools State/Provincial Govt Systems Integrator Transportation Tribal Government Utility Savings Category Alternative Fuel Vehicles Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Buying & Making Electricity Water Home Weatherization Solar Wind Program Info State Oklahoma Program Type Environmental Regulations Provider Environmental Quality The purpose of this water quality rule is to protect, maintain and improve
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Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division April 2013 Newsletter
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Quality Assurance Corporate Board | Department of Energy
Quality Assurance » Quality Quality Assurance » Quality Assurance Corporate Board Quality Assurance Corporate Board The Office of Environmental Management (EM) Quality Assurance Corporate Board is an executive board that includes both senior U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and contractor representatives who are involved with construction, operating, and decommissioning projects. The Board acts in an advisory capacity to the EM Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Safety and Security Program, who is the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board. Decisions on the Corporate Board's recommendations are acted on by EM senior management. The Corporate Board provides the management structure to integrate the independently managed federal and contractor Quality Assurance Programs into a single corporate entity. The Board serves as a consensus-building
EM Quality Assurance Policy, Revision 0
Office of Environmental Management Corporate Quality Policy Office of Environmental Management Corporate Quality Policy The Office of Environmental Management recognizes that individuals performing work determine whether it is done correctly in accordance with all requirements and therefore achieves quality. Although "do work safely" is our first priority, we understand it is also essential to "do work correctly" or both safety and quality are jeopardized. While plans, procedures, and instructions are commonly understood elements of any quality program, people make quality happen and allow us to deliver on our commitments. As the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM), I am responsible to achieve quality within my organization. It is EM policy that doing work correctly is not
Quality Assurance Exchange, September 2005
2 2 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 5 I N T H E S P O T L I G H T : I N T E R V I E W W I T H C H I P L A G D O N A C T I N G C H I E F O F N U C L E A R S A F E T Y E N E R G Y , S C I E N C E A N D E N V I R O N M E N T I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : In the Spotlight: Interview with Chip Lagdon, acting CENS 1 Lessons Learned from SQA Assessments 2 SQA Work Activity 1-Software Project Manage- ment & Quality Planning & ASME NQA-1-2000 3 Announcements, Updates, and Activities 7 DOE Order 414.1C Rollout 1 Upcoming Meetings &Workshops 8 S/CI Items Video Conference 6 Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E E X C H A N G E DOE ORDER 414.1C ROLLOUT The Quality Assurance Order Rollout Video Conferences were held July 25 th and August 4 th , 2005, at the DOE For- restal Building, Washington, D.C. Over 20 DOE sites nationwide participated in the video conferences. The primary
Quality Assurance Exchange, October 2008
4 4 , I s s u e 2 O c t o b e r 2 0 0 8 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : In the Spotlight: Larry Newman, Director of the Office of Quality Assurance, OCRWM 1 SQA Work Activity: Personnel Training in Design, Development, Use & Evaluation of Safety Software 4 Safety Bulletin: Quality Assurance Concern Wright Industries, Inc. 5 HSS QA Activity Corner 6 Just for Fun 7 QA-Related Meetings & Conferences 8 Director's Note 8 Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E E X C H A N G E Mr. Larry Newman has broad experience in managing nuclear reactors and power plants, both in the government and the private sec- tor. He has over 20 years' experience in the civilian nuclear field. He has worked at nu- merous civilian nuclear power reactors, where he has twice been a Nuclear Regula- tory Commission (NRC)-licensed senior re-
National Coal Quality Inventory (NACQI)
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted the National Coal Quality Inventory (NaCQI) between 1999 and 2005 to address a need for quality information on coals that will be mined during the next 20-30 years. Collaboration between the USGS, State geological surveys, universities, coal burning utilities, and the coal mining industry plus funding support from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) permitted collection and submittal of coal samples for analysis. The chemical data (proximate and ultimate analyses; major, minor and trace element concentrations) for 729 samples of raw or prepared coal, coal associated shale, and coal combustion products (fly ash, hopper ash, bottom ash and gypsum) from nine coal producing States are included. In addition, the project identified a new coal reference analytical standard, to be designated CWE-1 (West Elk Mine, Gunnison County, Colorado) that is a high-volatile-B or high-volatile-A bituminous coal with low contents of ash yield and sulfur, and very low, but detectable contents of chlorine, mercury and other trace elements.
Robert Finkelman
Quality Assurance Exchange, March 2006
2 2 , I ssu e 1 M a r c h 2 0 0 6 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : In the Spotlight: Interview with Patrice Bubar, DAS for Office of Corporate Performance 1 "How To" Series on Performing Assessments: Auditing Tools & Techniques 1 Lessons Learned: Quality Assurance Related to Fastener Torque Requirements 2 Washington Closure Hanford Safety Software Surveillance Completed 3 Announcements, Updates, & Activities 8 Upcoming Workshops, Training, & Courses 10 Upcoming Meetings & Conferences 9 Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E E X C H A N G E Earlier this year, Patrice M. Bubar was appointed as the Deputy Assistant Secre- tary for Corporate Performance Assess- ment (EH-3) within the Office of Environ- ment, Safety and Health (EH). Ms. Bubar
Quality Assurance Exchange, Winter 2010
new year brings new challenges new year brings new challenges for DOE and the Office of Environmental Management (EM) is no exception, especially with the acceleration and revamping of projects due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). A recent reorganization which has restructured EM senior leadership by adding new positions and changing reporting lines for many EM offices has brought about new objectives and challenges. In an effort to understand these changes and expectations, we spoke with Robert Murray, Acting Director of the Office of Standards and Quality Assurance (EM-23) within the Office of Safety and Security Program. In the following interview, Mr. Murray discusses the changes, challenges, and objectives for EM-23 in FY 2010. (Continued on page 2)
5 Tables 5 Tables July 1996 Energy Information Administration Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels U.S. Department of Energy Washington DC 20585 This report was prepared by the Energy Information Administration, the independent statistical and analytical agency within the Department of Energy. The information contained herein should not be construed as advocating or reflecting any policy position of the Department of Energy or any other organization. Contacts The annual publication Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants (C&Q) will no longer be pub- lished by the EIA. The tables presented in this docu- ment are intended to replace that annual publication. Questions regarding the availability of these data should be directed to: Coal and Electric Data and Renewables Division
Quality Assurance Exchange, August 2009
American Recovery and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), also called stimulus package and referred to as the Recovery Act, is an economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act is intended to provide a stimulus to the U.S. economy in the wake of the economic downturn. The measures are nominally worth $787 billion nationwide and include federal tax cuts, expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions, and domestic spending in education, health care, and infrastructure, including the energy sector. IN THE SPOTLIGHT: OFFICE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ENVIRONMENT Interview with Andrew C. Lawrence, Director
Board Staff Perspectives Quality Council
Nuclear Facilities Safety Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Th B d & T h i l S ff Q li A The Board & Technical Staff Quality Assurance Perspectives for 2011 2010 Dr. W. San Horton, PMP, CSQE Member of the Technical Staff Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board DISCLAIMER The ie s and opinions presented are solel the a thor's No information contained in the presentation nor an associated The views and opinions presented are solely the author's. No information contained in the presentation nor any associated discussion should be construed as official or unofficial views or positions of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board T i Topics B i I f ti B d * Basic Information on Board * Who, what, mission, size, location * Organization of the Board and the Board's staff
The recent absolute total np and pp cross section determinations: quality of data description and prediction of experimental observables
The absolute total cross sections for np and pp scattering below 1000 MeV are determined based on partial-wave analyses (PWAs) of nucleon-nucleon scattering data. These cross sections are compared with the most recent ENDF/B-VII.0 and JENDL-3.3 data files, and the Nijmegen PWA. Systematic deviations from the ENDF/B-VII.0 and JENDL-3.3 evaluations are found to exist in the low-energy region. Comparison of the np evaluation with the result of most recent np total and differential cross section measurements will be discussed. Results of those measurements were not used in the evaluation database. A comparison was done to check a quality of evaluation and its capabilities to predict experimental observables. Excellent agreement was found between the new experimental data and our PWA predictions.
Laptev, Alexander B [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Haight, Robert C [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Arndt, Richard A [GWU; Briscoe, William J [GWU; Paris, Mark W [GWU; Strakovsky, Igor I [GWU; Workman, Ron L [GWU
Surface Water Quality Standards (Kansas) | Department of Energy
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Princeton Plasma Physics Lab - Quality assurance
quality-assurance Quality: the quality-assurance Quality: the characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs.Quality Assurance: the planned and systematic activities implemented to provide confidence that a product or service will fulfill its requirements for quality. en PPPL teams up with USDA to produce new egg pasteurization method http://www.pppl.gov/news/press-releases/2013/09/pppl-teams-usda-produce-new-egg-pasteurization-method
SOPP-43, EM-23 Quality Assurance Oversight
. POLICY: The Office of Environmental Management (EM) Quality Assurance program . POLICY: The Office of Environmental Management (EM) Quality Assurance program requirements and expectations are documented in the EM Quality Assurance Program (QAP), EM-QA-001, dated October 2008. The QAP is the EM management system to ensure that all EM organizations "do work correctly." The QAP meets the requirements of DOE O 414.1C, Quality Assurance, and 10 CFR 830 Subpart A "Quality Assurance Requirements." The QAP demonstrates how QA and the Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) are fully integrated in EM. The QAP also provides consistent QA implementation across EM while allowing both for grading based on importance to the EM mission and safety, and for site-specific requirements to be addressed (e.g., DOE/RW-0333P, Quality Assurance
State Water Quality (Virginia) | Department of Energy
Quality (Virginia) Quality (Virginia) State Water Quality (Virginia) < Back Eligibility Commercial Construction Industrial Investor-Owned Utility Local Government Municipal/Public Utility Rural Electric Cooperative Systems Integrator Tribal Government Utility Savings Category Water Buying & Making Electricity Home Weatherization Program Info State Virginia Program Type Environmental Regulations Siting and Permitting Provider Virginia Department of Environmental Quality It is the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia to: (1) protect existing high quality state waters and restore the quality of all other state waters to permit all reasonable public uses and support the propagation and growth of all aquatic life which might reasonably be expected to inhabit them; (2) safeguard the clean waters of the Commonwealth from pollution; (3) prevent
Process-Based Quality (PBQ) Tools Development
The objective of this effort is to benchmark the development of process-based quality tools for application in CAD (computer-aided design) model-based applications. The processes of interest are design, manufacturing, and quality process applications. A study was commissioned addressing the impact, current technologies, and known problem areas in application of 3D MCAD (3-dimensional mechanical computer-aided design) models and model integrity on downstream manufacturing and quality processes. The downstream manufacturing and product quality processes are profoundly influenced and dependent on model quality and modeling process integrity. The goal is to illustrate and expedite the modeling and downstream model-based technologies for available or conceptual methods and tools to achieve maximum economic advantage and advance process-based quality concepts.
Cummins, J.L.
Toward machine understanding of information quality
In this paper we report preliminary results of a study to develop, and subsequently to automate, new metrics for assessment of information quality in text documents, particularly in news. Through focus group studies, quality judgment experiments, and textual feature extraction and analysis, we were able to generate nine quality aspects and apply them in human assessments. Experts and students participated quality experiments, during which 1000 TREC documents were evaluated by participants from two sites--Albany and Rutgers. Data showed good interjudge agreement between judges from both sites. Principal component analysis revealed that the nine aspects form clusters of �content � and �presentation. � Automatic quality prediction has been derived based on statistical analysis on the association between textual features and human quality judgments.
Rong Tang; K. B. Ng; Tomek Strzal Kowski; Paul Kantor
Quality assurance | Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
Quality assurance Quality assurance Subscribe to RSS - Quality assurance Quality: the characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. Quality Assurance: the planned and systematic activities implemented to provide confidence that a product or service will fulfill its requirements for quality. PPPL teams up with USDA to produce new egg pasteurization method Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a novel technique and device for rapidly pasteurizing eggs in the shell without damaging the delicate egg white. The process could lead to a sharp reduction in illnesses caused by egg-borne salmonella bacteria, a widespread public health concern.
Council on Environmental Quality | Department of Energy
Council on Environmental Quality Council on Environmental Quality Council on Environmental Quality Selected documents prepared by the Council on Environmental Quality that provide guidance on the NEPA process. March 5, 2013 NEPA and CEQA: Integrating State and Federal Environmental Reviews (Draft) The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), in collaboration with the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research, issued on March 5, 2013, a draft handbook on integrating NEPA and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review processes. The guide provides practitioners with an overview of NEPA and CEQA as well as valuable suggestions for developing a single environmental review process that can meet the requirements of both statutes. March 5, 2013 NEPA and NHPA: A Handbook for Integrating NEPA and Section 106
Water Quality Criteria Development for Iron
The current national water quality criterion for iron � a criterion continuous concentration of 1 mg Fe/L � was derived 25 years ago. Such ambient water quality criteria are typically derived from toxicity tests in which the reagent grade chemical is dissolved in clean laboratory water. However, due to the complexity of iron speciation in freshwater, adverse effects of iron precipitates on habitat quality, and access of organisms to food, standard toxicity assays may not adequately assess the...
Power Quality Improvement Methodology for Wires Companies
This report provides practical utility-side strategies for improving power quality. Much research has been done on the application of custom power devices to mitigate power quality events on transmission and distribution wires systems. However, these solutions can be costly and often benefit a limited number of customers. Many wires companies are looking for ways to improve the overall quality of their service using methods and equipment that are more traditional.
Environmental Quality (Nebraska) | Department of Energy
Quality (Nebraska) Quality (Nebraska) Environmental Quality (Nebraska) < Back Eligibility Agricultural Commercial Construction Fed. Government Fuel Distributor General Public/Consumer Industrial Installer/Contractor Institutional Investor-Owned Utility Local Government Low-Income Residential Multi-Family Residential Municipal/Public Utility Nonprofit Residential Retail Supplier Rural Electric Cooperative Schools State/Provincial Govt Systems Integrator Transportation Tribal Government Utility Savings Category Alternative Fuel Vehicles Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Buying & Making Electricity Water Home Weatherization Solar Wind Program Info State Nebraska Program Type Environmental Regulations Provider Environmental Quality This section establishes the policy of the state to be the conservation,
Ambient Air Quality Standards (New Jersey)
This article lists specific standards for ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, lead and nitrogen dioxide.
NREL Job Task Analysis: Quality Control Inspector
A summary of job task analyses for the position of quality control inspector when evaluating weatherization work that has been done on a residence.
Kurnik, C.; Woodley, C.
Office of Quality Assurance - Mission and Functions
Serves as the office of primary interest for QA policies, guidance and other QA directives. Develops and revises QA and software quality assurance (SQA) directives and...
Water Quality Standards (Iowa) | Department of Energy
Iowa) Water Quality Standards (Iowa) Eligibility Agricultural Commercial Construction Fuel Distributor Industrial InstallerContractor Institutional Investor-Owned Utility Local...
Water Quality Control (Texas) | Department of Energy
Control (Texas) Water Quality Control (Texas) Eligibility Utility Fed. Government Commercial Agricultural Investor-Owned Utility StateProvincial Govt Industrial Construction...
EM Quality Assurance Assessment Schedule FY 2010
Attached for planning and coordination purposes is the updated Quality Assurance�(QA) assessment schedule for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2010.
Indoor Air Quality and Volatile Organic Compounds
... The unit was sized to comply with the outdoor air requirements in ASHRAE Standard 62.2 Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low ...
Discussion of �Rural Alaska Electric Power Quality�
... Poor electric power quality has repeatedly been blamed for electrical equipment malfunction and failures, even though data to substantiate this view ...
Instruction for quality service: a curricular unit.
??The purpose of this project was to design an in depth and inclusive curricular unit for quality food service to accommodate an emergent industry. It� (more)
Miltenberger, Lucia A.
Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review
04 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review INTRODUCTION This Bulletin establishes that important scientific information shall be peer...
Factors that Predict Quality Classroom Technology Use.
??Despite technological advancements intended to enhance teaching and learning in the 21st century, numerous teacher and school factors continue to impede quality classroom technology use.� (more)
Hastings, Tricia A.
Microbial quality and safety of ostrich meat.
??The aim of this study was to determine the quality of slaughtered ostrich meat and to evaluate the ostrich slaughter process, to determine whether ostrich� (more)
Cloete, Anya
Indoor Air Quality & Ventilation Group Staff Directory
Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Group Staff. Staff Listing. Dr. Andrew K. Persily, Leader, Supervisory Mechanical Engineer, 301-975-6418. ...
FAQS Reference Guide � Weapon Quality Assurance
This reference guide addresses the competency statements in the August 2008 edition of DOE-STD-1025-2008, Weapon Quality Assurance Functional Area Qualification Standard.
Processing parameters affecting sorghum noodle qualities.
??Processing variables of 100% sorghum noodles were investigated to determine effects on noodle quality. A dough was created by microwave heating a flour with 1� (more)
Kunetz, Christine Frances
Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy: Technologies, quality...
launched their most recent publication: Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy: Technologies, Quality Standards and Business Models. Taping into its members' experience...
Regulations for Air Quality (Quebec, Canada)
This Regulation establishes emission standards for particulates and gases, emission opacity standards, standards of air quality and control measures to prevent, eliminate or reduce the emission of...
Highly Integrated Quality Assurance � An Empirical Case
Highly Integrated Quality Assurance � An Empirical Case Drake Kirkham1, Amy Powell2, Lucas Rich3 1Quality Manager, Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS) Program, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625 M/S 6122, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-6122 2Quality Engineer, RPS Program, Idaho National Laboratory 3Quality Engineer, RPS Program, Idaho National Laboratory Contact: Voice: (208) 533-7550 Email: email@example.com Abstract. The Radioisotope Power Systems Program of the Idaho National Laboratory makes an empirical case for a highly integrated Quality Assurance function pertaining to the preparation, assembly, testing, storage and transportation of 238Pu fueled radioisotope thermoelectric generators. Case data represents multiple campaigns including the Pluto/New Horizons mission, the Mars Science Laboratory mission in progress, and other related projects. Traditional Quality Assurance models would attempt to reduce cost by minimizing the role of dedicated Quality Assurance personnel in favor of either functional tasking or peer-based implementations. Highly integrated Quality Assurance adds value by placing trained quality inspectors on the production floor side-by-side with nuclear facility operators to enhance team dynamics, reduce inspection wait time, and provide for immediate, independent feedback. Value is also added by maintaining dedicated Quality Engineers to provide for rapid identification and resolution of corrective action, enhanced and expedited supply chain interfaces, improved bonded storage capabilities, and technical resources for requirements management including data package development and Certificates of Inspection. A broad examination of cost-benefit indicates highly integrated Quality Assurance can reduce cost through the mitigation of risk and reducing administrative burden thereby allowing engineers to be engineers, nuclear operators to be nuclear operators, and the cross-functional team to operate more efficiently. Applicability of this case extends to any high-value, long-term project where traceability and accountability are determining factors.
Drake Kirkham; Amy Powell; Lucas Rich
Quality at Y-12, part 3 -- Or: Quality goes beyond nuclear weapons...
at Y-12, part 3 Or: Quality goes beyond nuclear weapons (title as it appeared in The Oak Ridger) As we continue our look at the history of Quality at Y-12, Bud Leete, Y-12...
Safety Software Quality Assurance: Training
Training Training classroom DOE is committed to provide qualified staff to assist, guide, direct, oversee and evaluate its safety software. The Department's Safety Software Quality Assurance Functional Area Qualification Standard (FAQS) establishes common functional area competency requirements for its personnel. Additionally, specific Office/Facility-Specific Qualification Standard supplements the technical FAQS and establishes unique operational competency requirements. DOE O 426.1, Federal Technical Capability defines the requirements and responsibilities for developing a technically competent workforce to accomplish DOE missions in a safe and efficient manner through the Federal Technical Capability Program (FTCP). This accomplished through the Technical Qualification Program (TQP) which applies to DOE technical employess whose duties and responsibilities require them to provide assistance, guidance, direction, or oversight that could affect the safe operation of a defense nuclear facility, including evaluation of contractor activities at those facilities. The TQP, along with the supporting technical Functional Area Qualification Standards, complements the personnel processes that support DOE's drive for technical excellence. Detailed operating requirements for the TQP and Functional Area Qualification Standards are described in DOE M 426.1-1.
Environmental Restoration Quality Program Plan
The Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Environmental Restoration (ER) Program was initially chartered on October 1, 1989, as a entral Environmental Restoration Division'' to manage the investigation and remediation of inactive sites and facilities that have been declared surplus and have no further programmatic use. The Energy Systems ER Division was established to support the DOE Oak Ridge Field Office (DOE-OR) consolidated ER Program. The DOE-OR Assistant Manager for Environmental Restoration and Waste Management provides program and budget direction to the Energy Systems ER Program for environmental restoration activities at the sites operated by Energy Systems (Oak Ridge K-25 Site, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant) and at the off-site locations. The Energy Systems ER Division is specifically charged with assessing these sites for potential contamination and managing the cleanup processes. The Energy Systems Environmental Restoration Division was chartered on October 1, 1989, as a central organization to manage the Remedial Action (RA) Program. The purpose of this document is to ensure that: senior ER management provides planning, organization, direction, control, and support to achieve the organization's objectives; the line organization achieves quality; and overall performance is reviewed and evaluated using a rigorous assessment process.
Colley, J.S.
Impacts of Motor Vehicle Operation on Water Quality in the United States - Clean-up Costs and Policies
oil and oil filter reimbursement checks, so check processing costsCosts of remediating underground storage tank leaks exceed benefits. Oil andOil Companies Pay US EPA to Settle Santa Monica MTBE Cleanup Costs,
Nixon, Hilary; Saphores, Jean-Daniel
Power quality assessment of specially connected transformers
This paper examines and compares the voltage deviation, voltage unbalance, and harmonic distortion of V-V, Scott, and Le Blanc connected transformers by a novel approach. The power quality factors are needed to truly reflect the loading characteristics ... Keywords: Le Blanc connection, V-V connection, power quality, scott connection
Yao-Hung Chan; Chi-Jui Wu; Shu-Chen Wang
Formalising medical quality indicators to improve guidelines
Formalising medical quality indicators to improve guidelines Marjolein van Gendt, Annette ten Teije,annette,rserban,firstname.lastname@example.com Abstract. Medical guidelines can significantly improve quality of med- ical care and reduce costs. But how that are formulated by medical institutions to evaluate medical care. The main research questions are (i) whether
ten Teije, Annette
Formalising medical quality indicators to improve guidelines Marjolein van Gendt1 , Annette ten,annette,rserban,firstname.lastname@example.com Abstract. Medical guidelines can significantly improve quality of med- ical care and reduce costs. But how that are formulated by medical institutions to evaluate medical care. The main research questions are (i) whether
van Harmelen, Frank
Quality assurance manual: Volume 2, Appendices
This paper contains quality assurance information on departments of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Particular quality assurance policies and standards discussed are on: Mechanical Systems; Klystron and Microwave Department; Electronics Department; Plant Engineering; Accelerator Department; Purchasing; and Experimental Facilities Department. (LSP)
Oijala, J.E.
Air Quality Program Specialist Vandenberg AFB, California
Air Quality Program Specialist Vandenberg AFB, California POSITION An Air Quality Program, California. ORGANIZATION CEMML is a research, education and service unit within the Warner College of Natural of Santa Barbara on the central coast of California. The base and its 45 miles of scenic coastline is home
Model Representation of Local Air Quality Characteristics
Daily (24 h) and hourly air quality data at several sites are used to examine the performance of the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University�NCAR Mesoscale Model (MM5)�Community Multiscale Air Quality Model (CMAQ) system over a 3-month ...
Stephen F. Mueller
The quality of the XML Web
We collect evidence to answer the following question: Is the quality of the XML documents found on the Web sufficient to apply XML technology like XQuery, XPath and XSLT? XML collections from the Web have been previously studied statistically, but no ... Keywords: Data quality, Schemas, Standardization, XML, XML Web
Steven Grijzenhout; Maarten Marx
The quality of the XML web
We collect evidence to answer the following question: Is the quality of the XML documents found on the web sufficient to apply XML technology like XQuery, XPath and XSLT? XML collections from the web have been previously studied statistically, but no ... Keywords: XML, XML web, data quality, schemas
Web Structure, Dynamics and Page Quality
This paper is aimed at the study of quantitative measures of the relation between Web structure, page recency, and quality of Web pages. Quality is studied using different link-based metrics considering their relationship with the structure of the Web ...
Ricardo A. Baeza-Yates; Felipe Saint-Jean; Carlos Castillo
PQMII POWER QUALITY METER INSTRUCTION MANUAL 11 PQMII Power Quality Meter
#12;#12;#12;PQMII POWER QUALITY METER INSTRUCTION MANUAL 11 PQMII Power Quality Meter Chapter 1 Multilin PQMII Power Quality Meter is an ideal choice for continuous monitoring of a single or three-phase system. It provides metering for current, voltage, real power, reactive power, apparent power, energy use
Meyers, Steven D.
Improving Regional Air Quality with Wind Power
Wind Powering America (EERE)
Improving Regional Air Quality with Improving Regional Air Quality with Wind Power National Renewable Energy Laboratory Improving Regional Air Quality with Wind Power National Renewable Energy Laboratory * Clean Air Act (CAA) framework * Air quality challenges * CAA policies as market drivers * Met. Wash. Council of Governments (MWCOG) case study * Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidance on State Implementation Plan (SIP) credit for EERE * Model SIP documentation for wind purchases * Related marketing innovations Overview Overview * CAA requires regional air quality plans (SIPs) * "Window of opportunity" - Revised SIPs required by 2006/2007 to meet new 8-hour ozone and PM standards - August 2004 EPA guidance and NREL model SIP documentation for wind purchases Clean Air Act Framework Clean Air Act Framework
Council on Environmental Quality Council on Environmental Quality Council on Environmental Quality Selected documents prepared by the Council on Environmental Quality that provide guidance on the NEPA process. March 23, 1981 Forty Most Asked Questions Concerning CEQ's National Environmental Policy Act Regulations The Council on Environmental Quality, as part of its oversight of implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act, held meetings in the ten Federal regions with Federal, State, and local officials to discuss administration of the implementing regulations. The forty most asked questions were compiled in a memorandum to agencies for the information of relevant officials. November 17, 1980 Applying Section 404(r) of the Clean Water Act to Federal Projects Which Involve the Discharge of Dredged or Fill Materials into Waters of the U.S.,
Microgrids and Heterogeneous Power Quality and Reliability
This paper describes two stylized alternative visions of how the power system might evolve to meet future requirements for the high quality electricity service that modern digital economies demand, a supergrids paradigm and a dispersed paradigm. Some of the economics of the dispersed vision are explored, and perspectives are presented on both the choice of homogeneous universal power quality upstream in the electricity supply chain and on the extremely heterogeneous requirements of end-use loads. It is argued that meeting the demanding requirements of sensitive loads by local provision of high quality power may be more cost effective than increasing the quality of universal homogeneous supply upstream in the legacy grid. Finally, the potential role of microgrids in delivering heterogeneous power quality is demonstrated by reference to two ongoing microgrid tests in the U.S. and Japan.
LaCommare, Kristina; Marnay, Chris
University of Colorado Indoor Air Quality Report
Image Courtesy of Ohio Image Courtesy of Ohio State University INDOOR AIR QUALITY Design Goals Design Goals Design Goals Design Goals Integrate technologically and economically innovative, low-energy strategies Minimize occupant distraction User-friendly controls Minimize pollutant sources Bio Bio Bio Bio- - - -S S S S ( ( ( (h h h h) ) ) ) ip ip ip ip indoor air quality features indoor air quality features indoor air quality features indoor air quality features Mechanical Systems Energy Recovery Ventilator Exhaust Fans Heating And Cooling Systems Passive Ventilation Low VOC materials Each of these features is described in more detail below. Mechanical Systems Energy Recovery Ventilator Knowing that our home has a tight envelope, due to our Bio-SIP construction, we needed to use mechanical ventilation to ensure suitable indoor air
Prediction of diet quality parameters
Research was conducted to determine the feasibility of predicting percent dietary crude protein (CP), phosphorus (P), and digestible organic matter (DOM) of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) through analysis of feces with near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS). Feeding trials were conducted with stall-fed, white-tailed deer. Seventy-six rations were formulated with combinations of over 50 forage species representing a broad range of values and composition. Fecal samples were collected on days 6 and 7 after feeding the rations. Micro-Kjeldahl procedure was used to determine CP and P of each ration. Digestible organic matter was determined by in vitro analysis corrected for known in vivo digestibility. Fecal NIRS scans were paired with dietary CP, P and DOM values to establish a reference data set and resulting equations. A 7-wavelength equation for CP, 8-wavelength equation for P, and 4-wavelength equation for DOM, allowed good predictions of the data set: le=0.94, 0,94, and 0.89, SEC=0.70@ 0.02, and 2.64, n--l 1 1, 114, and 117, respectively. Validation of selected equations with an independent sample set yielded acceptable results: SEP=0.87, 0.02, 2.89, R2=0.94, 0.93, and 0.85, for CP, P and DOM, respectively. Geographic spectral stability of predictive equations was assessed for four different ecological communities. Performance was encouraging given the limited data set and vegetational regions forage was harvested from. A hierarchical equation system formulated with six separate equations for CP, P and DOM enhanced prediction capabilities. Results of this study indicate prediction of diet quality for white-tailed deer with NIRS fecal scans can provide managers with critical information necessary for proper nutritional management of free-ranging deer populations. Further work is necessary to increase geographical robustness of the predictive equations.
Showers, Scott Everett
DOE Order Self Study Modules - DOE O 414.1D Quality Assurance...
calibrator did not pass the bench check and another calibrator was selected. The mechanics performed the job with a 15-to 25-psi Loveland calibrator. The mechanics performing...
DOE Challenge Home Recommended Quality Management Provisions
Recommended Quality Recommended Quality Management Provisions RECOMMENDED QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS QM Provision Builder Documentation & Verification Requirements Rater/Verifier Requirements QM #1: Project Documentation Complete construction documents shall be qualified as Designed to Earn ENERGY STAR and document all additional provisions and specifications required for DOE Challenge Home including mandatory provisions: 2012 IECC envelope insulation levels, ENERGY STAR windows, duct work in conditioned space, hot water distribution requirements requirements for indoor fixtures, EPA Indoor airPLUS checklist, and Renewable Energy Ready Home Checklists. Develop and store construction documents which, at a minimum, shall include all content required to consistently implement
Water Quality Standards (Ohio) | Department of Energy
Standards (Ohio) Standards (Ohio) Water Quality Standards (Ohio) < Back Eligibility Utility Fed. Government Commercial Agricultural Investor-Owned Utility State/Provincial Govt Industrial Construction Municipal/Public Utility Local Government Installer/Contractor Rural Electric Cooperative Tribal Government Retail Supplier Institutional Fuel Distributor Nonprofit Transportation Savings Category Water Buying & Making Electricity Home Weatherization Program Info State Ohio Program Type Environmental Regulations Provider Ohio Environmental Protection Agency This chapter of the law that establishes the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency outlines the minimum water quality requirements for all surface waters of the state. Water quality standards contain two distinct elements: designated uses; and
SAPHIRE 8 Software Quality Assurance Oversight
The software quality assurance oversight consists of updating and maintaining revision control of the SAPHIRE 8 quality assurance program documentation and of monitoring revision control of the SAPHIRE 8 source code. This report summarizes the oversight efforts through description of the revision control system (RCS) setup, operation and contents. Documents maintained under revision control include the Acceptance Test Plan (ATP), Configuration Management Plan, Quality Assurance Plan, Software Project Plan, Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), System Test Plan, SDP Interface Training Manual, and the SAPHIRE 8, 'New Features and Capabilities Overview'.
Kurt G. Vedros
Office of Quality Assurance: Newsletters and Bulletins
Quality Assurance Newsletters and Bulletins Quality Assurance Newsletters and Bulletins The Quality Assurance Exchange is a forum for the exchange of ideas and the sharing of experience related to QA issues among DOE field offices, contractors, and DOE headquarters. Readers are strongly encouraged to contribute articles on the implementation of QA requirements, on lessons learned and to offer suggestions. Please forward your input to email@example.com. If your contact information has changed or if you would like to receive the QA Exchange Newsletter, forward the following information to email@example.com. Name Phone Number E-mail address Federal or Contractor personnel DOE Organization or company name and site name, if applicable Quality Assurance Exchange August 2012, Volume 8 Issue 1
Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1970* QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1970* SHORT TITLE This title may be cited as the "Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970" Sec. 4371. Congressional findings, declarations, and purposes (a) The Congress finds - (1) that man has caused changes in the environment; (2) that many of these changes may affect the relationship between man and his environment; and (3) that population increases and urban concentration contribute directly to pollution and the degradation of our environment. (b)(1)The Congress declares that there is a national policy for the environment which provides for the enhancement of environmental quality. This policy is evidenced by statutes heretofore enacted relating to the prevention, abatement, and control of environmental pollution, water and land resources, transportation, and economic and
NETL: IEP - Air Quality Research: Regulatory Drivers
Regulatory Drivers Regulatory Drivers DOE/NETLs Air Quality Research Program is in direct response to the need to ensure that fossil-fuel-fired power systems continue to meet current and future environmental requirements. Specific environmental regulatory requirements driving this research are briefly summarized below: I. Clean Air Act (Including 1990 Amendments) Title I - Air Pollution Prevention and Control Part A - Air Quality and Emission Limitations Sect. 109 - National Ambient Air Quality Standards In July 1997 EPA promulgated new standards for particulate matter finer than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) and revised the ambient ozone standards. Sect. 111 - Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources Part C - Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
Underlying Quality Principles | Department of Energy
Underlying Quality Principles Underlying Quality Principles Underlying Quality Principles These principles are consistent with Integrated Safety Management Policy, P 450.4A and support ISM implementation. Define Policies and Objectives--Ensure they are Understood and Accepted. Management must set expectations for the organization as a whole before employees can do their jobs, satisfy their customers, and strive to improve the quality of their work. This is accomplished by developing and implementing specific policies and objectives that reflect the operating philosophy of the facility's management. Once these policies and objectives have been established, all managers must take the necessary actions to ensure that each employee shares their vision of the organization's purpose. Specify Roles and Responsibilities--Ensure they are Understood and
Weapon Weapon Quality Assurance Qualification Standard Reference Guide AUGUST 2009 This page is intentionally blank. Table of Contents i LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................... ii LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ ii ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................ iv PURPOSE...................................................................................................................................... 1 SCOPE ...........................................................................................................................................
Quality Jobs Program (Louisiana) | Department of Energy
Quality Jobs Program (Louisiana) Quality Jobs Program (Louisiana) Quality Jobs Program (Louisiana) < Back Eligibility Commercial Industrial Investor-Owned Utility Nonprofit Savings Category Alternative Fuel Vehicles Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Buying & Making Electricity Water Home Weatherization Solar Wind Program Info State Louisiana Program Type Corporate Tax Incentive Rebate Program Provider Louisiana Economic Development The Quality Jobs Program provides a cash rebate to companies that create well-paid jobs and promote economic development. Benefits include a 5-6% cash rebate of annual gross payroll for new, direct jobs for up to ten years, or up to 1.5 investment tax credit for qualified expenses. Business must be in one of the following industries: Bioscience, Manufacturing, Software, Environmental Technology, Food
Quality technique transfer: Manufacturing and software
An argument for quality technique transfer between manufacturing and software is put forward in which it is recognised that the nature of the production process differs and that the emphasis accorded given stages in the respective life cycles ...
Graham A. King
Robust Automated Quality Assurance of Radiosonde Temperatures
This paper presents a description of the fully automated quality-assurance (QA) procedures that are being applied to temperatures in the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive (IGRA). Because these data are routinely used for monitoring variations ...
Imke Durre; Russell S. Vose; David B. Wuertz
Strategies for Evaluating Quality Assurance Procedures
The evaluation strategies outlined in this paper constitute a set of tools beneficial to the development and documentation of robust automated quality assurance (QA) procedures. Traditionally, thresholds for the QA of climate data have been based ...
Imke Durre; Matthew J. Menne; Russell S. Vose
Quality Assurance for Critical Decision Reviews RM
The purpose of this Quality Assurance for Capital Project Critical Decision Review Module (QA�RM) is to identify, integrate, and clarify the QA performance objectives, criteria, and guidance needed...
Energy Efficiency and Improved Indoor Environmental Quality:...
and Improved Indoor Environmental Quality: No-Regrets Climate Change Insurance for the Insurance Industry Speaker(s): Evan Mills Date: December 19, 1996 - 12:00pm Location: 90-3148...
Quality assurance and testing for safety systems
In this paper we identify special quality assurance and test requirements of software for safety systems and show that even the best currently available practices meet these requirements only at very high cost and by application of empirical ...
Herbert Hecht; Myron Hecht
AOCS Methods for Biodiesel Feedstock Quality
This downloadble PDF contains 24 methods for determining the quality of biodiesel feedstocks, including cleanliness, purity, water content, acidity, sulfur, phosphorus, and oxidative stability. It has been revised to include information from the newest rel
Ventilation Controller for Improved Indoor Air Quality
Iain Walker and colleagues at Berkeley Lab have developed a dynamic control system for whole-house ventilation fans that provides maximal air quality while reducing by 18-44% the energy spent on ventilation. The system, the Residential Integrated ...
Quality control during construction of power plants
This paper traces the background and examines the necessity for a program to control quality during the construction phase of a power plant. It also attempts to point out considerations for making these programs cost effective.
Hartstern, R.F.
� Corrections Requested for Information Quality Compliance
I have received your alleged response to my April 28, 2008 Information Quality Challenge (RFC #08002) from Dr. Lawrence W. Reiter. It is unacceptable for an EPA official to provide a distorted and misleading non-responsive reply to my information quality challenge by deceptively �reframing � my concerns. Dr. Reiter�s reply of October 3, 2008 does not address any of the challenges I provided in my request for correction. Dr. Reiter�s reply is non-responsive to my concerns. I demand that the EPA provide me with an accurate, timely, and supported response to my information quality challenge. EPA Provides a Non-Response to Citizens Concerns by Deceptively Reframing the Scope of the Information Quality Challenge. The Unacceptable Non-Response by EPA Must be Corrected Immediately. Complaint Filed with the EPA�s Inspector General Office to Hold EPA Officials Accountable. Dr. Reiter�s reply to me is completely non-responsive to my many
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Visualizing Multiple Measures of Forecast Quality
A method for visually representing multiple measures of dichotomous (yes�no) forecast quality (probability of detection, false alarm ratio, bias, and critical success index) in a single diagram is presented. Illustration of the method is provided ...
Paul J. Roebber
Complex Quality Control of Meteorological Observations
A survey of the so-called complex quality control (CQC) of meteorological information is presented. The principles of the CQC approach are formulated. The CQC of rawinsonde height and temperature data at mandatory isobaric surfaces is described ...
Lev S. Gandin
Quality Control of Large Argo Datasets
Argo floats have significantly improved the observation of the global ocean interior, but as the size of the database increases, so does the need for efficient tools to perform reliable quality control. It is shown here how the classical method ...
Fabienne Gaillard; Emmanuelle Autret; Virginie Thierry; Philippe Galaup; Christine Coatanoan; Thomas Loubrieu
Change What? Identifying Quality Improvement Targets by ...
Feb 24, 2010 ... quality improvement recommendations based on existing data to improve the effectiveness of ... Adm Policy Ment Health (2010) 37:15�26 ..... include higher doses of procedures that are common among. EB practices (Mueller�...
Does accounting quality mitigate risk shifting?
This study examines the effect of financial reporting quality on risk shifting, an investment distortion that is caused by shareholders' incentives to engage in high-risk projects that are detrimental to debt holders. I ...
Loktionov, Yuri V
Sandia National Laboratories Supplier Quality Requirements for...
noted on the Procurement Document. F-42(QP-28)O4 Quality Assurance Supplement to Sandia Contracts and Purchase Orders (- rr -1 I 111804 1.0 Scope: The scope of this...
Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division of AOCS
For professionals in lipid oxidation with a major focus in food applications including flavor, instrumentation, chemical analyses, biological oxidation, antioxidants, nutraceuticals, processing and mechanisms Lipid Oxidation and Quality Division of AOCS ...
Development of a coal quality expert
This project will enhance the existing Coal Quality Information System (CQIS) database and Coal Quality Impact Model (CQIM) to allow confident assessment of the effects of cleaning on specific boiler cost and performance, as well as develop and validate a methodology, Coal Quality Expert (CQE) which allows accurate and detailed predictions of coal quality impacts on total power plant capital cost, operating cost, and performance based upon inputs from inexpensive bench-scale tests. The project consists of the following seven tasks: Project management; coal cleanability characterization; pilot-scale combustion testing; utility boiler field testing; CQIM completion and development of CQE specification; develop CQE; and, CQE workstation testing and validation. Progress is discussed. 1 fig., 3 tabs.
Results of the Excreta Bioassay Quality Control Program for April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010
A total of 58 urine samples and 10 fecal samples were submitted during the report period (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010) to General Engineering Laboratories, South Carolina by the Hanford Internal Dosimetry Program (IDP) to check the accuracy, precision, and detection levels of their analyses. Urine analyses for Sr, 238Pu, 239Pu, 241Am, 243Am 235U, 238U, elemental uranium and fecal analyses for 241Am, 238Pu and 239Pu were tested this year as well as four tissue samples for 238Pu, 239Pu, 241Am and 241Pu. The number of QC urine samples submitted during the report period represented 1.3% of the total samples submitted. In addition to the samples provided by IDP, GEL was also required to conduct their own QC program, and submit the results of analyses to IDP. About 33% of the analyses processed by GEL during the third year of this contract were quality control samples. GEL tested the performance of 21 radioisotopes, all of which met or exceeded the specifications in the Statement of Work within statistical uncertainty (Table 4).
Antonio, Cheryl L.
Results of The Excreta Bioassay Quality Control Program For April 1, 2010 Through March 31, 2011
A total of 76 urine samples and 10 spiked fecal samples were submitted during the report period (April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011) to GEL Laboratories, LLC in South Carolina by the Hanford Internal Dosimetry Program (IDP) to check the accuracy, precision, and detection levels of their analyses. Urine analyses for 14C, Sr, for 238Pu, 239Pu, 241Am, 243Am, 235U, 238U, 238U-mass and fecal analyses for 241Am, 238Pu and 239Pu were tested this year. The number of QC urine samples submitted during the report period represented 1.1% of the total samples submitted. In addition to the samples provided by IDP, GEL was also required to conduct their own QC program, and submit the results of analyses to IDP. About 31% of the analyses processed by GEL during the first year of contract 112512 were quality control samples. GEL tested the performance of 23 radioisotopes, all of which met or exceeded the specifications in the Statement of Work within statistical uncertainty except the slightly elevated relative bias for 243,244Cm (Table 4).
Quality assurance program for isotopic power systems
This report summarizes the Sandia National Laboratories Quality Assurance Program that applies to non-weapon (reimbursable) Radioisotopic Thermoelectric Generators. The program has been implemented over the past 16 years on power supplies used in various space and terrestrial systems. The quality assurance (QA) activity of the program is in support of the Department of Energy, Office of Space Nuclear Projects. Basic elements of the program are described in the report and examples of program decumentation are presented.
Hannigan, R.L.; Harnar, R.R.
Hydrogen & Fuel Cells - Hydrogen - Hydrogen Quality
Hydrogen Quality Issues for Fuel Cell Vehicles Hydrogen Quality Issues for Fuel Cell Vehicles Introduction Developing and implementing fuel quality specifications for hydrogen are prerequisites to the widespread deployment of hydrogen-fueled fuel cell vehicles. Several organizations are addressing this fuel quality issue, including the International Standards Organization (ISO), the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP), and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)/Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI). All of their activities, however, have focused on the deleterious effects of specific contaminants on the automotive fuel cell or on-board hydrogen storage systems. While it is possible for the energy industry to provide extremely pure hydrogen, such hydrogen could entail excessive costs. The objective of our task is to develop a process whereby the hydrogen quality requirements may be determined based on life-cycle costs of the complete hydrogen fuel cell vehicle "system." To accomplish this objective, the influence of different contaminants and their concentrations in fuel hydrogen on the life-cycle costs of hydrogen production, purification, use in fuel cells, and hydrogen analysis and quality verification are being assessed.
Soil health is defined as the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living system, by recognizing that it contains biological elements that are key to ecosystem function within land-use boundaries (Doran and Zeiss, 2000; Karlen et al., 2001). These functions are able to sustain biological productivity of soil, maintain the quality of surrounding air and water environments, as well as promote plant, animal, and human health (Doran et al., 1996). The concept of soil quality emerged in the literature in the early 1990s (Doran and Safely, 1997; Wienhold et al., 2004), and the first official application of the term was approved by the Soil Science Society of America Ad Hoc Committee on Soil Quality (S-581) and discussed by Karlen et al., (1997). Soil quality was been defined as ��the capacity of a reference soil to function, within natural or managed ecosystem boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and support human health and habitation.� � Subsequently the two terms are used interchangeably (Karlen et al., 2001) although it is important to distinguish that, soil quality is related to soil function (Karlen et al., 2003; Letey et al, 2003), whereas soil
James Kinyangi
PARS II Data Quality Memorandum from Deputy Secretary Poneman...
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Codespector --a Tool for Increasing Source Code Quality
Software quality is strictly connected with the source code quality. Coding standards may be very helpful in order to assure the high quality of the code, especially that they are supported by many application tools. The paper presents Codespector --the ...
Mariusz Jadach; Bogumi?a Hnatkowska
Analysis of the Quality of Information Obtained About Uterine Artery Embolization From the Internet
Purpose: The Internet is widely used by patients to source health care-related information. We sought to analyse the quality of information available on the Internet about uterine artery embolization (UAE). Materials and Methods: We searched three major search engines for the phrase 'uterine artery embolization' and compiled the top 50 results from each engine. After excluding repeated sites, scientific articles, and links to documents, the remaining 50 sites were assessed using the LIDA instrument, which scores sites across the domains of accessibility, usability, and reliability. The Fleisch reading ease score (FRES) was calculated for each of the sites. Finally, we checked the country of origin and the presence of certification by the Health On the Net Foundation (HONcode) as well as their effect on LIDA and FRES scores.ResultsThe following mean scores were obtained: accessibility 48/60 (80%), usability 42/54 (77%), reliability 20/51 (39%), total LIDA 110/165 (67%), and FRES 42/100 (42%). Nine sites had HONcode certification, and this was associated with significantly greater (p < 0.05) reliability and total LIDA and FRES scores. When comparing sites between United Kingdom and United States, there was marked variation in the quality of results obtained when searching for information on UAE (p < 0.05). Conclusion: In general, sites were well designed and easy to use. However, many scored poorly on the reliability of their information either because they were produced in a non-evidence-based way or because they lacking currency. It is important that patients are guided to reputable, location-specific sources of information online, especially because prominent search engine rank does not guarantee reliability of information.
Tavare, Aniket N. [British Medical Association House, British Medical Journal Group (United Kingdom); Alsafi, Ali, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Hamady, Mohamad S. [St. Mary's Hospital, Imaging Department (United Kingdom)
We present a new database of absorption and emission-line measurements based on the entire spectral atlas from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) 7th data release of galaxies within a redshift of 0.2. Our work makes use of the publicly available penalized pixel-fitting (pPXF) and gas and absorption line fitting (gandalf) IDL codes, aiming to improve the existing measurements for stellar kinematics, the strength of various absorption-line features, and the flux and width of the emissions from different species of ionized gas. Our fit to the stellar continuum uses both standard stellar population models and empirical templates obtained by combining a large number of stellar spectra in order to fit a subsample of high-quality SDSS spectra for quiescent galaxies. Furthermore, our fit to the nebular spectrum includes an exhaustive list of both recombination and forbidden lines. Foreground Galactic extinction is implicitly treated in our models, whereas reddening in the SDSS galaxies is included in the form of a simple dust screen component affecting the entire spectrum that is accompanied by a second reddening component affecting only the ionized gas emission. In order to check for systematic departures from the rather standard set of assumptions that enters our models, we provide a quality assessment for our fit to the SDSS spectra in our sample, for both the stellar continuum and the nebular emissions and across different wavelength regions. This quality assessment also allows the identification of objects with either problematic data or peculiar features. We hope to foster the discovery potential of our database; therefore, our spectral fit is available to the community. For example, based on the quality assessment around the H{alpha} and [N II] {lambda}6584 lines, approximately 1% of the SDSS spectra classified as 'galaxies' by the SDSS pipeline do in fact require additional broad lines to be matched, even though they do not show a strong continuum from an active nucleus, as do the SDSS objects classified as 'quasars'. Finally, we provide new spectral templates for galaxies of different Hubble types, obtained by combining the results of our spectral fit for a subsample of 452 morphologically selected objects.
Oh, Kyuseok; Yi, Sukyoung K. [Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749 (Korea, Republic of); Sarzi, Marc [Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield AL10 9AB (United Kingdom); Schawinski, Kevin, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208121, New Haven, CT 06511 (United States)
Quality Assurance Strategy for Existing Homes: Final Quality Management Primer for High Performing Homes
This guide is designed to help Building America (BA) Teams understand quality management and its role in transitioning from conventional to high performance home building and remodeling. It explains what quality means, the value of quality management systems, the unique need for QMS when building high performing homes, and the first steps to a implementing a comprehensive QMS. This document provides a framework and context for BA teams when they encounter builders and remodelers.
Del Bianco, M.; Taggart, J.; Sikora, J.; Wood, A.
Quality Assurance: Value-Added Attributes of the QA Requirements
qualified and performance-oriented. Quality Results A measure or the success of an organization is the quality of the services and products it provides. Product and service...
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Microgrids and Heterogeneous Security, Quality, Reliability, and Availability
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Establishing the Office of Environmental Management Quality Assurance...
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NMMSS Software Quality Assurance Plan | Department of Energy
Quality Assurance Plan The Software Quality Assurance Plan (SQAP) for the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguard System (NMMSS) software upgrade project (an actual DOE...
Nanocrystals for Quality Lighting and Displays - Programmaster.org
Presentation Title, Nanocrystals for Quality Lighting and Displays ... Abstract Scope, For wide-scale general lighting, energy-saving quality-lighting LEDs are�...
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Controller Design of Power Quality-Improving Appliances
This paper presents an innovative solution to power quality problems -- using power quality improving (PQI) appliances to reduce harmonic currents and improve the power factor in buildings.
Hammerstrom, Donald J.; Zhou, Ning; Lu, Ning
DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Record 8013: Air Quality...
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Air Quality Air Quality Improvement Program Funding - Ventura County to someone by E-mail Share Alternative Fuels Data Center: Air Quality Improvement Program Funding - Ventura County on Facebook Tweet about Alternative Fuels Data Center: Air Quality Improvement Program Funding - Ventura County on Twitter Bookmark Alternative Fuels Data Center: Air Quality Improvement Program Funding - Ventura County on Google Bookmark Alternative Fuels Data Center: Air Quality Improvement Program Funding - Ventura County on Delicious Rank Alternative Fuels Data Center: Air Quality Improvement Program Funding - Ventura County on Digg Find More places to share Alternative Fuels Data Center: Air Quality Improvement Program Funding - Ventura County on AddThis.com... More in this section...
Maintaining Quality in a Decommissioning Environment
The decommissioning of AECL's Whiteshell Laboratories is Canada's largest nuclear decommissioning project to date. This research laboratory has operated for forty years since it was set up in 1963 in eastern Manitoba as the Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment, complete with 60 MW(Th) test reactor, hot cells, particle accelerators, and multiple large-scale research programs. Returning the site to almost complete green state will require several decades of steady work in combination with periods of storage-with-surveillance. In this paper our approach to maintaining quality during the long decommissioning period is explained. In this context, 'quality' includes both regulatory aspects (compliance with required standards) and business aspects (meeting the customers' needs and exceeding their expectations). Both aspects are discussed, including examples and lessons learned. The five years of development and implementation of a quality assurance program for decommissioning the WL site have led to a number of lessons learned. Many of these are also relevant to other decommissioning projects, in Canada and elsewhere: - Early discussions with the regulator can save time and effort later in the process; - An iterative process in developing documentation allows for steady improvements and input throughout the process; - Consistent 2-way communication with staff regarding the benefits of a quality program assists greatly in adoption of the philosophy and procedures; - Top-level management must lead in promoting quality; - Field trials of procedures ('beta testing') ensures they are easy to use as well as useful. Success in decommissioning the Whiteshell Laboratories depends on the successful implementation of a rigorous quality program. This will help to ensure both safety and efficiency of all activities on site, from planning through execution and reporting. The many aspects of maintaining this program will continue to occupy quality practitioners in AECL, reaping steady benefits to AECL and to its customers, the people of Canada.
Attas, Michael [Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Whiteshell Laboratories, Pinawa, Manitoba, R0E 1L0 (Canada)
Software Quality Assurance: Directives and Guidance
Directives and Guidance Directives and Guidance DOE O 414.1D, Quality Assurance DOE G 414.1-4, Software Guide for use with 10 CFR 830 Subpart A, Quality Assurance Requirements, and DOE O 414.1C, Quality Assurance DOE Order O 414.1D, Quality Assurance, includes Attachment 4 addressing SQA requirements for nuclear safety applications at DOE nuclear facilities. The DOE O 414.1D was issued April 25, 2011. This Order and its associated Guide for safety software, DOE G 414.1-4, Safety Software Guide for use with 10 CFR 830 Subpart A, Quality Assurance Requirements. The Order identifies 10 software quality work activities that are to be performed using the graded approach specified in the Order. These 10 work activities are: (1) software project management, (2) software risk management, (3) software configuration management, (4) procurement and vendor management, (5) software requirements identification and management, (6) software design and implementation, (7) software safety design, (8) verification and validation, (9) problem reporting and corrective action, and (10) training of personnel in the design, development, use and evaluation of safety software. These 10 work activities were consolidated from practices and activities identified in several well known consensus standards and federal requirements. Safety software must be acquired, developed and implemented using ASME NQA-1-2008 with the NQA-1a-2009 addenda (or later edition), Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications, Part 1 and Subpart 2.7, or other national or international consensus standards that provide an equivalent level of quailty assurance requirements as NQA-1-2008.
The Impact of Minimum Quality Standards on Firm Entry, Exit and Product Quality: The Case of the Child Care Market
A Theory of Minimum Standards,� Journal of Politi- calto Minimum Quality Standards Regulation,� NBER working paperDuopoly and Quality Standards,� European Economic Review,
Hotz, V. Joseph; Xiao, Mo
north central texas water quality Through the Water Quality Education and Planning for
north central texas water quality Through the Water Quality Education and Planning for North Central Texas project, the Texas Water Resources Institute and Texas AgriLife Extension Service are collabo- rating with Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD), Texas A&M Spatial Sciences Laboratory
Wilkins, Neal
What signal are you sending? how website quality influences perceptions of product quality and purchase intentions
An electronic commerce marketing channel is fully mediated by information technology, stripping away much of a product's physical informational cues, and creating information asymmetries (i.e., limited information). These asymmetries may impede consumers' ... Keywords: credibility, cues, ecommerce, information asymmetries, perceived quality, signaling theory, signals, website quality
John D. Wells; Joseph S. Valacich; Traci J. Hess
California Environmental Quality Act | Open Energy Information
Act Act Jump to: navigation, search Statute Name California Environmental Quality Act Year 1970 Url [[File:|160px|link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Environmental_Quality_Act]] Description References Wikipedia[1] CERES Webpage[2] CDOFG Webpage[3] The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is a California statute passed in 1970, shortly after the United States federal government passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to institute a statewide policy of environmental protection. CEQA does not directly regulate land uses, but instead requires state and local agencies within California to follow a protocol of analysis and public disclosure of environmental impacts of proposed projects and adopt all feasible measures to mitigate those impacts.[1] CEQA makes environmental protection a mandatory part of
Quality Assurance for Quality Assurance for Critical Decision Reviews Module March 2010 CD-0 O 0 OFFICE OF Q C CD-1 F ENVIRO Standard R Quality A Rev Critical Decis CD-2 M ONMENTAL Review Plan Assuranc view Module sion (CD) Ap CD March 2010 L MANAGE n (SRP) e (QA) e pplicability D-3 EMENT CD-4 Post Ope eration Standard Review Plan, 2 nd Edition, March 2010 i FOREWORD The Standard Review Plan (SRP) 1 provides a consistent, predictable corporate review framework to ensure that issues and risks that could challenge the success of Office of Environmental Management (EM) projects are identified early and addressed proactively. The internal EM project review process encompasses key milestones established by DOE O 413.3A, Change 1, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets, DOE-STD-1189-2008,
Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Construction Quality Review
ARPT-WTP-2011-002 ARPT-WTP-2011-002 Site: DOE Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Subject: Office of Independent Oversight's Office of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations Activity Report for the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Construction Quality Review Dates of Activity 02/14/2011 - 02/17/2011 Report Preparer Joseph Lenahan Activity Description/Purpose: The purpose of the visit was to perform a review of construction quality assurance at the Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) site activities concurrently with the Department of Energy (DOE) WTP staff. One focus area for this visit was piping and pipe support installations. The Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS) attended several Bechtel National Incorporated (BNI) project meetings, reviewed the WTP project quality assurance program, reviewed DOE-WTP inspection reports completed by the DOE-WTP
Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy: Technologies, quality
Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy: Technologies, quality Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy: Technologies, quality standards and business models Jump to: navigation, search Tool Summary LAUNCH TOOL Name: Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy: Technologies, quality standards and business models Agency/Company /Organization: The Alliance for Rural Electrification Sector: Energy Focus Area: Renewable Energy Phase: Create a Vision Topics: - Energy Access Resource Type: Publications User Interface: Website Website: www.ruralelec.org/fileadmin/DATA/Documents/06_Publications/ARE_TECHNOL Cost: Free Language: English This publication aims to give eve- ryone, from the general public to decision makers, from potential investors to project promoters, the tools to understand what off-grid renewable energy technologies are all about.
A quality management approach to civil engineering
A methodology is presented for basing quality improvement decisions in civil engineering design firms upon historical data, statistical methods, and hydrologic modeling techniques. Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a quality management tool that has been used, with great success, in the manufacturing industry for nearly 50 years. The hydrologic techniques used were created by the Soil Conservation Service to generate synthetic storm hydrography. Historical data from an East Texas civil engineering firm are the basis for the research used to determine, chart, and analyze the current system used in the service provided to one of the company's largest clients. The result is the application of a quantifiable method for improving the quality of this service.
Baber, Thomas James
Chemical analysis quality assurance at the ICPP
This document discusses the chemical analysis quality assurance program at the ICPP which involves records management, analytical methods quality control, analysis procedures and training and qualification. Since 1979, the major portion of the quality assurance program has been implemented on a central analytical computer system. The individual features provided by the system are storage, retrieval, and search capabilities over all general request and sample analysis information, automatic method selection for all process streams, automation of all method calculations, automatic assignment of bias and precision estimates at all analysis levels, with-method-use requalification, untrained or unqualified analyst method lockout, statistical testing of all process stream results for replicate agreement, automatic testing of process results against pre- established operating, safety, or failure limits at varying confidence levels, and automatic transfer and report of all analysis data plus all statistical testing to the Production Department.
Hand, R.L.
Normal accidents: Data quality problems in ERP-enabled manufacturing
The efficient operation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems largely depends on data quality. ERP can improve data quality and information sharing within an organization. It can also pose challenges to data quality. While it is well known that ... Keywords: Data quality, ERP, complexity, enterprise resource planning, normal accident, tight coupling
Lan Cao, Hongwei Zhu
Study on Data Quality Evaluation of Coal and Gas Outburst
Data quality evaluation is an important part of the process of data mining. This article has build the information quality evaluation index system and evaluation model, determines the quantitative index for each quality dimension, and also demonstrates ... Keywords: coal and gas outburst, data quality, dimension, assessment metadata, data warehousing
Dong Lihong; Hou Yunbing
Air Quality: Acronym List Department: Chemical and General Safety
: Program Manager Authority: ES&H Manual, Chapter 30, Air Quality1 ACM asbestos-containing material AHA areaAir Quality: Acronym List Department: Chemical and General Safety Program: Air Quality Owner hazard analysis AQPM air quality program manager ARP accidental release prevention ATCM air toxic control
Wechsler, Risa H.
Review and Assessment of Air Quality Management Activities in Texas
Many air quality studies indicate that ozone, fine particulates, and haze are interrelated and often regional in extent. Emission management strategies to mitigate these pollutants are likely to involve regional control measures. This report summarizes recent air quality studies in the State of Texas to support the development of integrated air quality management strategies to meet new air quality standards.
The Groundwater Performance Assessment Project Quality Assurance Plan
This document provides the quality assurance guidelines that will be followed by the groundwater project.
Walker, Thomas G.
Vehicle Technologies Office: Improving Biodiesel and Other Fuels' Quality
Improving Biodiesel and Improving Biodiesel and Other Fuels' Quality to someone by E-mail Share Vehicle Technologies Office: Improving Biodiesel and Other Fuels' Quality on Facebook Tweet about Vehicle Technologies Office: Improving Biodiesel and Other Fuels' Quality on Twitter Bookmark Vehicle Technologies Office: Improving Biodiesel and Other Fuels' Quality on Google Bookmark Vehicle Technologies Office: Improving Biodiesel and Other Fuels' Quality on Delicious Rank Vehicle Technologies Office: Improving Biodiesel and Other Fuels' Quality on Digg Find More places to share Vehicle Technologies Office: Improving Biodiesel and Other Fuels' Quality on AddThis.com... Just the Basics Hybrid & Vehicle Systems Energy Storage Advanced Power Electronics & Electrical Machines Advanced Combustion Engines
Air-Quality Improvement Tax Incentives | Department of Energy
Air-Quality Improvement Tax Incentives Air-Quality Improvement Tax Incentives Air-Quality Improvement Tax Incentives < Back Eligibility Commercial Industrial Savings Category Heating & Cooling Commercial Heating & Cooling Heating Cooling Other Appliances & Electronics Commercial Lighting Lighting Manufacturing Bioenergy Buying & Making Electricity Solar Water Heating Wind Program Info State Ohio Program Type Other Incentive Provider Ohio Air Quality Development Authority The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA) provides assistance for new air quality projects in Ohio, for both small and large businesses. For qualifying projects, the OAQDA also projects tax benefits. For qualifying projects, the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA) can provide a 100 percent exemption from the tangible personal property tax
Failure mode and effect analysis-based quality assurance for dynamic MLC tracking systems
Purpose: To develop and implement a failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA)-based commissioning and quality assurance framework for dynamic multileaf collimator (DMLC) tumor tracking systems. Methods: A systematic failure mode and effect analysis was performed for a prototype real-time tumor tracking system that uses implanted electromagnetic transponders for tumor position monitoring and a DMLC for real-time beam adaptation. A detailed process tree of DMLC tracking delivery was created and potential tracking-specific failure modes were identified. For each failure mode, a risk probability number (RPN) was calculated from the product of the probability of occurrence, the severity of effect, and the detectibility of the failure. Based on the insights obtained from the FMEA, commissioning and QA procedures were developed to check (i) the accuracy of coordinate system transformation, (ii) system latency, (iii) spatial and dosimetric delivery accuracy, (iv) delivery efficiency, and (v) accuracy and consistency of system response to error conditions. The frequency of testing for each failure mode was determined from the RPN value. Results: Failures modes with RPN{>=}125 were recommended to be tested monthly. Failure modes with RPN<125 were assigned to be tested during comprehensive evaluations, e.g., during commissioning, annual quality assurance, and after major software/hardware upgrades. System latency was determined to be {approx}193 ms. The system showed consistent and accurate response to erroneous conditions. Tracking accuracy was within 3%-3 mm gamma (100% pass rate) for sinusoidal as well as a wide variety of patient-derived respiratory motions. The total time taken for monthly QA was {approx}35 min, while that taken for comprehensive testing was {approx}3.5 h. Conclusions: FMEA proved to be a powerful and flexible tool to develop and implement a quality management (QM) framework for DMLC tracking. The authors conclude that the use of FMEA-based QM ensures efficient allocation of clinical resources because the most critical failure modes receive the most attention. It is expected that the set of guidelines proposed here will serve as a living document that is updated with the accumulation of progressively more intrainstitutional and interinstitutional experience with DMLC tracking.
Sawant, Amit; Dieterich, Sonja; Svatos, Michelle; Keall, Paul [Stanford University, Stanford, California 94394 (United States); Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, California 94304 (United States); Stanford University, Stanford, California 94394 (United States)
BILIWG Meeting: DOE Hydrogen Quality Working Group
natural gas and ethanol are similar Product gas composition from steam reforming Species Natural Gas: distributed (forecourt) production reforming of natural gas (autothermal & steam reforming) reforming Develop low-cost methods for gas sampling and analysis for certification and on-line quality control (and
Power Quality for the Plastics Industry
This PQ TechWatch provides an overview of common plastics manufacturing processes and examines the types of power quality (PQ) phenomena to which they are most susceptible. Descriptions of investigative methods, cost-effective solutions, and illustrative case studies provide important details on how effectively dealing with common PQ issues can enhance the productivity of plastics manufacturing processes.
SAPHIRE 8 Quality Assurance Software Metrics Report
The purpose of this review of software metrics is to examine the quality of the metrics gathered in the 2010 IV&V and to set an outline for results of updated metrics runs to be performed. We find from the review that the maintenance of accepted quality standards presented in the SAPHIRE 8 initial Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) of April, 2010 is most easily achieved by continuing to utilize the tools used in that effort while adding a metric of bug tracking and resolution. Recommendations from the final IV&V were to continue periodic measurable metrics such as McCabe's complexity measure to ensure quality is maintained. The four software tools used to measure quality in the IV&V were CodeHealer, Coverage Validator, Memory Validator, Performance Validator, and Thread Validator. These are evaluated based on their capabilities. We attempted to run their latest revisions with the newer Delphi 2010 based SAPHIRE 8 code that has been developed and was successful with all of the Validator series of tools on small tests. Another recommendation from the IV&V was to incorporate a bug tracking and resolution metric. To improve our capability of producing this metric, we integrated our current web reporting system with the SpiraTest test management software purchased earlier this year to track requirements traceability.
Quality of Power in the Industrial Sector
Industries have added sensitive electrical loads such as computers and electronic equipment to improve efficiency, lower costs and to raise the overall quality of the product being manufactured. With this new technology there is a requirement for a quality of power that has not been available by the electric utility. Sensitive loads cannot tolerate electrical disturbances such as harmonic distortions, overvoltage, undervoltage, momentary interruptions and transients that are inherent in the utility distribution system. The industrial customer turns to the power supplier to provide technical support, monitoring and assistance to upgrade the quality of power into the plant. Even though studies have shown only 20% of the problems identified are actually utility generated it is the responsibility of the utility to help the customer isolate and solve the problem. The motto of the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Quality of Power program is "If a customer perceives he has a problem, we have a problem." The commitment has been made to assist the customer until he is satisfied the problem is in fact solved.
Marchbanks, G. J.
Power Quality Impacts of Distributed Generation: Guidelines
With the advent of deregulation, distributed generation (DG) will play an increasing role in electric distribution systems. This report addresses the issue of integrating DG into the electric power system in a way that assures power quality in the grid and at end-use customer facilities.
Chapter 3 - Conducting a Power Quality Audit
This chapter of the EPRI Solutions PQ Encyclopedia provides information on the power quality (PQ) audit: a process by which the sensitive portions of an end-use facility are identified, the PQ phenomena characterized, and, hopefully, the ideal and most cost-effective methods for mitigation discovered.
Power Quality Investigation of a Manufacturing Plant
This case study summarizes the findings and results of a power quality (PQ) audit performed at a manufacturing plant to harden the plant processes to external PQ disturbances. Recommendations were made by EPRI and implemented by the manufacturer. The result was a significant improvement in immunity of the plant processes to voltage sags.
Improving Regional Air Quality with Wind Energy
This model documentation is designed to assist State and local governments in pursuing wind energy purchases as a control measure under regional air quality plans. It is intended to support efforts to draft State Implementation Plans (SIPs), including wind energy purchases, to ensure compliance with the standard for ground-level ozone established under the Clean Air Act.
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will be fined as follows: First violation: $50 Each successive violation: $100. · The fine must be paid to CIM 7 days, CIM Operations Staff will notify the student's CIM instructors. The instructors may quarter, CIM Operations Staff will place a financial hold on the student's University account, preventing
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Checking Properties of Adaptive Workflow Nets
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Analyzing Interaction Orderings with Model Checking
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Comini, Marco
DIMACS Technical Report 200319 Checks and Balances
in Network Tra#c Databases by Flip Korn AT&T LabsResearch Florham Park, NJ 02932 firstname.lastname@example.com S visitor at AT&T Labs. DIMACS is a partnership of Rutgers University, Princeton University, AT&T Labs
Instant consistency checking for the UML
Inconsistencies in design models should be detected immediately to save the engineer from unnecessary rework. Yet, tools are not capable of keeping up with the engineers' rate of model changes. This paper presents an approach for quickly, correctly, ... Keywords: consistency, design feedback, incremental analysis
Alexander Egyed
Vehicle Pre-test Check-In
1 5 2006 Electric Transportation Applications All Rights Reserved significant to test conduct, a Non-Conformance Report (ETA-GAC002, "Control of Test Conduct," Appendix B)...
Check for Chirality in Nuclear Physics
Exited states in 134Pr were populated in the fusion-evaporation reaction 119Sn(19F, 4n)134Pr. Recoil distance Doppler-shift and Doppler-shift attenuation measurements using the Euroball spectrometer, in conjunction with the inner BGO ball and the Cologne plunger, were performed at beam energies of 87 MeV and 83 MeV, respectively. Reduced transition probabilities in 134Pr are compared to the predictions of the two quasiparticle+triaxial rotor and interacting boson fermion-fermion models. Both experimental results and theoretical calculations support only within a dynamical context the presence of intrinsic chirality in 134Pr.
Tonev, D. [INFN - Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Viale dell' Universita 2, 35020 Legnaro (PD) (Italy); Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, BAS, 1784 Sofia (Bulgaria); De Angelis, G.; Gadea, A.; Marginean, N.; Napoli, D. R. [INFN-- Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Viale dell' Universita 2, 35020 Legnaro (PD) (Italy); Petkov, P. [Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, BAS, 1784 Sofia (Bulgaria); Dewald, A.; Pejovic, P.; Fitzler, A.; Moeller, O.; Zell, K. O. [Institut fuer Kernphysik der Universitaet zu Koeln, D-50937 Cologne (Germany); Brant, S. [Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb (Croatia); Frauendorf, S. [Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 (United States); Zhong, Q. [Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413 (China); Balabanski, D. [Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Camerino, I-62032 Camerino (Italy); Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, BAS, 1784 Sofia (Bulgaria); Bazzacco, D.; Lenzi, S.; Lunardi, S. [Dipartimento di Fisica dell' Universita, 35131 Padova (Italy); INFN, Sezione di Padova, 35131 Padova (Italy); Zhang Jingye [Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 (United States); Zhang, Y. H. [Institute of Modern Phisics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 73000 (China)
Type-checking injective pure type systems
Injective pure type systems form a large class of pure type systems for which one can compute by purely syntactic means two sorts elmt(?∣M) and sort(?∣M), where ? is a pseudo-context and M is a pseudo-term, ...
Gilles Barthe
Region Type Checking for Core-Java
Region-based memory management offers several important advantages over garbage-collected heap, including real-time performance, better data locality and efficient use of limited memory. The concept of regions was first ...
Chin, Wei Ngan
Handwritten Bank Check Recognition of Courtesy Amounts
In spite of rapid evolution of electronic techniques, a number of large-scale applications continue to rely on the use of paper as the dominant medium. This is especially true for processing of bank ...
Palacios, Rafael
Integrating Temporal Logics and Model Checking Algorithms
of Computer Science The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa USA rus,email@example.com December 6, 1996 with a finite set of states S, a finite set of edges E, and a proposition labeling function P which maps atomic formulas are defined by the following rules: 1. true, false and any atomic proposition ap 2 AP are CTL
Rus, Teodor
Design and installation of continuous flow and water quality monitoring stations to improve water quality forecasting in the lower San Joaquin River
improve water quality forecasting in the lower San Joaquinimprove water quality forecasting in the lower San Joaquinan important real-time forecasting station for water quality
Quinn, Nigel W.T.
2010 Quality Council Annual Report | Department of Energy
2010 Quality Council Annual Report 2010 Quality Council Annual Report 2010 Quality Council Annual Report Introduction The Department of Energy (DOE) Quality Council (Council) has been in effect since November 2008 and provides a corporate forum for Federal quality assurance (QA) experts from across the DOE complex to identify and address DOE QA policy needs, to identify and recommend actions for continuous improvement of the quality of DOE work, and to facilitate improvement of DOE QA program implementation and maintenance. The Council has promoted improvements in DOE's corporate approach to quality through providing a forum for interactions among quality experts in the DOE Secretarial Offices and Field Offices. It has also helped DOE quality professionals expand their networks, improve their communications complex wide, and gain
Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Quality Testing Procedures
Biodiesel Quality Biodiesel Quality Testing Procedures to someone by E-mail Share Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Quality Testing Procedures on Facebook Tweet about Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Quality Testing Procedures on Twitter Bookmark Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Quality Testing Procedures on Google Bookmark Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Quality Testing Procedures on Delicious Rank Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Quality Testing Procedures on Digg Find More places to share Alternative Fuels Data Center: Biodiesel Quality Testing Procedures on AddThis.com... More in this section... Federal State Advanced Search All Laws & Incentives Sorted by Type Biodiesel Quality Testing Procedures Each biodiesel or other renewable diesel producer, distributor, or importer
Using National Air Quality Forecast Guidance to Develop Local Air Quality Index Forecasts
The National Air Quality Forecast Capability (NAQFC) currently provides next-day forecasts of ozone concentrations over the contiguous United States. It was developed collaboratively by NOAA and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in order to ...
Brian Eder; Daiwen Kang; S. Trivikrama Rao; Rohit Mathur; Shaocai Yu; Tanya Otte; Ken Schere; Richard Wayland; Scott Jackson; Paula Davidson; Jeff McQueen; George Bridgers
Angela MartinEmbracing Quality in Local Public Health: Michigan�s Quality Improvement Guidebook ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Embracing Quality in Local Public Health: Michigan�s Quality Improvement Guidebook has truly been a collaborative effort. We, its principal authors, spent hours, days, weeks, and months researching, writing, reviewing, obsessing, and haggling amicably over content. We know, beyond doubt, this effort would never have come to fruition without the extremely hard work of the following knowledgeable and dedicated people. Gratefully, we thank and acknowledge:
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FAQS Qualification Card - Quality Assurance | Department of Energy
Qualification Card - Quality Assurance Qualification Card - Quality Assurance FAQS Qualification Card - Quality Assurance A key element for the Department's Technical Qualification Programs is a set of common Functional Area Qualification Standards (FAQS) and associated Job Task Analyses (JTA). These standards are developed for various functional areas of responsibility in the Department, including oversight of safety management programs identified as hazard controls in Documented Safety Analyses (DSA). For each functional area, the FAQS identify the minimum technical competencies and supporting knowledge and skills for a typical qualified individual working in the area. FAQC-QualityAssurance.docx Description Quality Assurance Qualification Card More Documents & Publications FAQS Gap Analysis Qualification Card - Quality Assurance
Chapter 53 Ambient Air Quality (Kentucky) | Department of Energy
3 Ambient Air Quality (Kentucky) 3 Ambient Air Quality (Kentucky) Chapter 53 Ambient Air Quality (Kentucky) < Back Eligibility Agricultural Commercial Construction Developer Industrial Installer/Contractor Investor-Owned Utility Municipal/Public Utility Rural Electric Cooperative Utility Program Info State Kentucky Program Type Environmental Regulations Safety and Operational Guidelines Provider Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection Kentucky Administrative Regulation Chapter 53, entitled Ambient Air Quality, is promulgated under the authority of the Division of Air Quality within the Energy and Environment Cabinet's Department for Environmental Protection. Chapter 53 sets the air quality standards for pollutants regulated under the federally mandated Clean Air Act. The purpose of the
Surveillance Guides - QAS 2.6 Quality Assurance Records
QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS 1.0 Objective The objective of this surveillance is to evaluate the effectiveness of the contractor's implementation of the program to identify, collect and maintain quality assurance records. The surveillance encompasses records associated with design, maintenance, and operations. In addition to evaluating the effectiveness of the contractor's implementation, the Facility Representative also evaluates compliance with applicable DOE requirements. 2.0 References 2.1 DOE 5700.6C, Quality Assurance 2.2 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants. 2.3 NQA-1-1989, Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilities
DR. STFDlN L. KRAHN DR. STFDlN L. KRAHN DEPUTY ASSlS SAFETY ENVIRONhtENTAL MANAGEMENT SUBJECT: U p d a t e d F i Year 2010 Environmental Mmagemmt Quality Assurance Assessment Schedule AWhed for planuing and coordination purposes is t h e updated Ql&ty Amtrance {OA) asesmmt schedule for the remainder of fiscal year $Y) 2010. . - , The schedule is organized per the various types of QA asmmum@ that will k led by the Office of S t a n e and Quality Assurance (EM-23) or the Field elements. Please provide your feedbadc on the suggested self-atxwssment dates by Monday, Apd 12,2010 (item 2, below). Tht scope a n d tim'mg of plaoned asseasments are designed to be relevant, timely, and & I value to enhaace QA performame of specific projects. EM-23 has developed the attached oversight prioritization methodology plan that takes into
How is the Data Quality Office Doing?
How is the Data Quality Office Doing? How is the Data Quality Office Doing? K. L. Sonntag, R. A. Peppler, A. R. Dean, and C. M. Shafer Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Introduction The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program has collected data from its Southern Great Plains (SGP) climate research facility since late 1992, from its Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) site since 1996, and from its North Slope of Alaska (NSA) site since 1997. There are numerous instrument platforms at each site, including radiometer suites that measure solar and terrestrial radiation; tower- mounted instruments that measure wind, temperature, and humidity; subterranean sensors that measure soil moisture and thermal properties; a host of cloud-observing instruments that measure cloud extent
2012 Quality Assurance Improvement Project Plan
DOE HQ/EFCOG Project Plan Rev. 0 DOE HQ/EFCOG Project Plan Rev. 0 2 Office of Environmental Management and Energy Facility Contractors Group 2012 Quality Assurance Improvement Project Plan Introduction: This Project Plan is jointly developed by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) and the Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG), to provide execution support to the EM Quality Assurance (QA) Corporate Board. The Board serves a vital and critical role in ensuring that the EM mission is completed safely, correctly, and efficiently. The joint EM-EFCOG approach to enhancing QA signifies the inherent commitment to partnership and collaboration that is required between the contractor community and DOE to proactively improve performance of the EM mission and projects. This mandate is more
Report: Acquisition, Project Management, and Quality Assurance
Acquisition, Project Management, and Quality Assurance Acquisition, Project Management, and Quality Assurance September 30, 2009 Submitted by the EMAB Acquisition and Project Management Subcommittee Background For FY 2009 EMAB was tasked to review the management and delivery of EM's Construction Projects and confirm whether or not the program is headed in the right direction or needs to make some adjustments in order to improve efficiency. EMAB reviewed and discussed the topics of Acquisition and Project Management during its public meetings. The Acquisition and Project Management subcommittee, comprised of Mr. G. Brian Estes, Dr. Lawrence Papay, and Mr. David Swindle, engaged in teleconferences on August 7 and September 4 with EM senior personnel. Findings and Observations Deputy Assistant Secretary Jack Surash provided an update on EM acquisition initiatives, and he
Report SQAS95-001 Report SQAS95-001 Planning for a Software Process Assessment May 1995 Software Quality Assurance Subcommittee of the Nuclear Weapons Complex Quality Managers United States Department of Energy Albuquerque Operations Office Abstract This report presents a guide for how to plan for a software process assessment and how to use the assessment results to guide process improvement. It defines the steps associated with conducting a successful assessment and identifies the framework needed to establish a successful process improvement program. The assessment methodology is based upon the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) software process assessment. 1 This page is left intentionally blank. 2 Planning For A Software Process Assessment Executive Summary
2010 Quality Assurance Improvement Project Plan
HQ/EFCOG Project Plan HQ/EFCOG Project Plan 2 Office of Environmental Management and Energy Facility Contractors Group 2010 Quality Assurance Improvement Project Plan Introduction: This Project Plan is jointly developed by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) and the Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG), to provide execution support to the EM Quality Assurance (QA) Corporate Board. The Board serves a vital and critical role in ensuring that the EM mission is completed safely, correctly, and efficiently. The joint EM-EFCOG approach to enhancing QA signifies the inherent commitment to partnership and collaboration that is required between the contractor community and DOE to proactively improve performance of the EM mission and projects. This mandate is more
04 04 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review INTRODUCTION This Bulletin establishes that important scientific information shall be peer reviewed by qualified specialists before it is disseminated by the federal government. We published a proposed Bulletin on September 15, 2003. Based on public comments, we published a revised proposal for additional comment on April 28, 2004. We are now finalizing the April version, with minor revisions responsive to the public's comments. The purpose of the Bulletin is to enhance the quality and credibility of the government's scientific information. We recognize that different types of peer review are appropriate for different types of information. Under this Bulletin, agencies are granted broad
Quality New Mexico recognizes Community Programs Office
CPO receives Piñon recognition CPO receives Piñon recognition Quality New Mexico recognizes Community Programs Office LANL has received 14 Piñon and Roadrunner recognitions from Quality New Mexico since 1997. March 6, 2012 Los Alamos National Laboratory sits on top of a once-remote mesa in northern New Mexico with the Jemez mountains as a backdrop to research and innovation covering multi-disciplines from bioscience, sustainable energy sources, to plasma physics and new materials. Los Alamos National Laboratory sits on top of a once-remote mesa in northern New Mexico with the Jemez mountains as a backdrop to research and innovation covering multi-disciplines from bioscience, sustainable energy sources, to plasma physics and new materials. Contact Steve Sandoval Communications Office