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  US NSF - National Science Foundation
NSF Awards 12 Grants for Research on Coupled Natural and Human Systems
NSF supports great television, inspiring museum exhibits, breathtaking IMAX films, and compelling radio.
This documentary tells the story of three women who anchor a family of 150 people displaced from St. Bernard Parish, La., after Hurricane Katrina.
www.nsf.gov   (68 words)

  
  National Science Foundation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NSF's director, its deputy director, and the 24 members of the National Science Board (NSB) are appointed by the President of the United States, and confirmed by the United States Senate.
NSF was certainly not the primary government agency for the funding of basic science, as its supporters had originally envisioned in the aftermath of World War II.
NSF selects Kitt Peak, near Tucson, Arizona, as the site of the first national observatory, a research center that would make state-of-the-art telescopes available to every astronomer in the nation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Science_Foundation   (2150 words)

  
 NSF Scrub Club: About   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
NSF is widely recognized for its scientific and technical expertise in the health and environmental sciences.
The NSF Mark is recognized for its value around the world and is respected by regulatory agencies at the local, state, and federal levels.
NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit non-governmental organization, is dedicated to being the leading global provider of public health and safety-based risk management solutions while serving the interests of all stakeholders.
www.scrubclub.org /home.php?fuseaction=main/site.about   (282 words)

  
 NSF Rule 689: Misconduct in Science and Engineering   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Before NSF makes any final finding of misconduct or takes any final action on such a finding, NSF will normally afford the accused individual or institution notice, a chance to provide comments and rebuttal, and a chance to appeal.
To the extent allowed by law, documents and files maintained by NSF during the course of an inquiry or investigation of misconduct will be treated as investigative files exempt from mandatory public disclosure upon request under the Freedom of Information Act.
If OIG decides to initiate an NSF investigation, it must give prompt written notice to the individual or institutions to be investigated, unless notice would prejudice the investigation or unless a criminal investigation is underway or under active consideration.
www.ogsr.ucsd.edu /ethics/policy/nsf_policy.htm   (2327 words)

  
 NSF International, Expansion of Recognition. - 65:39944-39946
NSF submitted a request, dated December 17, 1998 (see Exhibit 6A), to expand its recognition as an NRTL for 6 additional test standards.
If NSF has reason to doubt the efficacy of any test standard it is using under this program, it must promptly inform the organization that developed the test standard of this fact and provide that organization with appropriate relevant information upon which its concerns are based;
NSF must not engage in or permit others to engage in any misrepresentation of the scope or conditions of its recognition.
www.osha.gov /pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=FEDERAL_REGISTER&p_id=15301&p_text_version=FALSE   (1508 words)

  
 Advice on Writing Proposals - particularly to NSF
NSF is organized a lot like a university, except that instead of departments and colleges it has divisions and directorates.
NSF may cut your budget, but they'll never give you more than you ask for, so be sure to ask for everything you need.
NSF has a database of reviewers and the proposals are assigned to the reviewers in the database.
www.cs.cmu.edu /~sfinger/advice/advice.html   (3364 words)

  
 Here there be data: Mapping the landscape of science
Authors of 12 of the articles are supported by awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering.
NSF is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering, with an annual budget of nearly $5.58 billion.
NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000 universities and institutions.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-04/nsf-htb040604.php   (1163 words)

  
 AAAS R&D Funding Update on R&D in FY 2006 NSF Conference Appropriations - November 9
NSF and NASA were formerly funded in the now defunct VA-HUD appropriations bill alongside the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing/Urban Development.
NSF is the only federal agency with responsibility for research in all major science and engineering fields.
But in many disciplines, NSF support is only now recovering from the lean years of the mid-1990s when NSF support for the physical sciences, environmental sciences, the non-medical life sciences, and mathematics actually fell.
www.aaas.org /spp/rd/nsf06c.htm   (2249 words)

  
 NSF International
NSF International is a not-for-profit organization devoted to research, education, testing, certification, and service.
The NSF mark is widely recognized as a sign that the product to which it is affixed complies with the applicable Standard.
NSF is also actively involved with ISO 9000 and 14000 registration and can provide assistance to companies preparing for registration.
www.techstreet.com /info/nsf.html   (174 words)

  
 National service frameworks (NSFs) : The Department of Health - P&G: Health and social care topics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The NSF for coronary heart disease was launched in March 2000 and sets 12 standards for improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and goals to secure fair access to high quality services.
Embodied in the NSF is the central value of the NHS Plan—that good service is the outcome of genuine partnership between the patient and the provider.
The aim of the NSF is to improve the lives of the many people who live with neurological and other long term conditions by providing them with better health and social care services.
www.dh.gov.uk /PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/HealthAndSocialCareArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4070951&chk=W3ar/W   (721 words)

  
 Official site of the Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NFD/NSF) Registry
It is very common for the NSF patient to have undergone a vascular surgical procedure (such as revision of an AV fistula, or angioplasty of a blood vessel) or to have experienced a thrombotic episode (thrombotic loss of a transplant or deep venous thrombosis) approximately two weeks before the onset of the skin changes.
NSF, by itself, is not a cause of death, but may contribute to death by restricting effective ventilation, or by restricting mobility to the point of causing an accidental fall that may be further exacerbated by fractures and clotting complications.
In NSF, CFs are thought to leave the circulation (possibly aberrantly, or as a result of passive diffusion in fluid overload states) and differentiate in the dermis into cells that functionally and histologically resemble normal dermal fibroblasts.
www.pathmax.com /dermweb   (3885 words)

  
 NSF International Travel Fund   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Please note that the NSF international travel grants are allocated only to resident Sri Lankan Scientists.
The requests for NSF support for international travel to attend scientific meetings/ workshops/ short term training programmes are considered on the basis of three geographical regions.
Scientists who received NSF travel grants will be eligible to apply again only after the lapse of at least two years from the date of return from their last funded visit.
www.nsf.ac.lk /sida/travel.htm   (636 words)

  
 Budget Internet Information System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Average Decision Time measures the time from when NSF receives a proposal to when a final decision is made.
NSF Funding History by Account and FY Shows NSF Funding by Account since 1951 when the agency began.
NOTE: These applications use "session variables" to allow you to obtain information on NSF proposal and award statistics at varying levels of detail and for different "cuts" of the data.
dellweb.bfa.nsf.gov /starth.asp   (348 words)

  
 Zophar's Domain: NSF Players/Utilities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Michel Iwaniec is the author of this NSF plugin for Winamp.
This is a Winamp NSF plugin with a nice set of features and it's also updated regularly, so you might want to check it out.
This plugin features support for standard NSF files, as well as the NSFe standard which the author is developing.
www.zophar.net /utilities/nsf.html   (713 words)

  
 U.S. Newswire : Releases : "NSF Secures New Contract with the U.S. Department of the Air Force..."   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
NSF Protocol P231 (NSF P231): Microbiological Water Purifiers was identified as the preferred protocol to evaluate the performance of these devices, and NSF was selected as the organization of choice to conduct the third party, independent testing.
In accordance with NSF P231, these water devices must remove, kill or inactivate disease- causing bacteria, viruses, and cysts from the water, to render the processed water safe for drinking.
NSF's data and performance evaluation of the specific handheld water purifiers will allow military personnel to make more informed decisions about the selection of water treatment devices for use when safe drinking water is not available.
releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=54937   (516 words)

  
 NSF Resources
The NSF Guide to Programs is a compilation of funding for research and education in science, mathematics, and engineering.
Any changes in NSF's fiscal year programs occurring after press time for the Guide to Programs will be announced in the NSF E-Bulletin, which is updated daily on the NSF web site at http://www.nsf.gov/home/ebulletin, and in individual program announcements/solicitations.
NSF continues to make major investments in K-12 school systems and we encourage proposers to make contact and see if mutually beneficial relationships can be developed.
ceee.rice.edu /bridges/resources/nsf_resources.htm   (717 words)

  
 ICM/NSF FastLane Help   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
FastLane is actually an experimental development website, and NSF is working with colleges and universities nationwide in the design and evaluation of this website.
NSF Proposal Guidelines must still be followed and required forms must be completed.
NSF recommends that PIs continue to use standard fonts to avoid font substitutions when their files are converted by NSF to Acrobat 3 PDF format.
icm.mcs.kent.edu /research/fasthelp.html   (1100 words)

  
 NSF - OLPA - PR 03-80: BEHIND THE BLOCKBUSTERS--SPECIAL EFFECTS TOOL LOCKS CHARACTERS ONTO FILM
Developed by researchers at the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC), the Fastrack technology has helped specialists at Academy Award-winning special effects studio Rhythm and Hues drastically reduce production time for such films as X-Men 2, Daredevil, and the upcoming Dr.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering, with an annual budget of nearly $5.3 billion.
Each year, NSF receives about 30,000 competitive requests for funding, and makes about 10,000 new funding awards.
graphics.usc.edu /cgit/news/fasttrack.htm   (1170 words)

  
 NSF International
Your starting point for NSF Certification and testing as well as risk management solutions.
Find NSF programs and services that augment and support the work of regulatory officials.
NSF International Obtains Permanent Injunction Against Duso Chemical for Certification Mark Infringement
www.nsf.org   (120 words)

  
 Congress Boosts FY 2002 NSF Budget by 8.4%
The conferees expect NSF to continue its program of upgrading, on a priority basis, its astronomical facilities and equipment, including the Greenbank Observatory and Robert C. Byrd Telescope in West Virginia, and the Very Large Array radio telescope in New Mexico.
Regarding a contemplated underground physics laboratory in South Dakota, the conferees state: "The conferees have not included funds from within the NSF appropriation for maintaining the integrity of the Homestake Mine site in Lead, South Dakota and instead have provided funding from within the Community Development Fund under title II of this Act.
NSF requested $55.0 million for the Terascale Computing Program; appropriators provided only $35.0 million.
www.aip.org /enews/fyi/2001/137.html   (694 words)

  
 AIP FYI #149: Congress Cuts National Science Foundation Budget | SpaceRef - Space News as it Happens
We have cut NSF despite the fact that this omnibus bill increases spending for the 2005 fiscal year, so clearly we could find room to grow basic research while maintaining fiscal constraint.
This innovation is made possible, in large measure, by NSF support of basic scientific research, particularly in the physical sciences.
Research at NSF not only underpins physical science research, but lays the foundation for work in the health sciences and medicine as well.
www.spaceref.com /news/viewsr.html?pid=14589   (920 words)

  
 NSF Budget Cut - Biweekly Updates from NCSE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In a disappointment to the scientific community, the National Science Foundation (NSF) budget will decline by $105 million or 1.9 percent to $5.47 billion under the FY 2005 omnibus appropriations bill.
This decline has drawn sharp criticism from key members of Congress, especially in light of recent legislation to double the NSF budget in five years.
Under the omnibus appropriations bill, NSF's Research and Related Activities (RandRA) account will receive $4.22 billion - a decrease of $31 million (0.7 percent) relative to the FY 2004 level (Table).
www.ncseonline.org /Updates/page.cfm?FID=4166   (476 words)

  
 Pfam 19.0 : NSF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This repeat is found in NSF attachment proteins.
Among them are 2 types of cytosolic protein, NSF (N-ethyl-maleimide-sensitive protein) and the SNAPs (alpha-, beta- and gamma-soluble NSF attachment proteins).
The yeast vesicular fusion protein,sec17, a cytoplasmic peripheral membrane protein involved in vesicular transport between theendoplasmic reticulum and the golgi apparatus, shows a high degree of sequence similarity to the alpha-SNAP family.
pfam.wustl.edu /cgi-bin/getdesc?name=NSF   (249 words)

  
 Standards - NSF Standards and Technical Publications
Search and order industry standards and technical books from NSF, AWWA, ASTM, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley, and many more leading technical publishers.
Create a list of standards important for your work --- over 145,000 to choose from --- then receive automatic email notices when anything is updated or revised.
NSF 60 and NSF 61, the de facto standards on drinking water treatment chemicals and materials, newly updated for 2005.
www.techstreet.com /nsfgate.html   (115 words)

  
 ED324194 1990-00-00 Current Projects and Activities in K-12 Science Education Curriculum Development. ERIC/SMEAC ...
Super Science, funded by NSF and Scholastic, Inc. consists of two classroom magazines: one for grades 1-3 (red edition) and the other for grades 4-6 (blue edition).
This is a collaborative effort of NSF, the Education Development Center in Newton, MA, and Wings for Learning, a Sunburst Company.
The Houston Museum of Natural Science in cooperation with NSF and Silver, Burdett and Ginn is working on The Science Connection for grades 1-6.
thememoryhole.com /edu/eric/ed324194.html   (1628 words)

  
 Gulf warm-water eddies intensify hurricane changes
The AXCTDs and AXCPs, which were funded by NSF, are dropped from aircraft and measure salinity and currents.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering, with an annual budget of nearly $5.47 billion.
Receive official NSF news electronically through the e-mail delivery and notification system, MyNSF (formerly the Custom News Service).
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-10/nsf-gwe100305.php   (629 words)

  
 WebCASPAR|Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Unauthorized attempts to modify any information stored on this system, defeat or circumvent security features, or use this system for other than its intended purposes are illegal and may result in disciplinary action, criminal prosecution, or both.
webcaspar.nsf.gov /includes/checkJavascriptAbility2.jsp;jsessionid=08E3BB783751886446AAAB8D1B5F0C64?submitted=1   (1747 words)

  
 NSF
We provide documents, research reports, and solicitations released by the National Science Foundation that may be of interest to the MSP community.
You may also choose to visit the section of the NSF website devoted to the MSP Program.
NSF Solicitation: Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE)
hub.mspnet.org /index.cfm/nsf   (177 words)

  
 NES music with .NSF files
NSF (NES Sound Format) is a file format invented by Kevin Horton, the most k-rad hardward hakker in the world, a little while back.
Since most NSF players are in the form of WinAmp plugins, the first thing you'll need to do is download WinAmp, the famous freeware MP3 player, if you haven't already.
This 2mb collection has all NSFs divided into directories by country and company, and all the NSFs are fully tested and have all bugs and extra stuff removed.
www.atarihq.com /tsr/nsf/nsf.html   (397 words)

  
 NSF International : This Website Has Moved
Leveraging Your NSF Certification: Now that you've received NSF Certification...
The NSF Product and Service Listings page has moved to a new location.
If you arrived here because you followed a bookmark, please update the bookmark to point to:
www.nsf.org /Certified   (79 words)

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