IDED Tools and Trends, Spring 2003

Newsletter for Economic Development

Girl Connection, Spring 2002

Newsletter for the Commission on the Status of Women

Diseño e implementación de un framework de presentación

Estudio del mercado de frameworks de presentación, análisis de patrones de diseño y diseño y desarrollo de un framework de presentación bajo la plataforma J2EE.

Creación de un framework de presentación para aplicaciones JEE

Creación de un framework de capa de presentación para aplicaciones JEE.

Disseny, desenvolupament i integració d'una nova capa presentació mitjançant Google Web Toolkit per a l'aplicació d'innovació docent InnovaCampus

InnovaCampus és una aplicació d'innovació docent que proporciona a la comunitat educativa una eina online d'autoavaluació per a estudiants universitaris. Aquesta eina permet als estudiants avaluar els seus coneixements i als professors analitzar-ne els resultats per tal d'extreure'n les corresponents conclusions. L'eina ha evolucionat any a any, i recentment s'ha dut a terme un redisseny de l'aplicació per tal d'aconseguir una aplicació modular utilitzant una arquitectura de tres capes que afavoreixi a futures ampliacions. Les capes de persistència i de negoci han estat desenvolupades en una primera fase del redisseny i la capa de presentació és la que dóna lloc al present projecte. Així doncs, el projecte consisteix en dissenyar, desenvolupar i integrar una nova capa de presentació de l'aplicació, amb la finalitat de proporcionar una interfície interactiva, àgil i eficient per tal d'obtenir un entorn amigable amb propietats visuals avançades. Tot plegat es pretén aconseguir integrant el framework Google Web Toolkit a l'estructura ja creada mitjançant el framework Spring i JPA.

Crossroads, Spring 2002

Newsletter for Iowa Deparment of Public Safety

Crossroads, Spring 2001

Newsletter for Iowa Department of Public Safety

Crossroads, Spring 2003

Newsletter for Iowa Deparment of Public Safety

Iowa Aviation Bulletin, Spring 2003

Quarterly newsletter published by the Iowa Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation that contains information of interest to aviation-related persons and organizations.

Research News, Spring 2003

Newsletter for Iowa Department of Transportation

Carotid Dose Spring in Definitive Irradiation of T1N0 Squamous Cell Laryngeal Carcinoma Using Helical Tomotherapy

Purpose/Objective(s): To implement a carotid dose sparing protocol using helical Tomotherapy in T1N0 squamous cell laryngeal carcinoma.Materials/Methods: Between July and August 2010, 7 men with stage T1N0 laryngeal carcinoma were included in this study. Age ranged from 47 - 74 years. Staging included endoscopic examination, CT-scan and MRI when indicated. Planned irradiation dose was 70 Gy in 35 fractions over 7 weeks. A simple treatment planning algorithm for carotid sparing was used: maximum point dose to the carotids 35 Gy, to the spinal cord 30 Gy, and 100% PTV volume to be covered with 95% of the prescribed dose. Carotid volume of interest extended to 1 cm above and below of the PTV. Doses to the carotid arteries, to the critical organs, and to the planned target volume (PTV) with our standard laryngeal irradiation protocol was compared. Daily megavoltage scans were obtained before each fraction. When necessary, the Planned Adaptive software (TomoTherapy Inc., Madison, WI) was used to evaluatethe need for a re-planning, which has never been indicated. Dose data were extracted using the VelocityAI software (Atlanta, GA), and data normalization and dose-volume histogram (DVH) interpolation were realized using the Igor Pro software (Portland, OR).Results:A significant (p\0.05) carotid dose sparing compared to our standard protocol with an average maximum point dose of 38.3 Gy (standard deviation [SD] 4.05 Gy), average mean dose of 18.59 Gy (SD 0.83 Gy) was achieved. In all patients, 95% of the carotid volume received less than 28.4 Gy (SD 0.98 Gy). The average maximum point dose to the spinal cord was 25.8 Gy (SD 3.24 Gy). PTV was fully covered with more than 95% of the prescribed dose for all patients with an average maximum point dose of 74.1 Gy and the absolute maximum dose in a single patient of 75.2 Gy. To date, the clinical outcomes have been excellent. Three patients (42%) developed stage 1 mucositis that was conservatively managed, and all the patients presented a mild to moderate dysphonia. All adverse effects resolved spontaneously in the month following the end of treatment. Early local control rate is 100% considering a 4 - 5 months post treatment follow-up.Conclusions: Helical Tomotherapy allows a clinically significant decrease of carotid irradiation dose compared to standard irradiation protocols with an acceptable spinal cord dose tradeoff. Moreover, this technique allows the PTV to be homogenously covered with a curative irradiation dose. Daily control imaging brings added security margins especially when working with high dose gradients. Further investigations and follow-up are underway to better evaluate the late clinical outcomes especially the local control rate, late laryngeal and vascular toxicity, and expected potential impact on cerebrovascular events.

Forensic intelligence framework. Part II: study of the main generic building blocks and challenges through the examples of illicit drugs and false identity documents monitoring

The development of forensic intelligence relies on the expression of suitable models that better represent the contribution of forensic intelligence in relation to the criminal justice system, policing and security. Such models assist in comparing and evaluating methods and new technologies, provide transparency and foster the development of new applications. Interestingly, strong similarities between two separate projects focusing on specific forensic science areas were recently observed. These observations have led to the induction of a general model (Part I) that could guide the use of any forensic science case data in an intelligence perspective. The present article builds upon this general approach by focusing on decisional and organisational issues. The article investigates the comparison process and evaluation system that lay at the heart of the forensic intelligence framework, advocating scientific decision criteria and a structured but flexible and dynamic architecture. These building blocks are crucial and clearly lay within the expertise of forensic scientists. However, it is only part of the problem. Forensic intelligence includes other blocks with their respective interactions, decision points and tensions (e.g. regarding how to guide detection and how to integrate forensic information with other information). Formalising these blocks identifies many questions and potential answers. Addressing these questions is essential for the progress of the discipline. Such a process requires clarifying the role and place of the forensic scientist within the whole process and their relationship to other stakeholders.

Iowa Aviation Bulletin, Spring 2004

Quarterly newsletter published by the Iowa Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation that contains information of interest to aviation-related persons and organizations.