European evaluation

While the application of PI-SWERL has been limited to US studies [107, 108] the IDPS device has been deployed in several European cities (Barcelona, Zurich, Utrecht, Madrid, Paris and Rotterdam) permitting a first European evaluation of the... 

Gershlick A, De Scheerder I, Chevalier B, et al. Inhibition of restenosis with a paclitaxel-eluting, polymer-free coronary stent the European evaLUation of pacliTaxel Eluting Stent (ELUTES) trial. Circulation 2004 l09(4) 487-493. 

Paclitaxel has been tested in three studies that used a nonpolymeric delivery of paclitaxel from a stent (62,63). In the Asian Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Clinical Trial (ASPECT) trial, patients were randomized to controls (BMS) or one of two doses of paclitaxel (1.3 or 3.1 ng/mm2) on a Supra G stent (Cook Incorporated, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.) (63). The European Evaluation of pacliTaxel ElUting Stent (ELUTES) trial in de novo lesions investigated the safety and efficacy of V-Flex Plus coronary stents (Cook Incorporated,... 

Burnett, D., Barbour, FI.M., Woods, T.F., Vassault, A., Sebille, L., Bailly, M., Haeckel, R., Sonntag, O., Bugiardini, G. and Motta, R. (1982). A multicentre European evaluation of the Kodak Ektachem GLU/BUN analyzer using NCCLS guidelines and other approaches. J. Clin. Chem. Clin. Biochem. 20, 207-215. 

JEF, the Joint Evaluated File Project, is a Western European Cooperation, coordinated by a Working Group of the OECD NEA Nuclear Science Committee and compiled by the NEA Data Bank in Paris. The current version of the library is JEF-2.2. EFF, the European Fusion File, is also a Western European evaluation activity closely related to the JEF Project with a particular emphasis on higher energy data (MeV energies) and the materials of importance in Fusion Reactor Technology (Be, Li, Pb and structural materials). The current version is EFF-2.4. There is also EAF, the European Activation file, a compilation of activation cross-sections and decay data. The JEF and EFF Projects now cooperate to produce a single library, JEFF-3, and the EAF activation library is also part of this combined project. 

Active users of ORAM are attributing some of the reduction in outage duration directly to ORAM. Diablo Canyon and Limerick Nuclear Power Plants claim the reduction of at least 3 days in the last two outages. However, one European evaluation found out that, while reduction in duration of outages are likely in the USA where typical outage last for 6-7 weeks or even more, at European plants the typical outages are in the order of 4 weeks and similar effects may be less likely to occur. 

O Brien, T.K., Characterization of Delamination Onset and Growth in a Composite Laminate in Damage in Composite Materials, ASTM STP 775, p. 140-167,1982 Poursartip, A. Ashby, M. F., Beaumont P.W.R., The Fatigue Damage Mechanics of Fibrous Laminates in Proceedings of the European Workshop on Nondestructive Evaluation of Polymers and Polymer Matrix Composites, Polymer NDE (edited by Khg. Ashbee), Technomic Publishing, p. 250-260, 1984... 

European Standard EN 1093-4. Safety of machinery—Evaluation of the emission of airborne hazardous substances. Part 4 Capture efficiency of an exhaust system— Tracer method. 1996. 

Pharmacopoeia publications provide a final important source of information for the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory authorities, and the healthcare professions. These are concerned with establishing quality standards. These publications include monographs that define specifications for the purity and identity of established pharmaceutical ingredients, both active and non-active, together with recognised analytical methods that may be used to evaluate them. The most relevant are the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) and the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph.Eur). 

The mission of the European Medicines Agency is to foster scientific exceiience in the evaluation and supervision of medioines, for the benefit of public and animal health. 

In the case of IVDs that require the involvement of a Notified Body, data on performance characteristics, the results of performance evaluation and device certificates issued by the Notified Body must be included in the submission. The Competent Authorities are responsible for entering the following information in a European medical device databank, EUDAMED ... 

With spherical segments, optical figuring and testing is a proven and reliable process, well suited for mass-production. Serial production of diffraction-limited, large optics is already under way for laser fusion projects, with European suppliers increasing their capacity to approximately 1,000 m2 per year Aspherical segments would certainly be feasible as well, but the inherent risk and potentially lower quality need to be properly evaluated. In figuring optical... 

Matthies M, Berding V, Beyer A (2004) Probabilistic uncertainty analysis of the European union system for the evaluation of substances multimedia regional distribution model. Environ Toxicol Chem 3(10) 2494—2502... 

This paper discusses packaging derived fuel (PDF), and aims to provide indications of possibilities for cocombustion of PDF in several European countries. National energy profiles are reviewed in order to evaluate the amount of solid fuel used, then the sourcing and preparation of PDF is evaluated and the cost estimated. The paper then discusses the relevant available combustion technologies, including cost estimates for retrofit. Finally, the market potential for PDF is indicated. 4 refs. 

European Commission (2003). Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament Concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Brussels E.C. 

Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of the treatment of schizophrenia in Germany a comparison of olanzapine and haloperidol. Poster presented at the 12th Congress of rhe European College of... 

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