The conventional reaction yield evaluation for radioisotope production is not sufficient to set up the optimal conditions for producing radionuclide products of the desired radiochemical quality. Alternatively, the specific radioactivity (SA) assessment, dealing with the relationship between the affecting factors and the inherent properties of the target and impurities, offers a way to optimall...

This study aims to evaluate the potential jaw-tracking advantage using control point sequences of volume volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) planning. VMAT plans for patients with prostate and head and neck (H&N) cancers were converted into new static arc (SA) plans. The SA plan consisted of a series of static fields at each control point of the VMAT plan. All other machine parameters o...

Several recent major Western Australian resource development projects have been subjected to external sustainability assessment (SA) by government agencies. Additionally a number of large (multi-national) mining and resource development companies have been applying SA procedures internally to guide their corporate decision-making process for new projects. In the absence of formal SA requirement...

Linköping University Differences in situational awareness and how to manage them in development of complex systems Abstract What's up, Doc? Situational awareness (SA) is about being aware of what is going on. Already when a complex system is developed there is an opportunity to help a future user of the system to form a better SA. Let us make the best out of this opportunity! When assessing SA,...

Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, SA – 5095, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contaminants Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE), University of South Australia, SA-5095; USDA-ARS, Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Research Center, 2611 W. Lucas St., Florence, SC, 29501, USA; Indian Institute of Horticultural ...

17.7 A Double-Tail Latch-Type Voltage Sense Amplifier input and output pads (for probe station measurement) was with 18ps Setup+Hold Time placed on the same die. The layout of the double-tail SA is shown in the inset of the chip micrograph in Fig. 17.7.7. An SR-latch is Daniel Schinkel, Eisse Mensink, Eric Klumperink, Ed van Tuijl, connected to the output of the SA to create static output signa...

The problem of scheduling in a Flow Shop with Multiple Processors (FSMP) is considered with the objective of minimizing the makespan for static problems. Herein, the usefulness of simulated annealing (SA) is investigated. Two stages are used in generating the makespans. A good initial-heuristic-seed sequence, obtained in the first stage, is improved-upon in the second stage by the SA technique....

We are particularly interested in the transition of traditional impact assessment into sustainability assessment (SA) to help deliver the 'Green Economy', which is analogous with environmentally sustainable development. We present five theoretical and practical challenges that practitioners face when attempting to implement SA and suggest ways forward to address these, based on our own observat...

BACKGROUND Universidade Cidade de São Paulo adopted a problem-based learning (PBL) strategy as the predominant method for teaching and learning medicine. Self-, peer- and tutor marks of the educational process are taken into account as part of the final grade, which also includes assessment of content. This study compared the different perspectives (and grades) of evaluators during tutorials wi...

Introduction The Situation Awareness Global Assessment Technique (SAGAT), is a global tool developed to assess SA across all of its elements based on a comprehensive assessment of operator SA requirements (Endsley, 1987b; 1988b; 1990c). Using SAGAT, a simulation employing a system of interest is frozen at randomly selected times and operators are queried as to their perceptions of the situation...