NIAIC - Medical Device Equipment Alerts (MEDA)

NIAIC - Medical Device Equipment Alerts

NIAIC - Medical Device and Equipment Alerts 2013

Medical Device and Equipment Alerts MDEA Updates - 2013

NIAIC - Medical Device and Equipment Alerts 2012

Medical Device and Equipment Alerts MDEA Updates - 2012

NIAIC - Medical Device and Equipment Alerts 2010

Medical Device and Equipment Alerts MDEA Updates - 2010

NIAIC - Medical Device and Equipment Alerts 2011

Medical Device and Equipment Alerts MDEA Updates - 2011

NIAIC - Medical Device and Equipment Alerts 2009

Medical Device and Equipment Alerts MDEA Updates - 2009

Disability Equipment Services in Northern Ireland Regional Summary (PDF 1815 KB)

March 2003 - main findings of the study, key recommendations and the way forward

Reuse of paths in light source animation

In this paper we extend the reuse of paths to the shot from a moving light source. In the classical algorithm new paths have to be cast from each new position of a light source. We show that we can reuse all paths for all positions, obtaining in this way a theoretical maximum speed-up equal to the average length of the shooting path

Road Equipment Procurement and Utilization Study, October 2002

Final report of road equipment procurement and utilization study.

Assessment and reuse of contents in the competence-based educational platform InterMediActor

This paper describes a failure alert system and a methodology for content reuse in a new instructional design system called InterMediActor (IMA). IMA provides an environment for instructional content design, production and reuse, and for students’ evaluation based in content specification through a hierarchical structure of competences. The student assessment process and information extraction process for content reuse are explained.

Supporting the reuse of effective CSCL learning designs through social structure representations

Distance and blended collaborative learning settings are usually characterized by different social structures defined in terms of groups' number, dimension, and composition; these structures are variable and can change within the same activity. This variability poses additional complexity to instructional designers, when they are trying to develop successful experiences from existing designs. This complexity is greatly associated with the fact that learning designs do not render explicit how social structures influenced the decisions of the original designer, and thus whether the social structures of the new setting could preclude the effectiveness of the reused design. This article proposes the usage of new representations (social structure representations, SSRs) able to support unskilled designers in reusing existing learning designs, through the explicit characterization of the social structures and constraints embedded either by the original designers or the reusing teachers, according to well-known principles of good collaborative learning practice. The article also describes an evaluation process that involved university professors, as well as the main findings derived from it. This process supported the initial assumptions about the effectiveness of SSRs, with significant evidence from both qualitative and qualitative data.

Evalution of Hot Mix Asphalt Moisture Sensitivity Using the Nottingham Asphalt Test Equipment, July 2005

Moisture sensitivity of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) mixtures, generally called stripping, is a major form of distress in asphalt concrete pavement. It is characterized by the loss of adhesive bond between the asphalt binder and the aggregate (a failure of the bonding of the binder to the aggregate) or by a softening of the cohesive bonds within the asphalt binder (a failure within the binder itself), both of which are due to the action of loading under traffic in the presence of moisture. The evaluation of HMA moisture sensitivity has been divided into two categories: visual inspection test and mechanical test. However, most of them have been developed in pre-Superpave mix design. This research was undertaken to develop a protocol for evaluating the moisture sensitivity potential of HMA mixtures using the Nottingham Asphalt Tester (NAT). The mechanisms of HMA moisture sensitivity were reviewed and the test protocols using the NAT were developed. Different types of blends as moisture-sensitive groups and non-moisture-sensitive groups were used to evaluate the potential of the proposed test. The test results were analyzed with three parameters based on performance character: the retained flow number depending on critical permanent deformation failure (RFNP), the retained flow number depending on cohesion failure (RFNC), and energy ratio (ER). Analysis based on energy ratio of elastic strain (EREE ) at flow number of cohesion failure (FNC) has higher potential to evaluate the HMA moisture sensitivity than other parameters. If the measurement error in data-acquisition process is removed, analyses based on RFNP and RFNC would also have high potential to evaluate the HMA moisture sensitivity. The vacuum pressure saturation used in AASHTO T 283 and proposed test has a risk to damage specimen before the load applying.

Iowa Department of Transportation; Equipment and Vehicle Purchase Report for Fiscal Year 2007

This is the Iowa Department of Transportation's Equipment and Vehicle Purchase Report for Fiscal Year 2007 as required by Iowa Code section 307.47. The report is sorted by our accounting object codes.

Equipment and Vehicle Purchase Report, 2008

Attached is the Equipment and Vehicle Purchase Report for Fiscal Year 2008 as required by Iowa Code section 307.47. The report is sorted by our accounting object codes. The object codes help you sort the equipment into general categories. The following list will help you understand the codes: Object Description 701 Self Propelled Vehicles 702 Road Equipment & Trailers 703 Large Office Furniture & Files 704 Shop Tools & Small Equipment 705 Engineer, Survey & Measuring Equipment 706 Copiers, Fax & Communication Equipment 707 Computers & Related Equipment

Iowa Brownfield Reuse Guide, September 15, 2008

Brownfield sites come in all shapes and sizes, from vacated industrial sites to a single building plagued with asbestos materials. Brownfield sites are found in both urban and rural settings and present challenges that make the cleanup and redevelopment of these sites unique as compared with other real estate projects.