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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"maintenance programs"”.
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Particle Matter Measurements for Inspection/Maintenance Programs
… proposed as a possible addition to Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) programs. There were three goals to this study. The first was to verify ETaPS response to particle mass of HDDV exhaust. Integrated ETaPS signal was plotted against filter weight from dynamometer gravimetric analysis and a …
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A Study of the Personality Characteristics of Patients in Methadone Maintenance Programs
Estimates of the number of heroin addicts in the United States vary between 200,000 and 500,000. Although differences of opinion exist as to the numbers of heroin addicts, there is little argument about the cost of supporting their addiction. Hundreds of millions of dollars are lost each year …
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Reset Aviation Maintenance Program Study of U.S. Army Aviation
<p>U.S. Army helicopter maintenance condition is affected by operation environment and high flight hours. Due to the environmental conditions and high operation tempo of Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. Army Aviation created the RESET aviation maintenance program to provide restorative maintenance …
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Development of New Network-Level Optimization Model for Salem District Pavement Maintenance Programming
… the importance of infrastructure preservation programs and resulted in debates as to how state departments of transportation (DOTs) should and can preserve the existing infrastructure systems. Therefore, it is essential to establish effective maintenance programs to preserve aging …
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Maintenance-based design of concrete parking structures
… study is to determine what type of preventative maintenance for a concrete parking structure will produce the maximum economic benefit. Existing models for concrete deterioration are analyzed for their accuracy in predicting the service lives of concrete structures and a model appropriate for …
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A Study on Road Users' Overall Perceptions of Highway Maintenance Service Quality and the Variables that Define the Highway Maintenance Service Quality Domain
… related to the topic of customer-driven highway maintenance suggests an increasing level of interest in the field. Most research concentrates on gathering information from road users to assess the performance level of highways. However, public opinion can also be collected for measuring the …
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Maintaining the Atom: U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Life and the 80-Year Maintenance Regulation Regime
… and safe operations, but upon the effective maintenance of these systems. Using the commercial nuclear power industry, of the United States, as a case study, this dissertation examines how nuclear power plant maintenance functions to ensure the plants are reliable and can safely operate for, …
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Cardiac Rehabilitation Maintenance and Prevention Exercise Program: Effects on Depression and Body Image
… and 2) and virtually none has looked at phase 3 maintenance programs, nor have they examined prevention-based programs. Therefore, this study looked at characteristics of those attending a cardiac rehabilitation maintenance and prevention exercise program, differences between those that finished …
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Methadone metabolism in placentas from preterm pregnancies
The aim of this investigation is to identify and characterize the enzyme system responsible for the N-demethylation of methadone in human preterm placentas. The metabolism of methadone revealed typical Michaelis-Menten saturation kinetics. Methadone was N-demethylated to EDDP, only, by human …
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Prognostic value of serial exercise test results in physically active coronary artery disease patients
… serial GXT evaluation and an exercise maintenance program) will have a serious cardiac event, i.e., MI, coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), or death. Data were obtained at two cardiac rehabilitation sites from three GXT results in 14 paired cardiac event (CE) and nonevent (NE) group …
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Causes and effects of physical injuries to Prison Officers employed in a high risk and high need offender management environment in Western Australia
… Comprehensive safe physical training and maintenance programs in prisons may benefit the POs in dealing with prisoners. Areas for future research may include; the role of mental health services in reducing physical harm in prisons and minimising the causes and effects of physical injuries …
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Mitigating Prevalence and Persistence of L. monocytogenes using Novel Sanitation Strategies in Delis
… deep-cleans with training, education, and maintenance programs can reduce environmental <em>L. monocytogenes</em> prevalence, a pivotal part of preventing cross-contamination to RTE deli meats. Taken together, these studies underscore that improved sanitation strategies combined with …
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Cochlear Sensitization to Aminoglycosides: Defining the Role of JAK-STAT Signaling
… trophic pathways, FGF2 signaling and structural maintenance programs. These data support a model in which JAK2-dependent signaling maintains a protective trophic and reparative reserve in the stressed cochlea. A complementary developmental gain-of-function study demonstrated that chronic …
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The role of metabolic rate and substrate utilization in the maintenance of body weight, body composition and insulin sensitivity
… Once achieved however, successful weight-loss maintenance is challenging, with many individuals subsequently experiencing weight regain. The main objectives of this thesis were to explore the role of metabolic rate and substrate utilization in influencing body weight, body composition and …
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An Investigation To Determine The Level Of Knowledge Of Facility Maintenance By Public School-building Level Administrators
… of knowledge that principals have concerning the maintenance of their schools. A questionnaire was developed to address three research questions. These research questions were: (1) what is the extent that facilities maintenance is an important issue for school principals? (2) in what specific …