There are three parts to this talk – related in rather tangential ways. First, I will give a recap of an argument developed in a couple of earlier talks – at IIiX in 2008 and at the SIGIR evaluation workshop in 2009. The gist of the argument is about thinking about IR as a science, and the consequences Appears in the Proceedings of The 2nd International Workshop on Contextual Information Access...

Resumo. Com a rápida evolução dos sistemas computacionais, simulações numéricas baseadas em modelagem computacional têm alcançado soluções cada vez mais realistas. Ainda assim, o processo de simulação é complexo, exigindo grande capacidade computacional e produzindo muitos arquivos auxiliares com os resultados das simulações. Uma grande quantidade de arquivos, como os produzidos durante o proce...

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law on January 4, 2011 by President Obama. It represents the largest expansion of food safety requirements and FDA food safety authorities since the enactment of the original Food Drug & Cosmetic Act in 1938. It adds Section 418 to the US FD&C Act, requiring facilities to perform a hazard analysis and implement a preventive controls plan....

OBJECTIVES Variations in radiological examination procedures and patient load lead to variations in standards of care related to patient safety and healthcare quality. To understand the status of safety measures to protect patients undergoing radiological examinations at residency training hospitals in Taiwan, a follow-up survey evaluating the full spectrum of diagnostic radiology procedures wa...

INTRODUCTION The European Union has established specific directives concerning radiological protection which are obligatory for member States. In addition, all Spanish dental clinics with radiological equipment are required to have an annual quality control check. OBJECTIVE To analyze the effect of new European legislation on dental radiological practice in Spain and to determine whether it h...

Background — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a safe technique that provides superior soft tissue contrast compared to other radiological modalities. The main objective of this study was measure awareness and knowledge radiology students, interns, new graduates, trainees regarding the safety MRI. Material Methods— To MRI use, data collected using questionnaire from 166 subjects (age: 20-60 y...

Radiopacity is a critical property of materials that are used for a range of radiological applications, including the development of phantom devices that emulate the radiodensity of native tissues and the production of protective equipment for personnel handling radioactive materials. Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a fabrication platform that is well suited to creating complex anatomical re...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate radiation protection basic knowledge and dose assessment for radiological procedures among Italian radiographers METHODS A validated questionnaire was distributed to 780 participants with balanced demographic characteristics and geographic distribution. RESULTS Only 12.1 % of participants attended radiation protection courses on a regular basis. Despite 90 % of radiog...