• There were at least 136 instances of gunfire on school grounds between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, according to a tally last week by the gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety. (cnbc.com)
  • On Tuesday in Virginia, all three seats flipped from Republican to Democrat - after a $2.5 million spending spree in the state by Everytown for Gun Safety , a gun-control group aligned with billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (cnn.com)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • ATSDR received considerable assistance in this work from the Cardiovascular Diseases Branch of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). (cdc.gov)
  • We offer these summaries for interested researchers, policy makers, and tobacco control advocates to consider while framing future research or practice questions. (bmj.com)
  • The tobacco industry established relationships with virtually every African American leadership organisation and built longstanding social connections with the community, for three specific business reasons: to increase African American tobacco use, to use African Americans as a frontline force to defend industry policy positions, and to defuse tobacco control efforts. (bmj.com)
  • Helping groups anticipate such efforts, confront industry co-optation, and understand the hidden costs of accepting tobacco industry largesse should be part of worldwide tobacco control efforts. (bmj.com)
  • Although some have suggested that African Americans lack interest in tobacco control, 7 an increasing number of tobacco control programmes are being implemented by and for black communities. (bmj.com)
  • 4, 8 This paper analyses internal tobacco industry documents to show how deeply embedded ties between African American leadership groups and the industry normalise tobacco use and industry presence, influence African American voices in the tobacco control policy process, and obstruct or weaken tobacco control efforts. (bmj.com)
  • Can population-based tobacco-control policies change smoking behaviors of adolescents from all socio-economic groups? (who.int)
  • Objective To examine whether socio-economic status (SES) was associated with changes in smoking prevalence among Australian adolescents during three phases of tobacco-control activity between 1987 and 2005. (who.int)
  • Tobacco-control activity level was associated with changes in smoking prevalence and whether changes were consistent across SES groups. (who.int)
  • In a period of low tobacco-control funding (1992-1996) and activity, smoking prevalence increased among 12- to 15-year-olds, the increase being greatest among low SES students. (who.int)
  • In a period of high tobacco-control activity (1997-2005) smoking decreased and reductions were generally consistent across SES groups. (who.int)
  • Conclusions Well- funded, population-based tobacco-control programs can be effective in reducing smoking among students from all SES groups. (who.int)
  • Disclaimer: The information and views set out on this website are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, or the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC. (who.int)
  • The investments made the Bloomberg-affiliated organization the largest outside spender in the elections that saw Democrats take control of the state's executive and legislative branches for the first time in a generation. (cnn.com)
  • Taking Control Of Your Diabetes® is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Charitable Educational Organization, Edutaining the Diabetes Community Since 1995. (tcoyd.org)
  • The fifth ECWG meeting addressed the finalization of the lists of items that might be subject to export control established by both the ITER Organization and the Domestic Agencies. (iter.org)
  • By drawing on data derived from country experiences, synthesized either within WHO or by reputable groups outside the Organization. (who.int)
  • Chen Yixin, former deputy Party chief of Hubei province and former leading official of Wuhan, has returned to the city, the epicenter of the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak, to guide local disease prevention and control work after leaving Wuhan for about two years. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Chen required all districts to report their work progress, including difficulties, to the provincial and city headquarters of disease prevention and control every hour, and encouraged officials to go to the frontline to assistant work. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Here at the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, we understand that to conduct research that is successful in ultimately reducing health disparities in our state, we must listen carefully to the voices of the community, as community leaders know best how to reach individual members to make real health improvements. (sc.edu)
  • After agreeing on the charge, the group decided to hold three regional meetings on different aspects of bibliographic control and present its findings to Associate Librarian for Library Services Deanna Marcum in November 2007. (loc.gov)
  • Four years after 17 people were gunned down at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, families and gun control advocates are pressing President Joe Biden to do more to address gun violence. (cnbc.com)
  • As the tobacco industry expands its global reach, public health advocates should anticipate similar industry efforts to exploit the vulnerabilities of marginalised groups. (bmj.com)
  • DENVER , Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- OpTerra Energy Group, a newly formed, best-in-class energy service company (ESCO), has acquired Energy Control Inc. (ECI), a comprehensive energy services company and building automation/control systems integrator serving the New Mexico and Southern California markets. (prnewswire.com)
  • ECI is an energy service company (ESCO) and building automation/control systems integrator providing energy engineering and building control services in New Mexico , California , Florida and surrounding markets. (prnewswire.com)
  • The unanimous three-judge panel rejected arguments by the National Parks Conservation Association and other groups for review of the Minnesota Regional Haze State Implementation Plan and its "reasonable progress goals. (greatlakesecho.org)
  • According to the UL 508 standard, an, Industrial Control Panel (ICP) is an assembly that incorporates two or more pieces of industrial control equipment or related control circuit devices, including the wiring and terminal connections in the field. (harting.com)
  • There is a UL-Recognized HARTING connector product for almost any control panel application. (harting.com)
  • This report was prepared by Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), a contractor to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as a general record of discussion for the expert panel review meeting on the Vieques Heart Study. (cdc.gov)
  • Everytown officials - who provided CNN with details of their Virginia strategy - say their approach to the off-year election demonstrates the potency of the gun-safety message one year before the nation heads to the polls to decide control of Congress and the White House. (cnn.com)
  • Even before the session began, Everytown strategists began polling to determine which Virginia races would be the most competitive in November should the General Assembly fail to act, said Charlie Kelly, a veteran Democratic strategist who works as a senior adviser to the group. (cnn.com)
  • These elitists funnel money into our communities to prop-up weak candidates defined by one trait: their willingness to bow to the billionaire's gun control agenda, even if it turns great places-like Virginia-into New York City. (cnn.com)
  • After three football players were killed in a shooting at the University of Virginia and six people were killed in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, gun groups are cautioning against efforts to impose stricter gun control measures. (gunowners.org)
  • Shortly after the shootings, Democratic lawmakers in Virginia announced a plan to approve stricter gun control measures in the General Assembly in the next legislative session. (gunowners.org)
  • Virginia already has many of the same failed, gun control policies that the anti-gun Left is calling for - red flags laws, universal background checks, and more," Jordan Stein, the southeast region director for Gun Owners of America, told The Center Square. (gunowners.org)
  • Established in 1997, the prize is awarded to an individual in their early career for research contributions to mathematical control or systems theory. (siam.org)
  • On May 16-17, 1997, CDC convened a working group of state and city TB-control program staff, as well as representatives from CDC's Division of TB Elimination and Division of Quarantine, to outline problems and propose solutions for addressing TB among foreign-born persons. (cdc.gov)
  • After the third MDMA session, both the 100-mg and the 125-mg dose groups showed further reductions in CAPS-IV scores, "providing evidence that an additional session significantly improved PTSD outcomes," they note. (medscape.com)
  • The difference between GP Control Functionals and GP Control Functionals (Simplified) is explained in the main text of the paper. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • One of the steps her group wants to take is to bring the arts advocacy program to Holman United Methodist Church. (citywatchla.com)
  • However, implementing a universal control group involves some complexity. (oracle.com)
  • We recommend turning over your control group every 6 months, and reviewing results either quarterly or at the conclusion of each group. (oracle.com)
  • The goal was to find differences among fibromyalgic patients (FM), rheumatoid illness patients, and a healthy control group (n = 15 ea). (bvsalud.org)
  • Although significant group differences were detected only in the PP set for the primary outcome, over half of participants in the ITT set who received active MDMA doses reached a 30% or greater drop in CAPS-IV total scores compared to 16.7% in the 40 mg group," the investigators note in their report. (medscape.com)
  • 2 Definition: Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the economic and social conditions (in which people are born, grow, live, work and age) and their distribution among the population that influence individual and group differences in health status. (who.int)
  • The Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control presented its draft report of recommendations to Library of Congress managers and staff. (loc.gov)
  • The inaugural meeting of the Working Group took place on November 2-3, 2006 at the Library of Congress. (loc.gov)
  • The venue of the fifth Export Control Working Group meeting: the Miraiken National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, Japan. (iter.org)
  • The ITER Council Working Group on Export Control, Peaceful Uses and Non-Proliferation (ECWG) met for its fifth meeting on 6-7 October 2010. (iter.org)
  • The Working Group on Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons considered a) epidemiologic profiles of TB cases among foreign-born persons, b) case finding, screening, and preventive therapy for the foreign born, c) TB diagnosis and management for the foreign born, d) opportunities for collaborations with community-based organizations (CBOs) to address TB among the foreign born, and e) TB-related training needs. (cdc.gov)
  • A control group of 15 healthy the incidence of diarrhoea, pneumonia and children were recruited from the outpatient may even lead to a decrease in the incidence clinic when they were attending for their of malaria [10]. (who.int)
  • The apparent generosity, inclusion, and friendship proffered by the industry extract a price from groups in the health of their members. (bmj.com)
  • You don't want to pack your control group with your most active audience members, but you also don't want to fill it with only marginally engaged ones either. (oracle.com)
  • Our Community Advisory Group comprises leaders from community organizations that have both a great interest in ensuring the health of their community and the ability to reach community members to affect change. (sc.edu)
  • A rotating board of members ensures that a diverse group of voices are heard. (sc.edu)
  • The meeting was chaired by Mike Roberts and delegations representing the Members, the Domestic Agencies and the export control authorities participated in the fruitful discussions. (iter.org)
  • It was agreed that the ECWG delegations would speak with their respective TBM PC members on the export control issues associated with the TBM program in advance of the upcoming TBM PC meeting in late October 2010. (iter.org)
  • Groups may be members of other groups and also in projects. (lu.se)
  • Radio buttons inside each Group will work independently (that works in Easy Code visual projects). (masm32.com)
  • An observer-blind randomized controlled study included 77 independently walking , cognitively unimpaired residents aged 78.4±7.6years, of which 66.2% were female . (bvsalud.org)
  • ECI is OpTerra's second acquisition in less than 4 weeks and gives us excellent representation in key markets such as Southern California and the Southwest," said Ian Schapiro , head of the GFI Energy Group. (prnewswire.com)
  • A retrospective case-control study was performed exploring cases of maternal trauma. (who.int)
  • The design of this research was a nancy were obstetric resulting from a in pregnancies where there is trauma, retrospective, case-control study. (who.int)
  • The Community Advisory Group keeps our researchers in touch with the greater community's needs and resources and opens up new avenues for future community-based participatory research projects. (sc.edu)
  • Our group uses NIBS to increase cortical excitability which may have a huge impact in rehabilitation of patients with motor deficits. (hse.ru)
  • We evaluated the hypothesis that higher serum levels of micronutrients with antioxidant capabilities may be associated with a decreased risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration by comparing serum levels of carotenoids, vitamins C and E, and selenium in 421 patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration and 615 controls. (nih.gov)
  • The first randomized controlled trial of stem cell transplantation in treatment-resistant Crohn disease was performed in 2013, in 45 patients with moderately to severely active disease. (medscape.com)
  • Patients initially assigned to the low-dose control group then received three day-long active-dose MDMA sessions and 18 additional hours of nondrug psychotherapy. (medscape.com)
  • Importantly," they write, the gains were maintained over 12 months after all groups had received active doses of MDMA, with 76% of patients no longer meeting the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. (medscape.com)
  • Patients with TB cause impaired cell-mediated immunity and were admitted and the other 2 groups were compromise neutrophil functions [5]. (who.int)
  • cgroup is a mechanism to organize processes hierarchically and distribute system resources along the hierarchy in a controlled and configurable manner. (kernel.org)
  • Control group - A selected set of people, objects, or processes to be observed to record behaviour or performance characteristics. (grcdi.nl)
  • A distributed control system increases reliability and reduces installation costs by localizing control functions near the machines, but enabling remote monitoring and supervisory control of the processes. (harting.com)
  • The proposed estimators, called ''control functionals'', achieve super-root-n- convergence and often require orders of magnitude fewer simulations, compared with existing approaches, in order to achieve a fixed level of precision. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • By withholding campaigns from people who would normally receive them, brands are able to control for level of interest and intent in a way that you couldn't if you simply compared people who got the campaign to people who weren't eligible to get them. (oracle.com)
  • Therefore, having visibility across all sales channels at the individual customer level is a prerequisite of using a universal control group. (oracle.com)
  • Users who are part of a Group session will get a shared volume option to control the audio level without passing a phone around. (neowin.net)
  • By getting involved on the local and state level with groups like the Interfaith Coalition and Moms Demand Action, Phillips says we can make a difference. (citywatchla.com)
  • Walker Digital Perfect Pay Baccarat and Smart Table Network Control Group worked with Walker Digital Table Systems to integrate RFID technology to eliminates losses in the casino game Baccarat due to miscalculated payouts and counterfeit chips. (wikipedia.org)
  • The SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory Prize (SIAG/CST Prize) is awarded every two years to one outstanding early career researcher for distinguished contributions to mathematical theory of systems and control in the three calendar years preceding the award year. (siam.org)
  • The candidate's research must contain significant contributions to the mathematical theory of control or systems, as commonly defined in the mathematical and engineering literature. (siam.org)
  • The Chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory will present the award to the recipient. (siam.org)
  • The Control System and Data Infrastructure Group develops control systems for SPring-8/ SACLA accelerator and beamline, develops the next generation x-ray detectors, and provides data infrastructure for managing large capacity data and utilizing for the data-driven science. (riken.jp)
  • Industrial Control Systems have evolved through three stages over many years. (harting.com)
  • In the early stage of ICSs, control systems were local to individual machines. (harting.com)
  • A distributed control system is computerized and autonomous controls are distributed through-out the systems. (harting.com)
  • Packaged Pumping Systems: equipment that uses pumps, motors, frequency drives, control valves, gauges and piping mounted on a steel base. (harting.com)
  • Using connectors in an Industrial Control Systems offers substantial benefits over hardwiring , such as time-savings, cost saving, cost certainty and reliability. (harting.com)
  • The spending also underscores how aggressively the deep-pocketed group will pursue its agenda in the months ahead. (cnn.com)
  • To examine whether the 6-months group-based Otago exercise program is more effective than usual care on physical function and functional independence in nursing home residents older than 65 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • That's why many consider universal control groups to be the purest way to measure the lift generated by your marketing efforts. (oracle.com)
  • To tailor TB-control efforts to local needs, TB-control programs should develop epidemiologic profiles to identify groups of foreign-born persons in their jurisdictions who are at high risk for TB. (cdc.gov)
  • TB-control programs should direct efforts towards identifying impediments to TB diagnosis and care among local foreign-born populations, devising strategies to address these barriers, and maximizing activities to ensure completion of treatment. (cdc.gov)
  • TB-control programs can help overcome these barriers by establishing partnerships with CBOs and by strengthening training and education efforts. (cdc.gov)
  • This paper extends the paper "Control functionals for Monte Carlo Integration" by providing a detailed analysis of the convergence guarantees of control functionals when the target density and the integrand are both smooth. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • For the conference's last session, participants were divided into small groups designed to encourage interdisciplinary cooperation. (bmj.com)
  • The consultations have been hosted by national governments and international organizations, in cooperation with WHO, and have involved, in addition, academic groups, private entities, voluntary bodies and other parties. (who.int)
  • Used to compare behaviour and performance to another group in which changes or improvements have been made. (grcdi.nl)
  • GLAC is part of the Interfaith Coalition to End Gun Violence, with representatives from different temples, churches, and nondenominational groups - all of whom, as Phillips explains, are "fighting the same battle, getting everyone on the same page. (citywatchla.com)
  • The groups were asked to identify the most crucial areas for research and programme intervention. (bmj.com)
  • Contemporary Security Management, 3 rd Edition teaches security professionals how to operate an efficient security department and how to integrate smoothly with other groups inside and outside their own organizations. (sdmmag.com)
  • Join TCOYD on Facebook and find your individualized group where you can share ideas and communicate with people who get it! (tcoyd.org)
  • While Phillips encourages people to consider choosing candidates who have positive records or stances on gun restrictions, she says GLAC and other groups focus on community-based activism. (citywatchla.com)
  • White House Redux: 123 Ideas for a New White House Crain's Best Places to Work 2012 Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge Community Impact Award Control Group 2013 Retail Technology Survey "Control Group and Titan Merge to form Intersection" (PDF) (Press release). (wikipedia.org)
  • Work with an analyst to determine the best size for your universal control group. (oracle.com)
  • Chen, the incumbent secretary-general of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has been appointed the deputy head of a central government group to guide the epidemic control work in Hubei province, according to a report posted by the commission on its official account on WeChat on Monday. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Now the CPC Central Committee has appointed me deputy head of the central group (to guide the epidemic control work in Hubei province)," he said. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Kate Spade's Japanese flagship store Saturday Control Group developed an iPad based system to replace paper signage for things like sizing charts, style videos, and in-store offers. (wikipedia.org)
  • For further details, please refer to the full paper (link above), where you can also find applications of the control functional methodology to Bayes-Hermite quadrature, marginalisation in hierarchical models, and computation of normalising constants for non-linear differential equation models. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • In order to conceptualize the coexistence of the contradicting forces for further enterprise autonomy and continued central control that characterizes the evolving relationship between business groups and the Party-state, this paper proposes the notion of integrated fragmentation. (cambridge.org)
  • The group held three public hearings in the past year to elicit ideas and comments from the library and publishing communities about needed changes in the description of bibliographic information for the 21st century. (loc.gov)
  • Persons with carotenoid levels in the medium and high groups, compared with those in the low group, had markedly reduced risks of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, with levels of risk reduced to one half and one third, respectively. (nih.gov)
  • This helps further clarify scenarios in which the additional computational cost encurred by constructing control functionals will provide gains in statistical efficiency. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • In the intent-to-treat (ITT) set, the active-dose groups demonstrated the largest reduction in PTSD symptoms at the primary endpoint. (medscape.com)
  • Control Group managed creative technology projects from concept design to production and implementation/installation, in addition to support of IT infrastructure. (wikipedia.org)
  • HC2 represents a valuable and complimentary addition to the Gunnebo Entrance Control business. (sdmmag.com)
  • In addition, there was also no overall view or control of the process. (harting.com)
  • Despite pushback by conservation groups, the appeals court determined that EPA was within its rights in relying on the alternative program. (greatlakesecho.org)
  • Export control perspectives on the Test Blanket Module (TBM) Program were discussed with the Chair of the TBM Program Committee (TBM PC), Satoshi Konishi. (iter.org)
  • The effectiveness of group Otago exercise program on physical function in nursing home residents older than 65years: A randomized controlled trial. (bvsalud.org)
  • The treatment group also showed a greater decrease than the control group in median Crohn's Disease Activity Index score (approximately 165 vs 50 points). (medscape.com)
  • Soon after the adjournment, the group began a digital advertising blitz to target Republicans, particularly in suburban swing districts. (cnn.com)
  • Screening should target groups of persons who are at the highest risk for TB infection and disease, accessible for screening, and likely to complete preventive therapy. (cdc.gov)
  • Students in the target group who left secondary school in the summer of 2015 and were 18 years of age before September 2015 were the first cohort offered the vaccine through general medical practices, starting in August 2015. (cdc.gov)
  • The decision means states have another option to control visibility pollution in major federal parks and wildernesses without directly considering the areas themselves, according to the environmental groups. (greatlakesecho.org)
  • Title : Study Of Tinea Capitis In Philadelphia Using Case And Control Groups Personal Author(s) : Reid, B. J.;Shimkin, M. B.;Blank, F. (cdc.gov)
  • The study group included 118 women with pregnancy loss while 308 women without loss represented the control group. (who.int)
  • The Working Group's deliberations and the resulting recommendations for action by federal agencies, state and local TB-control programs, CBOs, and private health-care providers form the basis of this report. (cdc.gov)
  • Gunnebo Group has completed the acquisition of the Italian entrance control company HC2, a producer of high security entrance solutions and customized gates for the retail industry. (sdmmag.com)
  • The acquisition enables an extended customer offering for Gunnebo Entrance Control, strengthening its entrance control solutions for the office and buildings, mass transit, high-security and retail segments. (sdmmag.com)
  • HC2 is an Italian entrance control company based outside Milan offering revolving doors and interlocks for high security sites as well as gates and customized solutions for the retail industry. (sdmmag.com)
  • Several countries in Europe, South America, and Australia are experiencing outbreaks of group W meningococcal (MenW) disease, caused by a hypervirulent strain of Neisseria meningitides belonging to sequence type 11 (ST11) clonal complex (CC) and associated with severe disease and a high case-fatality rate ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Obama birth-control plan would give women at religious nonprofits birth-control coverage through a separate insurance plan, which their employers would not pay for. (csmonitor.com)
  • Is used to give a user or group access to a specific item. (lu.se)
  • THIS IS WHAT I KNOW-Depending on which side of the issue you rest, gun control (or Second Amendment Rights) are hot button issues in the presidential race. (citywatchla.com)
  • For each of the five topics of discussion, the group identified key issues, problems, and constraints and suggested solutions in the form of recommendations, which are detailed in this report. (cdc.gov)
  • The next step was to get an overview of the entire process by transmitting all plant measurements to a central control room via electrical signals and pneumatics. (harting.com)
  • Control Group was a technology and design consultancy firm, founded in 2001 in Lower Manhattan, New York City, by Campbell Hyers, Scott Anderson, and Colin O'Donnell. (wikipedia.org)
  • Design and performance of the network system for the storage ring control at SPring-8. (riken.jp)
  • When explicitly referring to multiple individual control groups, the plural form 'cgroups' is used. (kernel.org)
  • Until recently, an OEM could not use individual connectors in a field-assembled, UL 508-certfied control cabinet unless it subjected the end product to extensive additional UL safety testing at its own expense, a time-consuming process that often delays bringing a new machine to market. (harting.com)
  • Instead of face-to-face meeting, Chen told leading officials of all districts in Wuhan in a WeChat group that he has always cared about the city, although he has been away for about two years, according to the report. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Thanks to our global sales channels and scale of operations, the acquisition of HC2 will create significant synergies and contribute to the Gunnebo Entrance Control growth journey in the coming years," said Sacha de La Noë, President of Gunnebo Entrance Control. (sdmmag.com)