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Solid waste accumulation in coastal environments has been a growing concern. In the coastal megacity of Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, plastic waste issues currently exist both at the ocean scale and river basin scale. The city is known as the 'Brazilian Venice' thanks to the Capibaribe River, which crosses many neighborhoods, running in a west-east direction into the Atlantic Ocean. This paper provides the initial basis to develop a Plastic Waste Management Program proposal for implementation in the city of Recife, given the lack of resolutions that have looked at plastic waste management through integrated water environment scales (from river basin to ocean). The methodology used included articulation and documental collection from four main public agencies from the state/city and stakeholders. The results showed its relevance for better plastic waste management in Recife, considering an integrated water environment on a river basin-to-ocean scale by using the recognized major connected water environments (Capibaribe river and Boa Viagem beach). Similar integrated program proposals could be made for other coastal areas, enabling not only the identification of fragilities but also the exchange of information regarding the theme.

Advances in health care science and delivery, coupled with patient need for access to care, have driven expanded practice in midwifery for decades. The process for development and implementation of expanded practices for midwives and midwifery practices is described. Important components include assessment of need, identifying stakeholders and supporters, development of a program proposal, obtaining privileges, developing training programs, and conducting ongoing quality management and program evaluation. Examples of expanded practice in midwifery are presented.

The dynamics of innovation in complex products and systems (CoPS) is based on projects and differs from the mass production industries. Many of the investments related to CoPS require the development of cutting-edge technologies and their integration into large and complex systems, requiring appropriate methodologies for risk assessment and management for these investments. Projects are not only part of the operational side but are critical to business innovation, capacity development, and corporate strategy. Determining adequate success criteria and establishing a project categorization system are critical for assessing innovation projects. This article firstly shows the proposal and evaluation of the success criteria model for Oil and Gas projects. From this evaluation, a program was proposed to introduce technologies in systems, aiming at evolving systems and their convergence with the corporate strategy. A categorization system was then proposed to assess innovation projects in this program, based on the diamond approach. It was applied to case studies. The evaluation showed positive results and provided insights about the relative importance of success criteria dimensions. This study contributes to the theory with adaptations to existing models, a program proposal, and empirical data. Organizations dealing with CoPS, especially in the Oil and Gas sector, may benefit from the models and insights presented here.

Although many colleges and universities are developing institutional strategies to circumvent the high cost of textbooks, those colleges and university who are members of a university system must be mindful of the perspectives of their Chief Academic Officers before seeking approval for their new program proposal. This chapter reviews these perspectives as revealed in their responses to a survey sent to NASH (National Association of System Heads) members. NASH members were asked to respond to six questions which covered policy topics related to inclusive access and open educational resources. Their thoughts, ideas, and concerns are discussed.

This article draws upon the draft report (prepared with the contractor assistance of DPRA Inc., Arlington, VA) dated December 1993 summarizing public comment on the Environmental Leadership Program proposal; the final report is available from EPA's Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse, 202–260–1023. All written public comments and the transcript of the May 6, 1993 public meeting are on file with the Environmental Leadership Program.

In China coal is the most important energy resource. Transformed by modern logistics, coal transportation and marketing will have a good profit. Many researches have been done in this field, but few companies have got a good solution. This article summarizes a program proposal for a traditional coal marketing and transportation company to transform into a coal logistics provider. The plan includes general solution, logistics planning and information system planning. At the end of this article, economic return and social benefic of the transformation are predicted.

The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop a pro-active psycho-educational intervention program for Alzheimer's family caregivers following diagnostic disclosure. Based on a theoretical model of role transitions and a participatory approach, the study comprised four steps: (a) exploring caregiver needs; (b) developing and validating a program proposal based on caregiver-expressed needs; (c) formalizing program through intervention mapping; and (d) testing and qualitatively evaluating the program. The psycho-educational program consisted of seven individual sessions aimed at fostering knowledge and skills required to ensure successful transition to the caregiver role. The approach used in this study can serve as a guide for the development of nursing intervention programs. Intervention mapping allowed, in particular, integrating theoretical and empirical elements in a formal intervention model.

The allocation of hospital funding for new and expanded clinical programs can be a difficult but most important task to deal with during the development of the operating plan (budget). Like many other hospitals, York Central Hospital has struggled with this task each year. In order to address this challenge, the hospital has successfully designed and implemented a prioritization process that includes a standardized program proposal and peer evaluation. The process is grounded in the hospital's vision and strategic directions and built on a culture of evidence-based practice.

This paper focuses on the program development process, and how the Computer & Information Science department utilized the vinous program and professional requirements sources to develop a BSSE program proposal that is completely accreditable. The requirements sources referenced include the EC2000, CC2001, SEEK, SWEBOK, existing computer science courses, available faculty resources and the not-insignificant required university courses. Specifically, this paper describes the use of traceability matrices to map program requirements from the SEEK, SWEBOK and other sources against the courses that form the core of the BSSE program design. The paper also includes a description of various tradeoffs and program design rational used in the process.

GRANTS & AWARDS The chair reviewed the goals of the newly established G&A Subcommittee on Canvassing & Selection. The subcommittee reported on the work that it has accomplished during the past month. Acting under delegated authority, the committee voted to accept the recommendations of the ACS Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) Advisory Board (May 2007 meeting) for funding grants totaling $11.6 million. A program proposal for new directions for the ACS PRF was presented. The proposal consists of several programs in support of the agreed-upon vision/mission and direction of the fund to support career development, advanced scientific education, and research impact. The three major programs are New Investigator Grants, New Directions Grants, and Undergraduate Research Grants. Additional programs were identified, and study teams will be formed to consider how and whether to implement them. Acting under delegated authority, the committee voted to endorse the implementation of the proposal for new directions for the...

Despite increased emphasis on pollution prevention, Army installations are not finding their pollution prevention programs at effective levels. This situation has resulted in part from the current Army environmental 'must fund' policy and its associated reporting system. By the time all must fund projects and other mission-essential requirements have been funded, the typical installation has few resources left to apply toward the heretofore lower priority prevention projects that 'go beyond compliance.' This research document outlines a proposal for establishing and operating a pollution prevention investment fund, which would provide an alternative source of funding for prevention projects (to be administered separately from existing environmental compliance accounts). Specific areas addressed by the proposal include project prioritization and funding criteria, procedures for identification and disposition of savings, alternative fund start-up and sustainment sources, as well as a suggested approach for pollution prevention cost accounting.

Even a brief glance at German course offerings in college catalogues reveals that little has changed over the years in the descriptions of the courses that constitute the undergraduate program. I took such a glance several years ago, when a committee assignment at our college required that I examine the catalogs of approximately twenty fellow institutions. What I found were program structures and course descriptions familiar to me from my own undergraduate days, now some thirty years behind

Degenerative tendinitis of the rotator cuff is investigated through a review of the literature. Its clinical appearance, related biomechanics, treatment and factors leading to its development are discussed. Based on these findings an occupational therapy program designed to prevent the condition is proposed. The program focuses both on strengthening the rotator cuff muscles in preparation for stressful use of the arm and on improving upper back posture. The identification of individuals at risk for its development is also discussed. Several hypotheses for future study are proposed and the importance of preventive programming to the future of occupational therapy is considered.

This study is aimed to find out the significance of a radio broadcasting evaluation, the method of educational radio broadcasting, and the strategy of broadcasting evaluation for radio partner of BPMRP Pustekkom (The Center of Communication Technology) of the Ministry of Education and Cultures. This study uses a descriptive analysis. The evaluation is carried out to understand the development of the broadcasting, to identify its audience categories, to monitor the audiences, to take the audience data, to meet to audiences, and to survey the audiences. The study shows that the evaluation of radio broadcasting is of important to carry out in order to re-examine a program proposal that is already arranged beforehand. The evaluation is also important to find out the success and the failure of a program.