The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Reference Method 9 (Method 9) is the preferred enforcement approach for verifying facility compliance with federal visible opacity standards. Supporters of Method 9 have cited its flexibility and low cost as important technological and economic advantages of the methodology. The Digital Opacity Compliance System (DOCS), an innovative technology tha...

The Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) Operations Control System (DOCS) supports Department of Defense (DoD) communication users of Super High Frequency (SHF) satellites. The DOCS, a mature system, consists of stovepiped subsystems with minimal electronic interoperability. The Objective DSCS Operations Center (ODOC) program has been established to upgrade the DOCS using state-of-the...

This is longitudinal validation study describes the psychometric properties of the Disorders of Consciousness Scale (DOCS). This is Part I of a two-part series. Part II illustrates and describes the clinical and scientific implementation of the DOCS measure. The study was conducted at one intensive care unit, two acute rehabilitation hospitals, and one long-term acute chronic care hospital. Par...

The Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS) was designed to address the current limitations of existing obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptom measures and is a self-report questionnaire that assesses the severity of the four most empirically supported OC symptom dimensions. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of a Swedish version of the DOCS when administered via ...

The paper analyses the scientific research production of more than a thousand faculty members of Louis Pasteur University, large and well ranked in Europe. We take account of individual and collective determinants to explain individual productivity in terms of intensity and quality. We find that individual variables related to the position occupied are significant. The size of the lab plays neg...

1 In conjunction with his Motion to Intervene, Defendant-Intervenor Seth Hammett (“Defendant-Intervenor Hammett”) attached an Answer, Motion to Dismiss and Brief in Support. (Doc. 80). After the Court permitted Defendant-Intervenor Hammett’s intervention as an individual defendant, he re-filed his Answer, Motion to Dismiss and Supporting Brief, (Docs. 120, 121 and 122), which are now pending be...

Google as one of the symbols of digital revolution has been influencing the world of searching from different aspects. Moreover, its place as a tool for information retrieval and research, and as a research topic for end-users and researchers is well known. As a result of Google’s pioneership in providing and changing, or to be precise, optimizing its services, it is being utilized by various i...