Standards, Comments, and Suggestions on Environmental Modifications

1977 ◽  
Vol 71 (10) ◽  
pp. 444-449
Keyword(s):  
National Standards ◽  
Visually Handicapped ◽  
The U.S ◽  
General Services Administration

The standards listed here are based on the standards issued by the American National Standards Institute and the General Services Administration of the U.S. Government, the two organizations responsible for Federal accessibility standards. The majority of the environmental modifications recommended by both organizations are for physically rather than visually handicapped persons. The standards presented below pertain directly to the blind and visually handicapped.

The Reflection of England’s Light: The Instructive District Nursing Association of Boston, 1884–1914

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie Howse
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structures ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Training School ◽  
Professional Supervision ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
English System ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
The U.S

This article examines the extent to which the Instructive District Nursing Association (IDNA) of Boston was influenced by the English system of district nursing. The schemes had the same aims and motivation, but the differences in their organizational structures, in particular the lack of specialist training and professional supervision of the Boston nurses, affected the IDNA’s work with its poor, mainly immigrant patients. It is clear that much was achieved, but it is also apparent that problems increased as the work expanded. Attempts to solve these difficulties can be traced through the introduction of a nurse supervisor, establishment of a training school, and eventual radical reorganization. The IDNA also had a leading role in the expansion of the visiting nurse movement throughout the United States. I discuss attempts to establish national standards, particularly through the formation of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing (NOPHN). With the disparate arrangements in the U.S. health care system, the NOPHN was unable to reach a workable consensus and failed to produce a comprehensive and cohesive national system similar to that which had been established in England.

Mermaid

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-53
Author(s):  
F. S. Conte ◽  
A. Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support Tool ◽  
Visual Basic ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Decision Support Tools ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Support Tools ◽  
Visual Basic For Application ◽  
The U.S

Mermaid is a new decision support tool for managing shellfish growing areas. It is written in Visual Basic for Application (VBA) language and uses Microsoft Excel for input, calculation, and output modules. The program automatically imports the regulatory agency's data and generates scattergrams that can be used as decision support tools to help decide which shellfish growing areas should be closed and which ones should be open for harvest. The Mermaid program uses the equations developed by the Pearl model that provide more sensitive and accurate measures of sanitation safety for consumption of shellfish, and are more accurate than the U.S. National Standards.

The Implications of Career Education for Visually Handicapped Students

1973 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 207-215
Author(s):  
George E. Klinkhamer
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Career Education ◽  
Federal Funding ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
School Program ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Visually Handicapped ◽  
The U.S

The author, who is with the U.S. Office of Education, summarizes the needs of handicapped persons for career education, the value of employment to the individual and to society, the role of federal funding, and possible approaches to career education. He also cites examples of program successes and a public school program in Santa Cruz County, California.

scholarly journals THE PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN THE NORTHWESTERN REGION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AMONG THE RESIDENTS OF ST. PETERSBURG AND PETROZAVODSK

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
T L Karonova ◽  
E N Grinyova ◽  
I L NikitiM ◽  
E V Tsvetkova ◽  
A M Todieva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Vitamin D Insufficiency ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Institute Of Medicine ◽  
The North ◽  
Northwestern Region ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The U.S

The examination of residents of St. Petersburg and Petrozavodsk revealed a high frequency of vitamin D deficiency and according to the criteria of the International Society of Endocrinology (ENDO, 2011), normal levels of vitamin D sufficiency had only 16.8% of residents of the north-western region of the Russian Federation, while vitamin D insufficiency was seen in 37.5%, and deficit — in 45.7% of patients. When reviewing the results using the criteria proposed by the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM, 2011), normal values of 25(OH)D in serum were detected in 49.6% insufficient levels — in 40.0% and deficit — in 10.4%. The decrease ofvitamin D levels was independent of age, but more frequent in women and people who are overweight. Given the lack of national standards for assessing the sufficiency ofvitamin D, as well as the average level of 25(OH)D in the blood serum in the study population, to assess vitamin D status in the northwestern region of Russia is preferable to use the criteria proposed by the U.S. Institute of Medicine in 2011.

An Update on Clearance Initiatives in the United States

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jas Devgun ◽  
Harold Peterson ◽  
Cheryl Trottier
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
National Standards ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Solid Materials ◽  
Federal Level ◽  
The U.S

A number of initiatives have been underway in the United States in the past several years in the area of clearance of solid materials both at the federal level and at the industry and professional society level. Clearance of solid materials is an issue that has significant economic consequences for decommissioning projects where large quantities of such materials are generated. The cost of treating these materials as low-level radioactive waste (LLW) is prohibitive. A regulatory mechanism could remove economic burdens on such projects while maintaining the public health and safety standards. At the federal level major initiatives are being undertaken by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has also taken some steps in this area under their Clean Materials Program. In the private sector, the nuclear industry is active through the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). The Health Physics Society (HPS) prepared the ANSI/HPS N13.12 standard about four years ago, which has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The American Nuclear Society (ANS) has recently released a Position Statement on the clearance of licensed materials from nuclear sites and the Society has been active in the national deliberations on this subject. The National Academies (NA) conducted a study for the NRC on alternatives for controlling the release of solid materials and their report was issued in 2002. The steel and concrete industries have also participated in the NRC rulemaking process and are opposed to any release standards for materials that may have residual radioactivity on them. This was clear from industry representatives at the stakeholder workshops conducted by the NRC as a part of the enhanced rulemaking effort. A review of all these initiatives shows the intensity of the debate but it also highlights the need for one national standard, preferably dose based, thus allowing site-specific application through derived radioactivity limits. Thus, interagency cooperation and agreement are necessary at the federal level. Consensus is necessary with standard writing organizations, professional societies, public and other stakeholders. This paper provides an overview of the developments in the United States in the area of clearance of solid materials, a brief comparison to international activities, and a discussion of key points for consensus building that is necessary for any initiative to succeed.

The Shift to Formalized Shipbuilding Standards

1993 ◽  
Vol 9 (04) ◽  
pp. 231-235
Author(s):  
Larry M. Walker
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Military Spending ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Standards ◽  
International Organization ◽  
Shipbuilding Industry ◽  
International Organization For Standardization ◽  
The World ◽  
Marine Engineers ◽  
The U.S

In today's shipbuilding environment it is important for U.S. yards to adopt a philosophy of constantly improving systems of both production and service. For years our industry has depended upon a "captive market," that of the U.S. Government. With present cutbacks in military spending the U.S. shipbuilding industry must become a competitive force in the world marketplace. To achieve this goal there are many areas our industry must address; one of these is implementing improved shipyard standards. Time and again U.S. yards "reinvent the wheel" as they face a new contract, while our foreign counterparts have well known, commercially viable national standards. The lack of such standards in the United States, be they internally generated by an organization such as the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers or adopted from an internationally recognized body, such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), is an area that must be addressed by our industry if we are to remain competitive in today's marketplace.

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