Determining Successful Approaches for a Total Quality Management Training Program for Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii

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1993-08-01

Krowinski, W. J. (1990). Measuring and managing Patient satisfaction . Chicago, IL: American Hospital Publishing. Stiffler, R. (1992). Making it work: The...Currently, there is no consensus among the experts on what method to use in executing a TQM training program. There are a wide variety of viewpoints... burnout , reenergize employees, and send a clear message to employees that management considers employees to be a valuable resource (Walton, 1986; Deming

Appropriate Measures and Consistent Standard for High Energy Laser Beam Quality (Postprint)

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2006-08-01

another. a We follow the 99% criteria [ Siegman , Lasers , chapter 17.1] which corresponds to a... Siegman , “ Lasers ” University Science Books, 1986. • A.E. Siegman , “New developments in laser resonators”, SPIE Vol. 1224, Optical Resonators, 1990...pp. 1-14. • Anthony E. Siegman & Steven W. Townsend, “Output Beam Propagation and Beam Quality from a Multimode Stable-Cavity Laser ”, IEEE Journal

Plans and Activities for 1990 Decennial Census. Part 2: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Census and Population of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session (May 1, 15, 1986).

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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Hearings on the 1990 Decennial Census were held on May 1, 1986, and May 15, 1986. The May 1 session focused on data processing procedures. Speakers included John G. Keane, Daniel G. Horvitz, William Eddy, Judith S. Rowe, Benjamin F. King, and Stephen E. Fienberg. Topics included automation of address files and questionnaire check-in; dissemination…

USSR Report, Military Affairs, Aviation and Cosmonautics, No. 6, June 1986

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1986-10-09

Economic and Social Development of the USSR for 1986-1990 and the Period Up to the Year 2000. The 12th Five-Year Plan plays a most important role in...achievement of an optimal combination of branch and territorial economic management and integrated economic and social development of republics and... Social Development of the USSR for 1986-1990 and the Period Up to the Year 2000. During these 15 years it is planned to double the volume of resources

Low Intensity Conflict: A Selected Bibliography

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1992-05-01

June 1988, pp. 16-21. (Periodical) Isby, Davil C. WAR IN A DISTANT COUNTRY: AFGHANISTAN: INVASION AND RESISTANCE. London: Arms and Armour , 1989...IN UNDER - DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988. (D883 R53 1988) Sahool, Muhammad A. INSURGENCY AND COUNTERINSURGENCY...JC328.5 G851 1986) Vought, Donald B., and Babb, Michael A. "Support for Insur- gencies: Nike or Nemesis?" MILITARY REVIEW, Vol. 70, January 1990, pp. 17-31

Trends in incidence and in short term survival following a subarachnoid haemorrhage in Scotland, 1986-2005: a retrospective cohort study.

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Macpherson, Karen J; Lewsey, James D; Jhund, Pardeep S; Gillies, Michelle; Chalmers, Jim W T; Redpath, Adam; Briggs, Andrew; Walters, Matthew; Langhorne, Peter; Capewell, Simon; McMurray, John J V; MacIntyre, Kate

2011-03-29

To examine age and sex specific incidence and 30 day case fatality for subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in Scotland over a 20 year period. A retrospective cohort study using routine hospital discharge data linked to death records. Between 1986 and 2005, 12,056 individuals experienced an incident SAH. Of these 10,113 (84%) survived to reach hospital. Overall age-standardised incidence rates were greater in women than men and remained relatively stable over the study period. In 2005, incidence in women was 12.8 (95% CI 11.5 to 14.2) and in men 7.9 (95% CI 6.9 to 9.1). 30 day case fatality in individuals hospitalised with SAH declined substantially, falling from 30.0% in men and 33.9% in women in 1986-1990 to 24.5% in men and 29.1% in women in 2001-2005. For both men and women, the largest reductions were observed in those aged between 40 to 59 years. After adjustment for age, socio-economic status and co-morbidity, the odds of death at 30 days in 2005 compared to odds of death in 1986 was 0.64 (0.54 to 0.76), p < 0.001 for those below 70 years, and 1.14 (0.83 to 1.56), p = 0.4 in those 70 years and above. Incidence rates for SAH remained stable between 1986 and 2005 suggesting that a better understanding of SAH risk factors and their reduction is needed. 30 day case fatality rates have declined substantially, particularly in middle-age. However, they remain high and it is important to ensure that this is not due to under-diagnosis or under-treatment.

Trends in incidence and in short term survival following a subarachnoid haemorrhage in Scotland, 1986 - 2005: a retrospective cohort study

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2011-01-01

Background To examine age and sex specific incidence and 30 day case fatality for subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in Scotland over a 20 year period. Methods A retrospective cohort study using routine hospital discharge data linked to death records. Results Between 1986 and 2005, 12,056 individuals experienced an incident SAH. Of these 10,113 (84%) survived to reach hospital. Overall age-standardised incidence rates were greater in women than men and remained relatively stable over the study period. In 2005, incidence in women was 12.8 (95% CI 11.5 to 14.2) and in men 7.9 (95% CI 6.9 to 9.1). 30 day case fatality in individuals hospitalised with SAH declined substantially, falling from 30.0% in men and 33.9% in women in 1986-1990 to 24.5% in men and 29.1% in women in 2001-2005. For both men and women, the largest reductions were observed in those aged between 40 to 59 years. After adjustment for age, socio-economic status and co-morbidity, the odds of death at 30 days in 2005 compared to odds of death in 1986 was 0.64 (0.54 to 0.76), p < 0.001 for those below 70 years, and 1.14 (0.83 to 1.56), p = 0.4 in those 70 years and above. Conclusions Incidence rates for SAH remained stable between 1986 and 2005 suggesting that a better understanding of SAH risk factors and their reduction is needed. 30 day case fatality rates have declined substantially, particularly in middle-age. However, they remain high and it is important to ensure that this is not due to under-diagnosis or under-treatment. PMID:21447158

Mars habitat

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1991-01-01

The College of Engineering & Architecture at Prairie View A&M University has been participating in the NASA/USRA Advanced Design Program since 1986. The interdisciplinary nature of the program allowed the involvement of students and faculty throughout the College of Engineering & Architecture for the last five years. The research goal for the 1990-1991 year is to design a human habitat on Mars that can be used as a permanent base for 20 crew members. The research is being conducted by undergraduate students from the Department of Architecture.

Radiation therapy in the treatment of cervical cancer: The University of Chicago/Michael Reese Hospital experience

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Rader, J.S.; Haraf, D.J.; Halpern, H.J.

1990-07-01

A retrospective analysis was conducted on 307 patients referred for radiation therapy at The University of Chicago and Michael Reese Hospital between 1971 and 1986. Median follow-up was 6.4 years. Treatment techniques varied during the time of the study. Actuarial disease-free survivals were 78%, 64%, 55%, 33%, 41%, and 60% for stage IB, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB, and IVA, respectively. Stage, size of the cervical lesion, and hemoglobin level during treatment were prognostic factors. Treatment technique as well as time dose factors were analyzed with respect to survival, failures, and complications.

Medicare program; participation in CHAMPUS and CHAMPVA, hospital admissions for veterans, discharge rights notice, and hospital responsibility for emergency care--HCFA and OIG. Interim final rule with comment period.

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1994-06-22

We are revising requirements for Medicare participating hospitals by adding the following: A hospital must provide inpatient hospital services to individuals who have health coverage provided by either the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) or the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veterans Administration (CHAMPVA), subject to limitations provided by regulations that require the hospital to collect the beneficiary's cost-share and accept payment from the CHAMPUS/CHAMPVA programs as payment in full. A hospital must provide inpatient hospital services to military veterans (subject to the limitations provided in 38 CFR 17.50 ff.) and accept payment from the Department of Veterans Affairs as payment in full. A hospital must give each Medicare beneficiary (or his or her representative) at or about the time of admission, a written statement of his or her rights concerning discharge from the hospital. A hospital (including a rural primary care hospital) with an emergency department must provide, upon request and within the capabilities of the hospital or rural primary care hospital, an appropriate medical screening examination, stabilizing treatment and/or an appropriate transfer to another medical facility to any individual with an emergency medical condition, regardless of the individual's eligibility for Medicare. The statute provides for the termination of a provider's agreement for violation of any of these provisions. These revisions implement sections 9121 and 9122 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (as amended by section 4009 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987), section 233 of the Veteran's Benefit Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986, sections 9305(b)(1) and 9307 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, sections 6003(g)(3)(D)(xiv), 6018 and 6211 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, and sections 4008(b), 4027(a), and 4027(k)(3) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.

AGARD: The History, 1952-1997

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2001-07-01

Headquarters building by the Chairman of the Standing Group, Gen. Jean Houssay. Gen. Houssay expressed satisfaction at the way that AGARD was working...Medicine, and by Dr Jacques Gilbert of the Defence Research Establishment Valcartier on the development and application of the transversely- excited...1981 C. MENDES JORGE 1981-1982 1990-1992 J.G.C. BORGES 1983-1986 A.A. NOGEUIRA PINTO 1986-1990 A. JORGE AFONSO 1992-1995 F.A. CEBOLA MOGAS 1995-1997

Coordinating Education & Industry in the 1990's: A Strategy for Managing a Food Service/Hospitality Program.

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Rogalla, Edward V.

Research was conducted to determine areas of strengths and weaknesses of the Food Service/Hospitality Management program of Ferris State University (Michigan). The study examined graduates' perceptions of the preparation they received and of the adequacy of their preparation for the hospitality industry. A literature review focused on strategies…

Campus Views 1990.

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Spicer, Scot L.

In 1986, and again in 1990, faculty and classified staff opinion surveys were conducted at Glendale Community College in California. The survey consisted of 136 questions divided into 6 sections: job satisfaction, personal information, working environment, campus management, educational goals, and student services. Results from the 1990 survey…

Philippines mental health country profile.

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Conde, Bernardo

2004-01-01

The Philippines is one of the world's most heavily populated countries. Even though democracy was restored in 1986 after years of occupation and dictatorship, a high level of poverty still exists and malnutrition and communicable diseases continue to be the main cause of morbidity. For almost 50 years people with mental disorders have been treated in a mental hospital setting. The National Mental Health Program aims to establish psychiatric wards in university and private hospitals and encourage community-based mental health care.

A compilation of sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide emission-rate data from Cook Inlet volcanoes (Redoubt, Spurr, Iliamna, and Augustine), Alaska during the period from 1990 to 1994

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Doukas, Michael P.

1995-01-01

Airborne sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas sampling of the Cook Inlet volcanoes (Mt. Spurr, Redoubt, Iliamna, and Augustine) began in 1986 when several measurements were carried out at Augustine volcano during the eruption of 1986 (Rose and others, 1988). More systematic monitoring for SO2 began in March 1990 and for carbon dioxide (CO2) began in June, 1990 at Redoubt Volcano (Brantley, 1990 and Casadevall and others, 1994) and continues to the present. This report contains all of the available daily SO2 and CO2 emission rates determined by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from March 1990 through July 1994. Intermittent measurements (four to six month intervals) at Augustine and Iliamna began in 1990 and continues to the present. Intermittent measurements began at Mt. Spurr volcano in 1991, and were continued at more regular intervals from June, 1992 through the 1992 eruption at the Crater Peak vent to the present.

Electron Interactions with Non-Linear Polyatomic Molecules and their Radicals and Ions

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1991-06-01

is the usual antisymmetrization operator to ensure Pauli principle. In the expansion (4.1.2), we have neglected the correlation functions of the (N...Kochem, K M Scheuerlein, K Jung and H Ehrhardt, J. Phys. B19, 3625 (1986). [27]. A Jain, Ph.D. thesis (Queen’s University, Belfast) 1983. [2S]. D M...Winstead and V McLoy, Phys. Rev. A42, 5357 (1990). [52]. R Muiller, K Jung , K H Kochem, W Sohn and H Ehrhardt, J. Phys. B 18, 3971 (1985). [53]. L

Relative performance of for-profit psychiatric hospitals in investor-owned systems and nonprofit psychiatric hospitals.

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McCue, M J; Clement, J P

1993-01-01

The authors analyzed the differences in operational and financial performance between 42 matched pairs of for-profit psychiatric hospitals belonging to multifacility organizations and nonprofit psychiatric hospitals for the fiscal years ending in 1986 through 1990. The pairs of short-term hospitals were matched according to location, standard metropolitan statistical area, or wage index. Analyses were based on data on these hospitals from the Health Care Financing Administration. The groups of variables studied included the hospitals' operational performance and productivity, profitability and payer mix, revenue and expenses, and capital structure. Differences in the mean values of the variables for the for-profit hospitals and the nonprofit hospitals were analyzed by pairwise t tests. The for-profit organization hospitals had significantly higher net revenue, lower salary expenses, and higher profits than the nonprofit hospitals. Patients in the for-profit hospitals had longer stays, and these hospitals had fewer full-time employees per adjusted inpatient day and per adjusted discharge. The higher prices and operating margins of the for-profit hospitals belonging to investor-owned systems reflect the profit-maximizing goal of these facilities. The ability of for-profit organization hospitals to achieve economies of scale in expenses, however, was not evident except in the case of salary expenses.

Auditory surveys for Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) in southern Wisconsin 1986-1996

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Ann B. Swengel; Scott R. Swengel

1997-01-01

During auditory surveys with tape playback between 13 February and 27 April during 1986-1996, our detection of calling by Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) varied dramatically and regularly in an apparent 4-year cycle: 1986, 1990, and 1994 were significantly high calling years; 1987-1989, 1992-1993, and 1995- 1996 were significantly low; and...

[Obstetric prognostic factors of newborn infants with very low birth weight (< or = 1,500 gram) with reference to survival rate and early childhood development].

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Hamm, W; Göhring, U J; Günther, M; Kribs, A; Neuhaus, W; Roth, B; Bolte, A

1995-03-01

Prognostic factors influencing survival in 235 very low birthweight prematures (< or = 1500 g) born between 1986 and 15.11. 1993 at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Cologne, were retrospectively evaluated. Chromosomal anomalies and severe congenital malformations were excluded. Of 180 singletons 84 were classified as appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) and 96 as small-for-gestational-age (SGA). By interrogating the attending paediatricians data regarding the early development of 62/65 surviving singletons born between 1986 to 1990 were recorded (follow-up rate 95%). Survival was significantly correlated to singleton pregnancy (p < 0.05), female sex (p = 0.001) and in the AGA-prematures to prenatal corticoid prophylaxis. With similar mean birthweight SGA-singletons showed a three weeks higher mean gestational age; the mortality showed an inverse correlation to birthweight and gestational age being 11% higher in the AGA-group compared with the SGA-group (32% versus 21%). At the age of between 11 months and 6 years severe handicaps and developmental retardations were found more often in previous AGA-prematures (6/26) than in previous SGA-prematures (4/36); type and degree of later handicap were not correlated to birthweight. According to our results survival rates of very low birthweight prematures are strongly influenced by singleton pregnancy, by fetal sex, by gestational age and in the AGA-group by prenatal corticoid prophylaxis; mortality shows an inverted correlation to birthweight and gestational age, whereas the later prognosis of survivors does not seem to be influenced by birthweight or gestational age.

Timing of referral for lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis: overemphasis on FEV1 may adversely affect overall survival.

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Doershuk, C F; Stern, R C

1999-03-01

(1) Report our experience with referral for lung transplantation. (2) Review survival in cvstic fibrosis (CF) patients without lung transplantation after FEV1 remains < 30% predicted for 1 years. Retrospective review. A university hospital CF center. (1) Forty-five patients referred for lung transplantation evaluation, and (2) 178 patients without Burkholderia sp infection, with the above FEVl criterion. Survival. (1) One- and 2-year survival after transplantation was 55% and 45%, respectively. However, among patients without transplants with FEVl < 30% predicted, median survival, 1986 to 1990, ie, before the transplant era, was 4.6 years with 25% living > 9 years (before 1986, 25% lived > 6 vears). (2) Survival after transplantation was not correlated to any of the following: age, sex, genotype, FEVI percent predicted, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, or with waiting time before transplantation, and did not seem to be correlated to serum bicarbonate or percent ideal body weight. Four of five patients already infected with Burkholderia species died within 5 months of transplantation; the fifth died at 17 months. All five died of pulmonary or extrapulmonarv infection with Burkholderia species Use of FEV! < 30% predicted to automatically establish transplantation eligibility could lead to decreased overall survival for CF patients. Referral for evaluation and transplantation should also be based on oxygen requirement, rate of deterioration, respiratory microbiology, quality of life, frequency of IV antibiotic therapy, and other considerations. If pulmonary status has unexpectedly improved when the patient is at or near the top of the waiting list, total survival may be improved by "inactivating the patient" until progression is again evident.

William Wolfgang Brickman, 1913-86.

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Parker, Franklin

William Wolfgang Brickman, founding member and President, 1956-59, of the Comparative and International Education Society, died June 22, 1986, in a Philadelphia hospital leukemia unit. Born June 30, 1913, in New York City, he attended city schools and earned B.A. and M.S. degrees at City College, a New York University Ph.D. and an honorary M.A.…

Aflatoxin contamination in foods and foodstuffs in Tokyo: 1986-1990.

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Tabata, S; Kamimura, H; Ibe, A; Hashimoto, H; Iida, M; Tamura, Y; Nishima, T

1993-01-01

Aflatoxins were determined in 3054 samples of foods or foodstuffs, including cereals, nuts, beans, spices, dairy products, dry fruits, and edible oil. Samples were collected in Tokyo from 1986 to 1990. Aflatoxins were found in rice products, adlay, corn, crude sugar, peanut products, pistachio nuts, brazil nuts, sesame products, butter beans, white pepper, red pepper, paprika, nutmeg, and mixed spices. The highest incidence of aflatoxin contamination was observed in nutmeg (80%), and the highest level of aflatoxin B1 was observed in pistachio nuts (1382 ppb).

Post-Chernobyl incidence of papillary thyroid cancer among Belgian children less than 15 years of age in April 1986: a 30-year surgical experience.

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Michel, Luc A; Donckier, Julian; Rosière, Alain; Fervaille, Caroline; Lemaire, Julien; Bertrand, Claude

2016-04-01

We raised the question of a possible relationship in Belgium between the occurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and age of children (<15 years) at the time of the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident in April 1986. Referral university centre for endocrine surgery. Thirty-year prospective study of the experience of a surgical team with PTC since the Chernobyl accident, taken out of 2349 patients operated on for any thyroid lesions from April 1986 to April 2015, comparing the incidence of PTC by age groups. Comparison of PTC incidence in patients >15 years (group A) and children <15 years (group B) in April 1986. Out of a total of 2349 patients having undergone thyroid surgery for all types of lesions during 30 year after Chernobyl and born before April 1986, 2164 were >15 years of age at the time of the nuclear accident (group A) and 175 developed PTC (8.1%) compared to 36 PTC (19.5%) that occurred in 185 children <15 years of age (group B) in April 1986 (p < 0.001). Radiation exposure affected residents of countries (including Belgium) well beyond Ukraine and Belarus. This was demonstrated by a 1990 meteorological report. Over 30 years, there has been a persistent higher incidence of PTC among Belgian children below the age of 15 years at the time of the Chernobyl accident. This relationship with age has even been strengthened by the implementation of more sophisticated immunohistochemical biomarkers diagnostic technology since April 2011.

Tabulation of comet observations.

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

1993-01-01

Concerning comets: 1973 XII Kohoutek, 1975 IX Kobayashi-Berger-Milon, 1976 VI West, 1976 XI P/d'Arrest, 1977 XIV Kohler, 1979 X Bradfield, 1980 X P/Stephan-Oterma, 1980 XV Bradfield, 1981 II Panther, 1982 VI Austin, 1983 V Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa, 1983 VII IRAS-Araki-Alcock, 1983 XIII P/Kopff, 1984 XIII Austin, 1984 XXIII Levy-Rudenko, 1985 XIII P/Giacobini-Zinner, 1985 XVII Hartley-Good, 1985 XIX Thiele, 1986 I P/Boethin, 1986 III P/Halley, 1986 XVIII Terasako, 1987 II Sorrells, 1987 III Nishikawa-Takamizawa-Tago, 1987 X P/Grigg-Skjellerup, 1987 XXIII Rudenko, 1987 XXIX Bradfield, 1987 XXXII McNaught, 1987 XXXIII P/Borrelly, 1988 IV Furuyama, 1988 V Liller, 1988 XIV P/Tempel 2, 1988 XV Machholz, 1988 XX Yanaka, 1988 XXIV Yanaka, 1989 X P/Brorsen-Metcalf, 1989 XV P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, 1989 XIX Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko, 1989 XXI Helin-Roman-Alu, 1989 XXII Aarseth-Brewington, 1990 III Černis-Kiuchi-Nakamura, 1990 VI Skorichenko-George, 1990 VIII P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, 1990 IX P/Peters-Hartley, 1990 X P/Wild 4, 1990 XIV P/Honda Mrkos-Pajdušáková, 1990 XVII Tsuchiya-Kiuchi, 1990 XXI P/Encke, 1990 XXVI Arai, 1991 XI P/Levy, 1991 XV P/Hartley 2, 1991 XVI P/Wirtanen, 1991 XVII P/Arend-Rigaux, 1991 XXI P/Faye, 1991 XXIII P/Shoemaker 1, 1991 XXIV Shoemaker-Levy, 1991l Helin-Lawrence, 1991ο P/Chernykh, 1991r Helin-Alu, 1991a1 Shoemaker-Levy, 1991g1 Zanotta-Brewington, 1991h1 Mueller, 1912d Tanaka-Machholz, 1992f P/Shoemaker-Levy 8, 1992k Machholz, 1992l P/Giclas, 1992p P/Brewington, 1992q Helin-Lawrence, 1992s P/Ciffréo, 1992t P/Swift-Tuttle, 1992u P/Väisälä, 1992x P/Schaumasse, 1992y Shoemaker, 1992a1 Ohshita, 1993a Mueller, P/Smirnova-Chernykh.

Agents causing occupational asthma in Finland in 1986-2002: cow epithelium bypassed by moulds from moisture-damaged buildings.

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Piipari, R; Keskinen, H

2005-12-01

Occupational asthma is an avoidable form of asthma. In Finland, the diagnosis of occupational asthma entitles substantial compensation to the employee. The diagnostics are based on symptoms, exposure assessment, allergologic investigations, follow-up of peak expiratory flow (PEF) at work and at home and, in many cases, specific challenge tests. To study the causative agents of occupational asthma in Finland. The causative agents and the numbers of new occupational asthma cases notified to the Finnish Register of Occupational Diseases (FROD) during 1986-2002 are reported. The number of occupational asthma cases increased from 1986 until 1995, after which a downward trend, stabilizing during the last few years, has been observed. The majority of the cases (59%) in the beginning of the period (1986-1990) were associated with agriculture, but the percentage has fallen thereafter (42% of the cases in 1998-2002) along with the fall in the total number of cases. Since 1995, indoor moulds from water-damaged buildings have caused an increasing number of cases and have become the most important causative agents (0.5% cases, in 1986-1990 and 18% of the cases in 1998-2002). Chemicals have caused 10-30% of the cases, a decreasing number since 1990. The most important chemicals causing occupational asthma have been diisocyanates and welding fumes, followed by hairdressing chemicals and formaldehyde. The number of occupational asthma cases in Finland reached its height in the mid-1990s. The decrease in the number of total cases is because of the decrease in agriculture-associated cases, reflecting the number of employees in agriculture-associated occupations, which has greatly decreased since Finland joined the EU in 1995. An epidemic of mould-induced asthma, affecting mostly white-collar employees working in moisture-damaged buildings, has taken place since 1995.

Concurrent Engineering for Composites

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1991-10-01

1990), 44. Cooper, R.G. and Kleinschmidt, E.J., Journal of Product Innovation Management . 3[2], (1986), 71.. Drucker, P.F., Harvard Business Review...Journal of Product Innovation Management 6(1], (1989), 43. Hollins, B. and Pugh, S., Successful Product Design, Buttcrworths, London, 1990. Johnson

Socioeconomic status and morbidity in the last years of life.

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Liao, Y; McGee, D L; Kaufman, J S; Cao, G; Cooper, R S

1999-01-01

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effect of socioeconomic status, as characterized by level of education, on morbidity and disability in the last years of life. METHODS: The analysis used data from the National Health Interview Survey (1986-1990), with mortality follow-up through December 1991. RESULTS: Among 10,932 decedents 50 years or older at baseline interview, educational attainment was inversely associated with long-term limitation of activity, number of chronic conditions, number of bed days, and days of short hospital stay during the year preceding the interview. CONCLUSIONS: Decedents with higher socioeconomic status experienced lower morbidity and disability and better quality of life even in their last years of life. PMID:10191805

TU-CD-303-00: In Memoriam of Warren Sinclair: Physics Applications for New Radiobiology

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NONE

The Medical Physics and Radiation Protection communities lost one of their true pioneers in May, 2014 with the passing of Warren K. Sinclair, Ph.D. He received his Doctorate in Physics at the University of London, U.K. He was a fellow of the Institute of Physics and a Certified Health Physicist. After a number of posts at Hospitals and Universities in the U.K. and New Zealand, he became the Head, Physics Department at the M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX. He held a number of academic physics positions with the University of Texas, Austin at the main campus and at the Postgraduatemore » School of Medicine, Houston. He later served as a Senior Biophysicist, Division Director, and then Associate Laboratory Director for Biomedical Division Director, and then Associate Laboratory Director for Biomedical and Environmental Research at the Argonne National Laboratory, IL. He had additional academic appointments at the University of California, Berkeley; Northern Illinois University; the University of Illinois (Chicago Circle Campus); and the University of Chicago. Warren was a charter member of the AAPM and a leader in many communities: President of the AAPM from 1960 to 1961 and the Journal Editor from 1964 to 1969, the 2nd President of the NCRP from 1977 to 1991, and the President of the Radiation Research Society from 1978 to 1979. His many awards included the William D. Coolidge Award in 1986. Even this barely scratches the surface of the many other organizations he served with and influenced including the ICRP, IOP, RSNA, SNM, and UNSCEAR. His research interests resulted in publications from 1948 to the 1990s in many aspects (physical and biological) of radiotherapy and the effects of ionizing radiation in general, leading to early definitions of RBE values for megavoltage radiotherapy as well as contributing to the development of the modern framework for radiation protection worldwide. Warren was not a retiring person and even after moving to NCRP President Emeritus status continued to provide advice and comments on publications and to mentor others until the time of his passing. Sadly, Warren’s long-time wife Joy passed away in December, 2014 but he is survived by his son Bruce and daughter Roslyn, 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.« less

TU-CD-303-01: Memorial to Warren Sinclair - Memorial Lecturer

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Grissom, M

The Medical Physics and Radiation Protection communities lost one of their true pioneers in May, 2014 with the passing of Warren K. Sinclair, Ph.D. He received his Doctorate in Physics at the University of London, U.K. He was a fellow of the Institute of Physics and a Certified Health Physicist. After a number of posts at Hospitals and Universities in the U.K. and New Zealand, he became the Head, Physics Department at the M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX. He held a number of academic physics positions with the University of Texas, Austin at the main campus and at the Postgraduatemore » School of Medicine, Houston. He later served as a Senior Biophysicist, Division Director, and then Associate Laboratory Director for Biomedical Division Director, and then Associate Laboratory Director for Biomedical and Environmental Research at the Argonne National Laboratory, IL. He had additional academic appointments at the University of California, Berkeley; Northern Illinois University; the University of Illinois (Chicago Circle Campus); and the University of Chicago. Warren was a charter member of the AAPM and a leader in many communities: President of the AAPM from 1960 to 1961 and the Journal Editor from 1964 to 1969, the 2nd President of the NCRP from 1977 to 1991, and the President of the Radiation Research Society from 1978 to 1979. His many awards included the William D. Coolidge Award in 1986. Even this barely scratches the surface of the many other organizations he served with and influenced including the ICRP, IOP, RSNA, SNM, and UNSCEAR. His research interests resulted in publications from 1948 to the 1990s in many aspects (physical and biological) of radiotherapy and the effects of ionizing radiation in general, leading to early definitions of RBE values for megavoltage radiotherapy as well as contributing to the development of the modern framework for radiation protection worldwide. Warren was not a retiring person and even after moving to NCRP President Emeritus status continued to provide advice and comments on publications and to mentor others until the time of his passing. Sadly, Warren’s long-time wife Joy passed away in December, 2014 but he is survived by his son Bruce and daughter Roslyn, 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.« less

Influence of war on quantitative and qualitative changes in drug-induced mortality in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

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Marasović Šušnjara, Ivana; Definis Gojanović, Marija; Vodopija, Davor; Čapkun, Vesna; Smoljanović, Ankica

2011-01-01

Aim To study drug-induced mortality and characteristics of overdose deaths in the war (1991-1995), pre-war (1986-1990), and post-war period (1996-2000) in Split-Dalmatia County. Methods We retrospectively searched through Databases of the Department of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital Split, the national register of death records, the archives of the Split-Dalmatia County Police, and the Register of Treated Drug Addicts of the Croatian National Institute of Public Health, covering the period from 1986 to 2000, according to drug poisoning codes IX and X of the International Classification of Diseases. The indicators were statistically analyzed. Results There were 146 registered drug-induced deaths, with 136 (93%) deceased being men. The median age of all cases was 27 years (interquartile range 8). Most of them were single (70.6%), unemployed (44.6%), and secondary school graduates (69.2%). In the war period, there were 4.8 times more deaths than in the pre-war period (P = 0.014), and in the post-war period there were 5.2 times more deaths than in the pre-war period (P = 0.008). The most common site of death was the deceased person’s home. The toxicological analyses showed that 59 (61%) deaths were heroin related, alcohol use was found in 62 cases (42.5%), and multi-substance use was found in more than a half of the cases. In 133 (91.1%) cases, deaths were classified as unintentional, whereas 13 (8.9%) were classified as suicides. Conclusion The war, along with other risk factors, contributed to unfavorable developments related to drug abuse in Split-Dalmatia County, including the increase in the drug-induced mortality rate. PMID:21990081

Four decades of kidney transplantation in Cuba.

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Alfonzo, Jorge P

2013-01-01

This article describes the background, beginnings, development, evolution and outcomes of kidney transplantation in Cuba. Nephrology as a medical specialty in Cuba began in 1962 and was formalized in 1966. Conditions were created to implement renal replacement therapy (including transplants), bring nephrology care to the entire country and train human resources who would assume this responsibility, making Cuba one of the first countries with a comprehensive program for renal patient care. After three unsuccessful cadaveric-donor kidney transplantations in 1968-69, the ensuing history of kidney transplantation can be summarized in the following three stages. 1970-1975: In January 1970, cadaveric-donor kidney transplantation began at the Nephrology Institute. That year, 17 kidney transplantations were performed; four of these patients lived with functional kidneys for 15-25 years; 10-year graft survival was 23.5% (Kaplan-Meier survival curve); HLA typing began in 1974. By December 1975, 170 grafts had been done in three hospitals. 1976-1985: Seven transplantation centers performed 893 grafts during this period. HLA-DR typing was introduced in 1976 and the National Histocompatibility Laboratory Network was founded in 1978. The first related living-donor kidney transplantation was done in 1979. 1986-2011: The National Kidney Transplantation Coordinating Center and the National Kidney Transplantation Program were created in 1986; the first combined kidney-pancreas transplantation was performed the same year. In 1990, cyclosporine and the Cuban monoclonal antibody IOR-T3 were introduced for immunosuppression to prevent rejection, as were other Cuban products (hepatitis B vaccine and recombinant human erythropoietin) for transplant patients. By December 2011, the cumulative number of transplants was 4636 (384 from related living donors). With over 40 years of experience, kidney transplantation is now well established in Cuba; it is free and universally accessible, on the basis of need and appropriateness.

Influence of war on quantitative and qualitative changes in drug-induced mortality in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia.

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Marasovic Susnjara, Ivana; Definis Gojanovic, Marija; Vodopija, Davor; Capkun, Vesna; Smoljanovic, Ankica

2011-10-15

To study drug-induced mortality and characteristics of overdose deaths in the war (1991-1995), pre-war (1986-1990), and post-war period (1996-2000) in Split-Dalmatia County. We retrospectively searched through Databases of the Department of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital Split, the national register of death records, the archives of the Split-Dalmatia County Police, and the Register of Treated Drug Addicts of the Croatian National Institute of Public Health, covering the period from 1986 to 2000, according to drug poisoning codes IX and X of the International Classification of Diseases. The indicators were statistically analyzed. There were 146 registered drug-induced deaths, with 136 (93%) deceased being men. The median age of all cases was 27 years (interquartile range 8). Most of them were single (70.6%), unemployed (44.6%), and secondary school graduates (69.2%). In the war period, there were 4.8 times more deaths than in the pre-war period (P=0.014), and in the post-war period there were 5.2 times more deaths than in the pre-war period (P=0.008). The most common site of death was the deceased person's home. The toxicological analyses showed that 59 (61%) deaths were heroin related, alcohol use was found in 62 cases (42.5%), and multi-substance use was found in more than a half of the cases. In 133 (91.1%) cases, deaths were classified as unintentional, whereas 13 (8.9%) were classified as suicides. CONCLUSION; The war, along with other risk factors, contributed to unfavorable developments related to drug abuse in Split-Dalmatia County, including the increase in the drug-induced mortality rate.

SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse: Controls over Some Hospital Expenses Could Be Improved. Report 92-S-50.

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Walsh, John T.; And Others

An audit was done of the Health Science Center, a teaching hospital in the State University of New York (SUNY) system at Syracuse. The audit addressed whether Syracuse has effective controls over selected payroll, equipment and inventory expenses. Syracuse reported an operating loss for 1990 of over $21 million dollars. The audit found that…

Cumulative index to NASA Tech Briefs, 1986-1990, volumes 10-14

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1992-01-01

Tech Briefs are short announcements of new technology derived from the R&D activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. These briefs emphasize information considered likely to be transferrable across industrial, regional, or disciplinary lines and are issued to encourage commercial application. This cumulative index of Tech Briefs contains abstracts and four indexes (subject, personal author, originating center, and Tech Brief number) and covers the period 1986 to 1990. The abstract section is organized by the following subject categories: electronic components and circuits, electronic systems, physical sciences, materials, computer programs, life sciences, mechanics, machinery, fabrication technology, and mathematics and information sciences.

Radiation health research, 1986 - 1990

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1991-01-01

A collection of 225 abstracts of radiation research sponsored by NASA during the period 1986 through 1990 is reported. Each abstract was categorized within one of four discipline areas: physics, biology, risk assessment, and microgravity. Topic areas within each discipline were assigned as follows: Physics - atomic physics, nuclear science, space radiation, radiation transport and shielding, and instrumentation; Biology - molecular biology, cellular radiation biology, tissue, organs and organisms, radioprotectants, and plants; Risk assessment - radiation health and epidemiology, space flight radiation health physics, inter- and intraspecies extrapolation, and radiation limits and standards; and Microgravity. When applicable subareas were assigned for selected topic areas. Keywords and author indices are provided.

Editorial

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Khursheed, Anjam

2011-07-01

The Eighth International Conference on Charged Particle Optics (CPO-8) was held in Suntec City Convention Centre, Singapore, from 12 to 16 July 2010. This conference is held every 4 years, and is part of a conference series that was started in 1980, with the aim of bringing together three scientific communities in the charged particle optics area: accelerator optics, spectrometer optics, and electron optics. The purpose of such meetings is to encourage cross-fertilization between these different communities. The first meeting (1980) was held in Giessen, Germany, followed by conferences at Albuquerque (USA, 1986), Toulouse (France, 1990), Tsukuba (Japan, 1994), Delft (Netherlands, 1998), University of Maryland (USA, 2002), and in Cambridge (England, 2006).

Development of a Standard for the Health Hazard Assessment of Mechanical Shock and Repeated Impact in Army Vehicles, Phase 1.

DTIC Science & Technology

1995-05-01

authors have noted, there are few studies of this type ( Hulshof and van Zanten, 1987; Dupuis and Zerlett, 1986). Hulshof and van Zanten (1987) set up...health effects (Dupuis and Zerlett, 1986; Hulshof and van Zanten, 1987; Seidel and Heide, 1986), and that inference of causal relationships is valid. The...significantly higher in the exposed group (Boshuizen, Bongers, and Hulshof , 1990; Dupuis and Zerlett, 1987; Riihimaki et al. 1988; Rehm and Wieth, 1984; Burdorf

Educational Goal Attainment: A Three-Year Follow-Up Study of Nonreturning 1986-87 Students.

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Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. Office of Institutional Research.

A study was conducted in summer 1990 to measure the educational goal attainment of students who were enrolled at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) during 1986-87, and who had not re-enrolled at the college since that time. Questionnaires requesting information on JCCC experiences and outcomes, level of satisfaction with JCCC, current…

MCH promotes family planning.

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Duan, Y

1992-06-01

Family planning (FP) has been promoted in China through improvements in maternal and child health (MCH) which have affected people's attitude toward childbearing. A case study of FP in Taicang County of Jiangsu Province, China is given. Total population is 446,620; natural increase is 10/1000. 99% of births have been planned in recent years. Contraceptive prevalence has reached 92.71%. Contraceptive awareness has opened people up to health education in general. The community participates in management of human wastes, improvement of water supplies, and parasite control in rural areas. MCH was begun in the early 1980s with premarital examinations, prenatal examinations, postnatal visits, and physical checkups. A systematic program has established in 1983. A pilot program integrating FP, MCH, and parasite control operated between 1984 and 1986, in 7 townships was established and MCH was institutionalized. Increases occurred in comprehensive care for women from 49.1% in 1984 to 78.3% in 1986. Children's coverage rose from 78.2% to 85.9%. Perinatal mortality dropped from 30.2/1000 to 20.8/1000. Neonatal mortality declined from 21.3/1000 to 17.3/1000. Infant mortality also decreased from 31.6/1000 to 21.5/1000. Integration of programs throughout the county was achieved after 1987. 99% of women used the MCH handbook. Between 1987 and 1990, the perinatal, neonatal, and infant mortality rate dropped to 12.9/1000, 9.5/1000, and 14.7/1000, respectively. MCH achievements are attributed to a strengthening of the MCH network to improve access and improve MCH workers' level of professional skill, to the availability of premarriage and couples of reproductive age services and child care, and to the contribution of research. Careful monitoring during pregnancy helped reduce the incidence of difficult labors for high risk women from 17.55 in 1984 to 11-15% in recent years. 99.9% deliver in hospitals. There were no maternal deaths in 1989 or 1990. Neonatal tetanus has been eliminated. 94.2% of mothers receive postpartum visits. Special services at township hospitals are given to children deemed to be physically weak; 345 in 1990 were so treated. In villages, doctors monitor height and weight of children. 94.7% of children 0-1 year receive comprehensive care. Those 1-7 years also receive a high level of care. Security was enhanced by the MCH measures. Girls and boys are considered equal in good health.

[Nephrology in Tunisia: From yesterday to now].

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Ben Maïz, Hédi

2010-06-01

Professor Hassouna Ben Ayed is the founder of Tunisian nephrology. He introduced in 1962 the first artificial kidney for the treatment of acute renal failure. In 1963, the first acute peritoneal dialysis was done. Renal biopsy started in 1967 with general pathologists. A special laboratory of renal pathology was set up in 1975 with Pr H. Ben Maïz. Epidemiology of glomerular diseases, when histologically proven, was published [8]. A comprehensive program of chronic hemodialysis was started in 1968 and was developed markedly since 1975 with Pr A. El Matri. An intermittent peritoneal dialysis programme was started in 1982 and CAPD in 1983 by Pr T. Ben Abdallah. The Tunisian renal failure patient association was created in 1982 and the Tunisian society of nephrology in November 1983. A national registry for ESRD treatment is available since 1986. Since this time, the number of patients initiating renal replacement therapy (RRT) for ESRD has increased dramatically due to the extension of acceptance criteria for RRT and the increase of the elderly population. The incidence was 13 pmp in 1986 and 133 pmp in 2008. The prevalence was 48.5 pmp in 1986 and 734 pmp in 2008. From 1971 up to 1986, locally dialysed patients have been transplanted abroad, especially in France. On 4 June 1986, the local transplantation program was started at Charles Nicolle Hospital in Tunis. A national center of organ transplantation was created on 12 June 1995. At the end of 2008, there were 106 nephrologists, 26 residents in nephrology and 253 doctors with a training in hemodialysis during 1 year. In university hospitals, the number of nephrology departments is five, with one unit in an army hospital and two units for pediatric nephrology. Five hospitals perform renal transplantation (Tunis: 2 - Sfax: 1 - Sousse: 1 - Monastir: 1). There are 138 centers of hemodialysis: 39 public, 99 private. Seven thousand and eighty patients were treated by HD, 127 patients underwent renal transplantation. The vast majority of these transplants have been performed using living related donors (103/127). The cost of renal replacement therapy (RRT) is taken in charge by the Ministry of Health and the national security boards. Legislation on HD was promulgated by the Tunisian government, setting rigorous and detailed rules for the implementation of new dialysis centers, as well as for the functioning of already active units (4 August 1986 - 4 April 1998). For transplantation, legislation was promulgated on 25 March 1991. Copyright 2010 Association Société de néphrologie. Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

Workplace assaults on minority health and mental health care workers in Los Angeles.

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Sullivan, C; Yuan, C

1995-01-01

Workplace violence is becoming increasingly recognized as a serious problem in health care settings. All 628 workers' compensation assaults claimed by minority Los Angeles County health care workers from 1986 through 1990 were abstracted. Population-at-risk data from county personnel computer tapes provided denominators by age, sex, race, job classification, and type of facility. Rates varied by type of facility (rate ratio = 38 for psychiatric hospitals vs public health facilities) and varied by job, with inpatient nursing attendants having the highest rate for caregivers. Most assaults were committed by patients (86%), followed by coworkers (8%). The average cost of an assault ($4879) was relatively low but related to the costlier problem of work-related emotional illness. PMID:7604900

Changing patterns of gallstone disease in Korea.

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Park, Yong-Hyun; Park, Sang-Jae; Jang, Jin-Young; Ahn, Young Joon; Park, Youn-Chan; Yoon, Yong Bum; Kim, Sun-Whe

2004-02-01

The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiologic characteristics and changing patterns of gallstone disease in Korea over a recent 20-year period. A total of 4020 gallstone patients who had undergone surgery at Seoul National University Hospital during 1981-2000 were analyzed according to periods: period I (1981-1985: 831 cases); period II (1986-1990: 888 cases); period III (1991-1995: 1040 cases); period IV (1996-2000: 1261 cases). The literature from 13 institutes in Korea reporting a total of 13,101 gallstone cases were reviewed to elucidate the nationwide trend. The number of gallstone cases gradually increased. A female predominance was not noted (F/M = 1.17-1.37) as is seen in Western countries. The patients with common bile duct (CBD) stones were older than those with gallbladder (GB) stones or intrahepatic duct (IHD) stones. Over time, the relative proportion of those with a GB stone increased, plateauing (80-85%) during the 1990s; that of patients with CBD stones decreased (34% --> 19%); and that of those with IHD stones remained unchanged (11-15%). Over the entire period, the rural pattern of gallstone formation (low number of GB stones, high numbers of CBD and IHD stones) has become similar to the urban pattern. The body mass index (BMI) of the GB stone group was above average, as were the BMIs of the CBD stone and IHD stone groups. Throughout the literature review, this same changing pattern of the relative proportion of gallstone disease was confirmed. Thus the pattern of gallstone disease in Korea has become similar to that seen in Western countries except for a high prevalence of hepatolithiasis.

Education for All in India: A Second Look

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Chauhan, C. P. S.

2009-01-01

In this paper, the author has attempted to analyze and assess the progress of education for all (EFA) in India from 1985/1986 to 2005/2006. A similar analysis by the same author on this subject, for the period 1950-1986, was published in this journal in 1990. During that period of 35 years the development of EFA was apparently impressive, but…

Appendix A: Vascular Plants of GLEES

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J. D. Haines; C .M. Regan

1994-01-01

This appendix provides a list of 230 vascular plant taxa that were field identified and/or collected over the period 1986-1990. Field identification was done by C.L. Simmons in 1986-87 (see Chapter 2). Subsequent taxa were field identified, collected, and verified by J.D. Haines and C.M. Regan in 1988-90. Voucher specimens were verified by taxonomists at the Rocky...

Utilization of inpatient care from private hospitals: trends emerging from Kerala, India.

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Dilip, T R

2010-09-01

There is a gap in knowledge on the overall role and characteristics of private health care providers in India. This research is aimed at understanding changes in the consumption of inpatient care services from private hospitals between 1986 and 2004, with a particular focus on equitable outreach. Secondary analysis of National Sample Survey data on the utilization of inpatient care services in Kerala is performed for the periods 1986-87, 1995-96 and 2004. Household survey data are examined to understand the users of the private health system as there are limitations in obtaining reliable data from unregulated private health care providers. The annual hospitalization rate increased from 69 per 1000 population in 1986-87 to 126 per 1000 population by 2004. The proportion of persons seeking care from private rather than government hospitals increased from 55% in 1986-87 to 65% by 2004. Concentration indices revealed that the year 1995-96 witnessed the highest income inequality in hospitalization rates. A decline both in hospitalization rates and in the relative preference for private hospitals over government hospitals among the poorest two quintiles between 1986-87 and 1995-96 indicates that the poor avoided inpatient treatment. The rich-poor divide in care seeking from private hospitals was moderated by 2004. Improvements in the purchasing power of the population, and the strategy of private hospitals in this highly competitive market to generate revenue from the poorer quintiles by offering different pricing options, have reduced the observed rich-poor divide in the consumption of inpatient treatment from this sector. However, while this gap in utilization has closed, the burden of out-of-pocket expenditure is higher among the poor.

Per capita increase in hospital presentations and admissions among children since the 1990s.

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Hardy, Andrew; Fuller, David G; Forrester, Mike; Anderson, Kym P; Cooper, Chris; Jenner, Bernard; Marshall, Isaac; Mccloskey, Kate; Sanderson, Christine; Standish, Jane; Vuillermin, Peter

2016-10-01

Data regarding temporal trends in per capita paediatric hospital presentations and admissions are required to inform health system and workforce planning. Emergency Department (ED) presentations and admissions to the University Hospital Geelong among patients aged 0 to 16 years over a 12-month period (2012-2013) were determined by review of hospital records and then compared with similar data collected during 1996/1997. 1 During each period, the Geelong region was serviced by a single ED, enabling us to estimate per capita presentation and admission rates. Since 1996/1997, per capita paediatric presentations to the ED increased from 643 to 1837 per 10 000 (186%; 95% confidence interval 181% to 191%). Moreover, the proportion of paediatric ED presentations resulting in hospital admission increased from 12.3% to 18.3% (49%; 95% confidence interval 39% to 59%). There has been a substantial absolute and per capita increase in paediatric ED presentations and hospital admissions since the 1990s. These trends place an increasing burden on the public hospital system, and strategies are required to promote paediatric acute care in the ambulatory setting. © 2016 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians).

Tabulation of comet observations.

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

1993-10-01

Concerning comets: 1955 III Mrkos, 1955 IV Bakharev-Macfarlane-Krienke, 1955 V Honda, 1956 III Mrkos, 1956 IV P/Olbers, 1957 III Arend-Roland, 1957 V Mrkos, 1958 III Burnham, 1959 VIII P/Giacobini-Zinner, 1960 II Burnham, 1973 XII Kohoutek, 1974 III Bradfield, 1975 IX Kobayashi-Berger-Milon, 1975 X Suzuki-Saigusa-Mori, 1975 XI Bradfield, 1975 XII Mori-Sato-Fujikawa, 1976 IV Bradfield, 1976 VI West, 1979 VII Bradfield, 1980 X P/Stephan-Oerma, 1980 XII Meier, 1980 XIII P/Tuttle, 1981 II Panther, 1981 IV P/Borrelly, 1981 XIX P/Swift-Gehrels, 1982 I Bowell, 1982 IV P/Grigg-Skjellerup, 1982 VI Austin, 1982 VII P/d'Arrest, 1982 VIII P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, 1983 V Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa, 1983 VII IRAS-Araki-Alcock, 1983 X P/Tempel 2, 1983 XI P/Tempel 1, 1983 XIII P/Kopff, 1983 XIV P/IRAS, 1983 XV Shoemaker, 1984 III P/Hartley-IRAS, 1984 IV P/Crommelin, 1984 XI P/Faye, 1984 XIII Austin, 1984 XIV P/Wild 2, 1984 XVI P/Shoemaker 1, 1984 XXIII Levy-Rudenko, 1985 I P/Tsuchinshan 1, 1985 XIII P/Giacobini-Zinner, 1985 XV P/Giclas, 1985 XVI P/Ciffréo, 1985 XVII Hartley-Good, 1985 XVIII P/Shoemaker 3, 1985 XIX Thiele, 1986 I P/Boethin, 1986 III P/Halley, 1986 VIII P/Machholz, 1986 XVII Levy, 1986 XVIII Terasako, 1987 II Sorrells, 1987 VII Wilson, 1987 XIX P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2, 1987 XXI Levy, 1987 XXIII Rudenko, 1987 XXIV P/Brooks 2, 1987 XXVII P/Kohoutek, 1987 XXIX Bradfield, 1988 IV Furuyama, 1988 XIV P/Tempel 2, 1989 III Shoemaker, 1989 XV P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, 1989 XIX Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko, 1990 V Austin, 1990 XVII Tsuchiya-Kiuchi, 1990 XX Levy, 1990 XXI P/Encke, 1990 XXVI Arai, 1991 I P/Metcalf-Brewington, 1991 XV P/Hartley 2, 1991 XVII P/Arend-Rigaux, 1991a1 Shoemaker-Levy, 1991g1 Zanotta-Brewington, 1992c P/Howell, 1992d Tanaka-Machholz, 1992e P/Singer Brewster, 1992f P/Shoemaker-Levy 8, 1992h Spacewatch, 1992j P/Ashbrook-Jackson, 1992t P/Swift-Tuttle, 1992u P/Väisälä 1, 1992w P/Slaughter-Burnham, 1992x P/Schaumasse, 1992y Shoemaker, 1993a Mueller, 1993d Mueller, 1993e P/Shoemaker-Levy 9, 1993f P/Forbes, 1993i P/Holmes, 1993j P/Neujmin 3, 1993k P/Shajn-Schaldach, 1993l P/Helin-Lawrence, 1993m P/Hartley 3, 1993n P/Whipple, 1993ο P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura, 1993p Mueller, P/Smirnova-Chernykh.

[Accidents with exposure to biological material contaminated with HIV in workers at a third level hospital in Madrid].

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García de Codes Ilario, Aurelia; de Juanes Pardo, José Ramón; Arrazola Martínez, M del Pilar; Jaén Herreros, Felisa; Sanz Gallardo, M Inmaculada; Lago López, Emilia

2004-01-01

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is an occupational hazard among healthcare professionals accidentally contaminated with HIV-positive blood. This study is aimed at describing the characteristics of the accidents involving blood of HIV-positive patients recorded over a sixteen-year period at a general hospital. Epidemiological study of the accidents reported in 2001 involving biological material from an HIV-positive source by the healthcare personnel of a general hospital throughout the 1986-2001 period entailing the presence of biological material from HIV-positive serology individuals. Individual, time and place-related variables, in addition to the initial serologies and those throughout the protocolized follow-up were studied for those individuals involved in these accidents. A total 550 accidents entailing an HIV-positive source were reported. The average number of accidents was 34.4/year. The accidental exposure rate for the period under study was 7.5/1000 workers/year. The professional group showing the highest accident rate was the nursing staff (54.4%). Percutaneous injuries were the most frequent (80.2%). The mean exposure rate was 2.6/100 beds/year. The anatomical areas involved to the greatest degree were the fingers (75.6%). A total 53.4% of those injured completed the serological follow-up without having shown any seroconversion. Throughout the sixteen-year period under study, the annual incidence of accidents involving an HIV-positive source increased from the 27 accidents reported in 1986 to the 60 accidents reported in 1990, there having been a downward trend as of that point in time, to the point of 12 accidents having been recorded in 2001.

The American College President: A 1993 Edition.

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Ross, Marlene; And Others

This study provides comprehensive data profiling the chief executive officers of higher education institutions in the United States who were in office in either 1986 or 1990 and is based on a survey administered by the American Council on Education in those years. The 1990 profile of presidents, which is the focus of this report, incorporates the…

Distinction in Doctoral Education: Using Bourdieu's Tools to Assess the Socialization of Doctoral Students

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Gopaul, Bryan

2011-01-01

This conceptual article uses the tools of Pierre Bourdieu (1977, 1986, 1990) to examine the socialization of doctoral students by suggesting that the processes of doctoral study highlight inequities among students. Using Young's (1990) social justice approach as a framework to complement the ideas of Bourdieu, I demonstrate how aspects of academic…

30 CFR 915.15 - Approval of Iowa regulatory program amendments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... Bill. August 12, 1986 December 11, 1986 IAC 4.522(15)c, g. April 28, 1987 October 7, 1987 I.C. 83.7. June 9, 1988. December 9, 1988 I.C. 83.26. December 26, 1990 November 6, 1991 IAC 27-40.1 through .7, .11, .12, .13, .21, .22, .23, .30 through .39, .41, .51, .61 through .68, .71 through .74, .81, .82...

30 CFR 915.15 - Approval of Iowa regulatory program amendments.

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2014-07-01

... Bill. August 12, 1986 December 11, 1986 IAC 4.522(15)c, g. April 28, 1987 October 7, 1987 I.C. 83.7. June 9, 1988. December 9, 1988 I.C. 83.26. December 26, 1990 November 6, 1991 IAC 27-40.1 through .7, .11, .12, .13, .21, .22, .23, .30 through .39, .41, .51, .61 through .68, .71 through .74, .81, .82...

30 CFR 915.15 - Approval of Iowa regulatory program amendments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

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... Bill. August 12, 1986 December 11, 1986 IAC 4.522(15)c, g. April 28, 1987 October 7, 1987 I.C. 83.7. June 9, 1988. December 9, 1988 I.C. 83.26. December 26, 1990 November 6, 1991 IAC 27-40.1 through .7, .11, .12, .13, .21, .22, .23, .30 through .39, .41, .51, .61 through .68, .71 through .74, .81, .82...

30 CFR 915.15 - Approval of Iowa regulatory program amendments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Bill. August 12, 1986 December 11, 1986 IAC 4.522(15)c, g. April 28, 1987 October 7, 1987 I.C. 83.7. June 9, 1988. December 9, 1988 I.C. 83.26. December 26, 1990 November 6, 1991 IAC 27-40.1 through .7, .11, .12, .13, .21, .22, .23, .30 through .39, .41, .51, .61 through .68, .71 through .74, .81, .82...

30 CFR 915.15 - Approval of Iowa regulatory program amendments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... Bill. August 12, 1986 December 11, 1986 IAC 4.522(15)c, g. April 28, 1987 October 7, 1987 I.C. 83.7. June 9, 1988. December 9, 1988 I.C. 83.26. December 26, 1990 November 6, 1991 IAC 27-40.1 through .7, .11, .12, .13, .21, .22, .23, .30 through .39, .41, .51, .61 through .68, .71 through .74, .81, .82...

Assessing short- and long-term outcomes among black vs white Medicare patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer.

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Schneider, Eric B; Haider, Adil H; Hyder, Omar; Efron, Jonathan E; Lidor, Anne O; Pawlik, Timothy M

2013-04-01

We sought to identify differences among black and white Medicare-insured patients with colorectal cancer who underwent resection. Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare (SEER-Medicare) linked inpatient data from 1986 to 2005 were examined. Differences in short- and long-term outcomes among black vs white patients were investigated. There were 125,676 (92.4%) white and 9,891 (7.6%) black patients who met the criteria. Black patients were younger (75.5 vs 77.2 years; P < .001) but had more comorbidities than did white patients (mean Charlson comorbidity index score 3.99 vs 3.87; P < .001). Black patients demonstrated greater odds of in-hospital mortality (odds ratio [OR], 1.43; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.30 to 1.56) and readmission within 30 days (OR, 1.26; 95% CI, 1.18 to 1.34). Comparing 1986 to 1990 vs 2001 to 2005, black patients had greater odds of 30-day readmission (OR, 1.12 vs 1.31) but reduced odds of index in-hospital mortality (OR, 1.84 vs 1.28). Black patients had worse long-term survival after colorectal surgery (hazard ratio [HR], 1.21; 95% CI, 1.17 to 1.25; P < .001). Black patients with colorectal cancer demonstrated increased risk of mortality and readmission after controlling for age, sex, and comorbidities. Although black vs white differences in perioperative mortality decreased over time, disparities in readmission and long-term survival persisted. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in Croatia between 1986 and 2005.

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Puljiz, Ivan; Begovac, Josip

2006-12-01

A retrospective medical chart review was performed on 65 HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis hospitalized between 1986 and 2006 at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević", Zagreb. Thirty two patients presented with pulmonary involvement, 13 with extrapulmonary, and 20 patients had disseminated tuberculosis. Forty five patients had an abnormal chest X-ray. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified in 35 (53.9%) patients. Ten (15.3%) of 65 patients had already been receiving antiviral therapy, while another 31 (47.7%) initiated antiviral therapy after antituberculosis therapy. Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome was observed in 11/27 (40.7%) patients. Forty one patient received the standard six month course of antituberculous therapy, while in 12 patients the therapy was prolonged. Twenty one patient (32%) experienced an adverse event to antituberculosis drugs. Twelve patients died (18.5%). After the introduction of highly active antiviral therapy (HAART) the mortality decreased. The incidence of tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in Croatia is increasing, and tuberculosis is still an important opportunistic infection in our HIV-infected patients.

The impact of nonclinical factors on repeat cesarean section.

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Stafford, R S

1991-01-02

Nonclinical factors, including the setting in which health care takes place, influence clinical decisions. This research measures the independent effects of organizational and socioeconomic factors on repeat cesarean section use in California. Of 45,425 births to women with previous cesarean sections in 1986, vaginal birth after cesarean section occurred in 10.9%. Sizable nonclinical variations were noted. By hospital ownership, rates ranged from 4.9% (for-profit hospitals) to 29.2% (University of California). Variations also existed by hospital teaching level (nonteaching hospitals, 7.0%, vs formalized teaching hospitals, 23.3%); payment source (private insurance, 8.1%, vs indigent services, 25.2%); and obstetric volume (low-volume hospitals, 5.4%, vs high-volume hospitals, 16.6%). Multiple logistic regression demonstrated that these variables had independent effects after accounting for their overlapping influences and the effects of patient characteristics. The observed variations demonstrate the prominence of nonclinical factors in decision making and question the clinical appropriateness of current practice patterns.

From Desire to Data: How JLab's Experimental Program Evolved Part 2: The Painstaking Transition to Concrete Plans, Mid-1980s to 1990

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Westfall, Catherine

2018-03-01

This is the second in a three-part article describing the development of the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility's experimental program, from the first dreams of incisive electromagnetic probes into the structure of the nucleus through the era in which equipment was designed and constructed and a program crafted so that the long-desired experiments could begin. These developments unfolded against the backdrop of the rise of the more bureaucratic New Big Science and the intellectual tumult that grew from increasing understanding and interest in quark-level physics. Part 2, presented here, focuses on the period from 1986 to 1990. During this period of revolutionary change, laboratory personnel, potential users, and DOE officials labored to proceed from the 1986 laboratory design report, which included detailed accelerator plans and very preliminary experimental equipment sketches, to an approved 1990 experimental equipment conceptual design report, which provided designs complete enough for the onset of experimental equipment construction.

Use of USDA forest inventory and analysis data to assess oak tree health in Minnesota

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Kathryn W. Kromroy; Jennifer Juzwik; Paul D. Castillo

2003-01-01

As a precursor to a regional assessment for the Upper Midwest, three variables were examined as measures of oak health in Minnesota between 1974 and 1990 using USDA Forest Service Inventory and Analysis data. Mortality was 6 percent in the 1986-1990 inventory based on numbers of dead oaks per total oaks on plots with...

Historical development of the renal histopathology services in Malaysia.

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Looi, Lai-Meng; Cheah, Phaik-Leng

2009-06-01

Western-style medicine was introduced to Malaya by the Portuguese, Dutch and British between the 1500s and 1800s. Although the earliest pathology laboratories were developed within hospitals towards the end of the 19th Century, histopathology emerged much later than the biochemistry and bacteriology services. The University Departments of Pathology were the pioneers of the renal histopathology diagnostic services. The Department of Pathology, University of Malaya (UM) received its first renal biopsy on 19 May 1968. Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) and Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) started their services in 1979 and 1987 respectively. It is notable that the early services in these University centres caterred for both the university hospitals and the Ministry of Health (MOH) until the mid-1990s when MOH began to develop its own services, pivoted on renal pathologists trained through Fellowship programmes. Currently, key centres in the MOH are Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Sultanah Aminah Hospital Johor Bahru and Malacca Hospital. With the inclusion of renal biopsy interpretation in the Master of Pathology programmes, basic renal histopathology services became widely available throughout the country from 2000. This subsequently filtered out to the private sector as more histopathologists embraced private practice. There is now active continuing professional development in renal histopathology through clinicopathological dicussions, seminars and workshops. Renal research on amyloid nephropathy, minimal change disease, IgA nephropathy, fibrillary glomerulonephritis, lupus nephritis and microwave technology have provided an insight into the patterns of renal pathology and changing criteria for biopsy. More recently, there has been increasing involvement of renal teams in clinical trials, particularly for lupus nephritis and renal transplant modulation.

Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator): Novel non-native prey

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Elsey, Ruth M.; Ledet, Eric; Carter, Jacoby

2017-01-01

A. mississippiensis diet often varies due to regional limitation in prey availability (Neill 1971. The Last of the Ruling Reptiles. Alligators, Crocodiles, and their Kin. Columbia University Press, New York. 486 pp.; Gabrey 2010. Herpetol. Conserv. Biol. 5:241–250). Additionally, differential digestion rates can lead to over-representation of materials resistant to digestion or under-representation of rapidly digested soft-bodied prey items (Jackson et al. 1974. J. Herpetol. 8:378–381; Garnett 1985. J. Herpetol. 19:303–304; Delany and Abercrombie 1986. J. Wildl. Manage. 50:348–353; Platt et al. 1990. Northeast. Gulf Sci. 11:123–130). We herein report on a novel prey item for A. mississippiensis, which to our knowledge has not previously been reported.

Role of Donor-Acceptor Interactions in the Sorption of TNT and Other Nitroaromatics from Solution

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1991-09-01

Leggett isotherms . Nevertheless, these single-valued sorption 1986, Yinon and Hwang 1986), industrial hygiene coefficients can be considered somewhat...Patrick 1990). In all cases similar sorption isotherms were reported, some typical examples of which are shown in Figure 1. They 40- are...is that two (or more) mechanisms operate simultaneously-one with lower capacity and higher Figure 1. Some typical TNT sorption isotherms . (C, and

Geologic map of the Mohave Mountains area, Mohave County, western Arizona

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Howard, K.A.; Nielson, J.E.; Wilshire, W.G.; Nakata, J.K.; Goodge, J.W.; Reneau, Steven L.; John, Barbara E.; Hansen, V.L.

1999-01-01

Introduction The Mohave Mountains area surrounds Lake Havasu City, Arizona, in the Basin and Range physiographic province. The Mohave Mountains and the Aubrey Hills form two northwest-trending ranges adjacent to Lake Havasu (elevation 132 m; 448 ft) on the Colorado River. The low Buck Mountains lie northeast of the Mohave Mountains in the alluviated valley of Dutch Flat. Lowlands at Standard Wash separate the Mohave Mountains from the Bill Williams Mountains to the southeast. The highest point in the area is Crossman Peak in the Mohave Mountains, at an elevation of 1519 m (5148 ft). Arizona Highway 95 is now rerouted in the northwestern part of the map area from its position portrayed on the base map; it now also passes through the southern edge of the map area. Geologic mapping was begun in 1980 as part of a program to assess the mineral resource potential of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (Light and others, 1983). Mapping responsibilities were as follows: Proterozoic and Mesozoic rocks, K.A. Howard; dikes, J.K. Nakata; Miocene section, J.E. Nielson; and surficial deposits, H.G. Wilshire. Earlier geologic mapping includes reconnaissance mapping by Wilson and Moore (1959). The present series of investigations has resulted in reports on the crystalline rocks and structure (Howard and others, 1982a), dikes (Nakata, 1982), Tertiary stratigraphy (Pike and Hansen, 1982; Nielson, 1986; Nielson and Beratan, 1990), surficial deposits (Wilshire and Reneau, 1992), tectonics (Howard and John, 1987; Beratan and others, 1990), geophysics (Simpson and others, 1986), mineralization (Light and McDonnell, 1983; Light and others, 1983), field guides (Nielson, 1986; Howard and others, 1987), and geochronology (Nakata and others, 1990; Foster and others, 1990).

Agreement between University of Cincinnati and AAUP, University of Cincinnati Chapter, September 1, 1986 to August 31, 1989.

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American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC.

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Cincinnati and the university chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1986 through August 31, 1989 is presented. The 42 articles, grouped into seven categories, cover the following: (1) basic principles (recognition and…

40 CFR 52.2120 - Identification of plan.

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2013-07-01

... II Sulfuric Acid Manufacturing 2/28/1986 2/17/1987 52 FR 4772 Section III Kraft Pulp and Paper.../1987 52 FR 4772 Section V Cotton Gins 10/26/2001 5/7/2002 67 FR 30594 Section VI Hot Mix Asphalt.../1990 2/4/1992 57 FR 4158 Part C Surface Coating of Paper, Vinyl, and Fabric 8/24/1990 2/4/1992 57 FR...

40 CFR 52.2120 - Identification of plan.

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... II Sulfuric Acid Manufacturing 2/28/1986 2/17/1987 52 FR 4772 Section III Kraft Pulp and Paper.../1987 52 FR 4772 Section V Cotton Gins 10/26/2001 5/7/2002 67 FR 30594 Section VI Hot Mix Asphalt.../1990 2/4/1992 57 FR 4158 Part C Surface Coating of Paper, Vinyl, and Fabric 8/24/1990 2/4/1992 57 FR...

40 CFR 52.2120 - Identification of plan.

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... Section II Sulfuric Acid Manufacturing 2/28/1986 2/17/1987 52 FR 4772 Section III Kraft Pulp and Paper.../1987 52 FR 4772 Section V Cotton Gins 10/26/2001 5/7/2002 67 FR 30594 Section VI Hot Mix Asphalt.../1990 2/4/1992 57 FR 4158 Part C Surface Coating of Paper, Vinyl, and Fabric 8/24/1990 2/4/1992 57 FR...

Key Issues in Education: Drug-Free Schools. 1990-91 Program Evaluation of Federally Funded Drug-Free Schools Programs.

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Smyer, Roxane

The Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) received monies to combat drug and alcohol abuse on its campuses through the Drug-Free Schools and Communities (DFSC) Act of 1986. Each year, programs funded and services purchased with these funds have changed. In 1990-91 most of the DFSC monies were used for these projects: the Secondary…

47 CFR 73.4280 - Character evaluation of broadcast applicants.

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2010-10-01

... Docket 78-108, FCC 85-648, adopted December 10, 1985. 102 FCC 2d 1179; 51 FR 3049, January 23, 1986. (b) See Policy Statement and Order, FCC 90-195, adopted May 10, 1990. 5 FCC Rcd 3252, 55 FR 23082, June 6, 1990. (c) See Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 91-146, adopted May 1, 1991. 6 FCC Rcd 3448, 56 FR...

Managing the Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Opportunities and Challenges

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2006-04-30

and Russell (1990), Heskett, Sasser and Hart (1990), Lovelock (1992b), Fitzsimmons and Fitzsimmons (2006), and in casebooks including Sasser, Hart...managers of service businesses. Lovelock (1983) proposes five schemes for classifying services that offer insight for marketing and operations...managers in different service businesses. Additional suggestions for managing service business are given by Lovelock (1992a), Schmenner (1986), and Quinn

Agreement between the Board of Trustees of the California State University and the California Faculty Association, Unit 3--Faculty, August 16, 1983-June 30, 1986 and New Contract Language Changes to Agreement, July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986.

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California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento.

The collective bargaining agreement between California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees and the California Faculty Association (CFA) for the period covering August 16, 1983-June 30, 1986 is presented. New contract language changes to the agreement for July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986 are also presented. This American Association of University…

Collective Bargaining Agreement between Lincoln University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education and Lincoln University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, September 1, 1986 to August 31, 1988.

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Lincoln Univ., PA.

The collective bargaining agreement between Lincoln University and the university chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is presented covering the period September 1, 1986 through August 31, 1988. The following 20 articles comprise the document: recognition; definitions; purpose of agreement; university administration;…

AGARD: The History, 1952-1997

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1999-01-01

ONERA laboratories. On 14 September the meeting was opened in the NATO Headquarters building by the Chairman of the Standing Group, Gen. Jean Houssay...aerospace medicine by Dr R.Lowry, Chief of the Defence and Civil Institute of Aviation Medicine, and by Dr Jacques Gilbert of the Defence Research...J.I. BOTNAN 1991-1997 Portuga. A.J. da SILVA PEDROSO 1979-1981 C. MENDES JORGE 1981-1982 1990-1992 J.G.C. BORGES 1983-1986 A.A. NOGEUIRA PINTO 1986

Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, July 1, 1986-June 30, 1989.

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Connecticut Univ., Storrs. Board of Trustees.

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter of The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1986-June 30, 1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement are: recognition, exclusions, academic freedom, governance,…

Managing the Service Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Opportunities and Challenges

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2006-12-30

are discussed in textbooks such as Sasser, Olsen and Wyckoff (1978), Murdick, Render and Russell (1990), Heskett, Sasser and Hart (1990), Lovelock ...come up with generalizations that are helpful for managers of service businesses. Lovelock (1983, Summer) proposes five schemes for classifying...business are given by Lovelock (1992), Schmenner (1986, Spring), and Quinn (1992). Chase (1981), as mentioned previously, proposed a theory of the

The MIT Alewife Machine: A Large-Scale Distributed-Memory Multiprocessor

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1991-06-01

Symposium on Compiler Construction, June 1986. [14] Daniel Gajski , David Kuck, Duncan Lawrie, and Ahmed Saleh. Cedar - A Large Scale Multiprocessor. In...Directory Methods. In Proceedings 17th Annual International Symposium on Computer Architecture, June 1990. [31] G . M. Papadopoulos and D.E. Culler...Monsoon: An Explicit Token-Store Ar- chitecture. In Proceedings 17th Annual International Symposium on Computer Architecture, June 1990. [32] G . F

Compendium of University Statistics, 1986 Edition = Compendium de statistique concernant les universities, edition 1986.

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Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario).

Statistics on Canadian universities are presented in 30 tables in both English and French. The data cover: total population and age group 18-24 by province for 1971, 1976, 1981, and 1985; full-time enrollment rates by educational level; graduation rates for secondary schools, community colleges and universities; unemployment rate by educational…

Agreement between Wayne State University and the Wayne State University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, August 1, 1983-July 31, 1986.

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American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC.

The collective bargaining agreement between Wayne State University and the Wayne State University Chapter of AAUP covering the period August 1, 1983-July 31, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: personnel classification, administration rights, union rights, union privileges, deduction of union dues and fees,…

School and University in Soviet Cinema of "Perestroika" (1986-1991)

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Fedorov, Alexander; Levitskaya, Anastasia; Gorbatkova, Olga; Mamadaliev, Anvar

2018-01-01

Films of the "perestroika" period (1986-1991) related to school/university theme showed that: - the educational / upbringing process has lost the previous strict storylines and in many respects has lost its communist landmarks;--both school and university have acute problem areas (crisis, disappointment and fatigue, professional…

Historical occupational trichloroethylene air concentrations based on inspection measurements from Shanghai, China.

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Friesen, Melissa C; Locke, Sarah J; Chen, Yu-Cheng; Coble, Joseph B; Stewart, Patricia A; Ji, Bu-Tian; Bassig, Bryan; Lu, Wei; Xue, Shouzheng; Chow, Wong-Ho; Lan, Qing; Purdue, Mark P; Rothman, Nathaniel; Vermeulen, Roel

2015-01-01

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a carcinogen that has been linked to kidney cancer and possibly other cancer sites including non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Its use in China has increased since the early 1990s with China's growing metal, electronic, and telecommunications industries. We examined historical occupational TCE air concentration patterns in a database of TCE inspection measurements collected in Shanghai, China to identify temporal trends and broad contrasts among occupations and industries. Using a database of 932 short-term, area TCE air inspection measurements collected in Shanghai worksites from 1968 through 2000 (median year 1986), we developed mixed-effects models to evaluate job-, industry-, and time-specific TCE air concentrations. Models of TCE air concentrations from Shanghai work sites predicted that exposures decreased 5-10% per year between 1968 and 2000. Measurements collected near launderers and dry cleaners had the highest predicted geometric means (GM for 1986 = 150-190 mg m(-3)). The majority (53%) of the measurements were collected in metal treatment jobs. In a model restricted to measurements in metal treatment jobs, predicted GMs for 1986 varied 35-fold across industries, from 11 mg m(-3) in 'other metal products/repair' industries to 390 mg m(-3) in 'ships/aircrafts' industries. TCE workplace air concentrations appeared to have dropped over time in Shanghai, China between 1968 and 2000. Understanding differences in TCE concentrations across time, occupations, and industries may assist future epidemiologic studies in China. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Occupational Hygiene Society 2014.

[National health resources for highly specialised medicine].

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Bratlid, Dag; Rasmussen, Knut

2005-11-03

In order to monitor quality and efficiency in the use of health resources for highly specialised medicine, a National Professional Council has since 1990 advised the Norwegian health authorities on the establishing and localisation of such services. A comprehensive review of both the quality, economy and the geographical distribution of patients in each specialised service has been carried out. 33 defined national programmes were centralised to one hospital only and distributed among seven university hospitals. Eight multiregional programmes were centralised to two hospitals only and included four university hospitals. In 2001, a total of 2711 new patients were treated in these programmes. The system seems to have secured a sufficient patient flow to each programme so as to maintain quality. However, a geographically skewed distribution of patients was noted, particularly in some of the national programmes. In a small country like Norway, with 4.5 million inhabitants, a centralised monitoring of highly specialised medicine seems both rational and successful. By the same logic, however, international cooperation should probably be sought for the smallest patient groups.

42 CFR 413.74 - Payment to a foreign hospital.

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2013-10-01

... services. (c) Submittal of claims. The hospital must establish its customary charges for the services by submitting an itemized bill with each claim it files in accordance with its election under § 424.104 of this... §§ 409.80 through 409.83. [51 FR 34793, Sept. 30, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 41351, Nov. 14, 1986; 53 FR...

42 CFR 413.74 - Payment to a foreign hospital.

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2011-10-01

... services. (c) Submittal of claims. The hospital must establish its customary charges for the services by submitting an itemized bill with each claim it files in accordance with its election under § 424.104 of this... §§ 409.80 through 409.83. [51 FR 34793, Sept. 30, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 41351, Nov. 14, 1986; 53 FR...

42 CFR 413.74 - Payment to a foreign hospital.

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2010-10-01

... services. (c) Submittal of claims. The hospital must establish its customary charges for the services by submitting an itemized bill with each claim it files in accordance with its election under § 424.104 of this... §§ 409.80 through 409.83. [51 FR 34793, Sept. 30, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 41351, Nov. 14, 1986; 53 FR...

42 CFR 413.74 - Payment to a foreign hospital.

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2014-10-01

... services. (c) Submittal of claims. The hospital must establish its customary charges for the services by submitting an itemized bill with each claim it files in accordance with its election under § 424.104 of this... §§ 409.80 through 409.83. [51 FR 34793, Sept. 30, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 41351, Nov. 14, 1986; 53 FR...

42 CFR 413.74 - Payment to a foreign hospital.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... services. (c) Submittal of claims. The hospital must establish its customary charges for the services by submitting an itemized bill with each claim it files in accordance with its election under § 424.104 of this... §§ 409.80 through 409.83. [51 FR 34793, Sept. 30, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 41351, Nov. 14, 1986; 53 FR...

Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986.

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Connecticut Univ., Storrs. Board of Trustees.

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter (1,410 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, exclusions, academic…

[Do Italian university birthing centers promote starting breast-feeding?].

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Donati, Serena; Andreozzi, Silvia; Grandolfo, Michele E

2003-01-01

This study reports the results of an Italian sampling survey carried out in 1999 on the evaluation of the support and the information activities offered to women who delivered with specific regard to breast-feeding. 1986 women have been interviewed. The response rate was 95%. Ninety-four percent of the sample reported a positive attitude among breast-feeding, but only 80% breastfed her baby during hospital stay. Moreover only 31% had the opportunity to start breast-feeding immediately after birth. Around 50% of women reported the quality of the hospital support as inadequate. The authors conclude that, even in the light of the present Italian law, much more could and should be done in order to promote and support women in breast-feeding.

Memorandum of Understanding between University of California and University Council, American Federation of Teachers, Non-Senate Instructional Unit, July 1 1986-June 30, 1988.

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California Univ. System.

The collective bargaining agreement between University of California and University Council, American Federation of Teachers, Non-Senate Instructional Unit, for the period covering July 1, 1986-June 30, 1988, is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition; academic freedom; academic responsibility; nondiscrimination;…

Treatability Study in Support of the Intrinsic Remediation Option at the Christmas Tree Fire Training Area at Westover Air Reserve Base Chicopee, Massachusetts

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1997-01-01

Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June. Atlas , R.M., 1981, Microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons - an environmental perspective...fuel and gasoline, including the BTEX compounds (e.g., Jamison et al, 1975; Atlas , 1981 1984, 1988; Gibson and Subramanian, 1984; Reinhard et al, 1984...Young, 1984; Bartha , 1986; Wilson et al, 1986, 1987, and 1990; Barker et al, 1987; Baedecker et al, 1988; Lee, 1988; Chiang et al, 1989; Grbic-Galic

Development of a Standard for the Health Hazard Assessment of Mechanical Shock and Repeated Impact in Army Vehicles, Phase 3, Pilot Tests.

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1995-05-01

Hulshof , 1990; and Milby and Spear, 1974). Some studies focus on subjective symptoms of health problems, such as backache. Other studies 2 investigate...syndromes, rather than causing specific pathologies (Seidel and Heide, 1986; Dupuis and Zerlett, 1986; Hulshof and van Zanten, 1987). Although some...In: AGARD Conference Proceedings No.378 on Backache and Back Discomfort. Pozzuoli, Italy: NATO. 82 Boshuizen, H.C., Bongers, P.M. and Hulshof , C.T.J

Agreement between Long Island University and the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, 1981-1986.

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Long Island Univ., Brooklyn, NY.

The collective bargaining agreement between Long Island University and the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Chapter (50 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period November 1, 1981-November 1, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: AAUP recognition,…

Agreement between Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education and the American Association of University Professors Temple Chapter, July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986.

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American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC.

The collective bargaining agreement between Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education and the Temple University Chapter (1,350 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and AAUP…

The nurse manager's work in the hospital environment during the 1990s and 2000s: responsibility, accountability and expertise in nursing leadership.

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Surakka, Tiina

2008-07-01

The aim of the study was to describe and compare the characteristics of the nurse manager's work in different hospital environments and at different times. Business values and pressures for cost efficiency have become a reality in health care. The data comprised the diaries of 155 nurse managers working in one Finnish health district's hospitals in the 1990s and 2000s. In addition, focus group interviews were used as a data source. The data were subjected to qualitative and quantitative content analysis. The nurse manager's work comprises responsibility activities, accountability activities, and traditional bedside nursing. They also described the recognition of the underlying premises of their work and outcome orientation. Their descriptions of work varied between university and rural hospitals, between psychiatric and somatic nursing and between different wards. The work changed in the 2000s as the nurse manager's role changed from nurse to nurse leader. It appears that nurse managers have succeeded in integrating different leadership models into their daily work pattern. A new leadership model was devised based on an emerging nursing framework. Nurse leaders should assess who can assume leadership positions in health care and on what grounds.

Improving University Teaching. Volume II [and] Volume III. Contributed Papers. International Conference (12th, Heidelberg, Germany, July 15-18, 1986).

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Maryland Univ., College Park. Univ. Coll.

Seventy-four papers from a 1986 international conference on improving university teaching are presented. Topics include: student-teacher relationships, the pulse of the academic professional, improving teaching via techology, campus-corporate linkages, institutional changes and liberal learning, improving university teaching through evaluation,…

In-Home Cognitive Training with Older Married Couples: Individual versus Collaborative Learning

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Margrett, Jennifer A.; Willis, Sherry L.

2005-01-01

Research has demonstrated that older adults’ cognitive performance can be enhanced via formal intervention (e.g., Gratzinger, Sheikh, & Friedman, 1990; Kliegl, Smith, & Baltes, 1990; Willis & Schaie,1986) as well as more informal intervention including collaboration, or working with a partner (e.g., Dixon & Gould, 1996; Margrett & Marsiske, 2002; Staudinger & Baltes, 1996).The current study investigated the effects of an inductive reasoning training program adapted for in-home use (Willis & Schaie, 1986, 1994) among older adults assigned to individual training (n = 30), collaborative training (n = 34), or a no-treatment control group (n = 34). The training consisted of ten sessions, and all participants completed a pretest followed by a posttest six weeks later. Findings suggest that older adults could effectively “train themselves” without the guidance of a formal instructor. The results, however, did not indicate immediate added benefit in reasoning performance for collaborative versus individual training using the current reasoning program. PMID:16807197

Raman Isosbestic Points from Water.

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1986-10-01

in the Journal of Chemical Physics Department of Chemistry Howard University Washington, DC 20059 Reproduction in whole, or in part is permitted for... Howard University , Washington, D.C. 20059 (Received 7 July 1986; accepted 31 July 1986) Precise isosbestic points occur in the Raman OH-stretching...University of California Howard University Los Angeles, California 90024 Washington, D.C. 20059 Dr. E. R. Bernstein Dr. Joe Brandelik Department of

Utilization of hospital services by cardiovascular patients, Alberta, Canada.

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Bay, K S; Maher, M; Lee, S J

1989-01-01

Using hospital discharge records, and United States DRG (diagnosis related groups) data, we studied hospital utilization by cardiovascular patients, associated hospital expenditures, and the per capita cost of treating cardiovascular diseases in Alberta, Canada between 1971 and 1986. Expressed in constant 1984 Canadian dollars, the estimated total hospital cost increased from $84 million in 1971 to $131 million in 1986; during this period the Province of Alberta spent about $51 Canadian per resident each year for cardiovascular hospital services. It was noted that rural residents consumed a higher volume of resources per capita than their urban counterparts. A patient origin-destination analysis indicated an increasing dependence of rural patients on urban hospitals for secondary or tertiary care, underscoring the effects of medical technology on referral patterns. PMID:2499201

Norman Stuart heaps 1928”1986

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Cartwright, David E.

Dr. Norman Heaps died on June 26, 1986, in a hospital near his native town of Prescot, U.K., a suburb of Liverpool, after a long illness punctuated by bouts of painful medical treatment for lung cancer. He was the pioneer in Britain of the numerical modeling of tides and storm surges in shelf seas.He graduated at the University of Liverpool in 1949 with honors in mathematics with subsidiary physics and oceanography. Many years later the same university awarded him a doctorate on the basis of his published work. Norman's first 10 postgraduate years were spent as mathematician in the aircraft industry, but he never felt at home in the industrial world and sought a more academic career. While lecturing at the Royal College of Advanced Technology at Salford, Manchester (now the University of Salford), he struck a lasting friendship with Clifford Mortimer, FRS, then director of the Freshwater Biological Association laboratory at Lake Windermere, who first interested Heaps in the problem of computing the natural seiche oscillations of that lake. The use of electronic computers was still in its infancy, but Heaps saw that the equations of internal oscillations in such a lake could be solved numerically by methods that he had developed in the theory of wing structures. Heaps worked up a Master's thesis on this problem during his summer vacations, and he later worked with Mortimer at the University of Wisconsin on a more advanced scheme involving the coupled oscillations of Green Bay and Lake Michigan.

Competition policy: consequences of restrictive trade practices and price-fixing provisions for medical practitioners in Australia and New Zealand.

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Janes, Hanne

2006-05-01

Competition laws have only applied to many participants in the health care industry in Australia and New Zealand since the mid 1990s. Since then, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has considered a number of applications by medical practitioner associations and private hospitals to authorise potentially anti-competitive conduct, while the New Zealand Commerce Commission has successfully prosecuted a group of ophthalmologists. Amongst medical practitioners, however, there is still confusion and misunderstanding concerning the type of conduct caught by the Australian Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) and the New Zealand Commerce Act 1986 (NZ). This is of serious concern given the substantial penalties associated with price-fixing and restrictive trade practices. This article examines the provisions of these Acts most relevant to medical practitioners as well as a number of determinations and judicial decisions. To provide practical assistance to medical practitioners, the key lessons are extracted.

Rank-Order Distribution of Administrative Salaries Paid, 1986-87. Twentieth Annual Report.

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Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville. Office of Institutional Research.

Results of a survey of salaries of full-time administrators at public, doctoral-granting institutions for 1986-1987 are presented. Rank order distributions of 12-month administrative salaries are provided for 151 state universities in 49 states and 29 university systems in 23 states. Salary data for 151 universities are also arranged into the nine…

The Evolution of the Use of β-Blockers to Treat Heart Failure: A Conversation With Finn Waagstein, MD.

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Waagstein, Finn; Rutherford, John D

2017-09-05

Finn Waagstein was born in Copenhagen in 1938. He graduated from Aarhus University Medical School in 1964. He received his cardiology training in the Sahlgrenska University Hospital at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He was appointed Associate Professor in 1980, and he assisted in establishing and directing the first Swedish heart transplant program. From 1990 he directed the heart failure and cardiomyopathy research programs. He is currently Professor of Cardiology and senior physician at Wallenberg Laboratory. In 2002, he was awarded the King Faisal International Prize for Medicine. © 2017 American Heart Association, Inc.

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... Management Program, June, 2005. Copies of the document can be obtained from U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross... Statement dated November 21, 1986, July 21, 1988, December 4, 1989, April 11, 1990, July 31, 1991, February...

40 CFR 52.786 - Inspection and maintenance program.

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... 38, Jan. 2, 1981; 51 FR 40677, Nov. 7, 1986; 55 FR 31052, July 31, 1990; 58 FR 62535, Nov. 29, 1993] ..., commitment to timely adopt and implement enhanced inspection and maintenance (I/M) rules for Lake and Porter...

Emergency Medical Services Instructor Training Program of the National Standard Curriculum Revised

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1996-05-01

In 1986, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) developed the first edition of the "Emergency Medical Services Instructor Training Program" to teach instructor skills to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) experts. In 1990, NHTSA rev...

Agreement between Rutgers The State University of New Jersey and Rutgers Council of the American Association of University Professors, July 1, 1983-June 30, 1986.

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American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC.

The collective bargaining agreement between Rutgers The State University of New Jersey and Rutgers Council of Chapters of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1983-June 30, 1986 is presented. The agreement covers 3,660 members, including graduate assistants. Items covered in the agreement include:…

[The Collis-Nissen operation in the treatment of reflux due to esophageal stenoses associated with brachioesophagus].

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Gerzić, Z; Rakić, S

1990-01-01

Eight patients with esophageal reflux strictures and brachioesophagus were treated by endoscopic dilatation and the Collis-Nissen procedure between 1986 and 1990 at the Institute of Digestive Diseases, Belgrade University Clinical Center. Dilatation of the esophageal stricture was performed by the Eder-Puestow system. All strictures were dilated preoperatively to in average 45 Fr without any complications recorded. The average duration of the Collis-Nissen operation was 3.5 hours and it was hastened by the usage of GIA surgical stapler for construction of the Collis gastroplasty tube. Postoperative course was uneventrful in all eight patients and by dismissal all of them had satisfactory relief of dysphagia and barium esophagogram. Postoperative hospital stay averaged 13.0 days. Satisfactory symptomatic control of gastroesophageal reflux (no symptoms, no treatment) was achieved in 5 patients at a long-term follow-up. Two patients required periodic dilatations and antireflux therapy during the first postoperative year to achieve resolution of the dysphagia and no need for medical therapy. One patient had objective failure of reflux control and progression of stricture formation requiring reoperation. This patient underwent esophagectomy and esophagocoloplasty with a subsequent good result. The combined Collis gastroplasty-Nissen funduplication has become the operation of choice in patients with dilatable reflux stricture and esophageal shortening and a reasonable alternative to a formidable resectional procedures. This report evaluates the first experiences with a Collis-Nissen procedure in our country.

Parkinson's disease and the quest for preclinical diagnosis: an interview with Professor Werner Poewe.

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Poewe, Werner

2017-10-01

Werner Poewe speaks to Laura Dormer, Editorial Director: Professor Werner Poewe is Professor of Neurology and Director of the Department of Neurology at Innsbruck Medical University in Innsbruck, Austria. He held a Residency in Clinical Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, from 1977 to 1984. From 1984 to 1985 he teamed up with Gerald Stern and Andrew Lees as a British Council Research Fellow at University College and Middlesex Hospital's Medical School in London to perform clinical studies into levodopa-induced dystonia and pharmacokinetics of levodopa in naive versus L-Dopa treated Parkinson's disease. Following his return to Austria, he held a position as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Neurology at the University of Innsbruck (1986-1989) after which he took over as Professor of Neurology and Acting Director of the Department of Neurology at Virchow Hospital of the Free University of Berlin (1990-1994). Professor Poewe's main research interests in the field of movement disorders are focused on differential and early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, its natural history and pharmacological treatment. He has been involved in the steering committees of numerous drug trials in different stages of Parkinson's disease for the past 20 years and has authored and coauthored more than 500 original articles and reviews in the field of movement disorders. Professor Poewe served as President of the Austrian Society of Neurology from 2002 to 2004 as well as President of the Austrian Parkinson's Disease Society from 1996 to 2009. He has been awarded honorary membership of the German Society of Neurology as well as the Japanese Society of Neurology. His awards include the Walther-Birkmayer-Prize of the Austrian PD Society, the Dingebauer-Prize of the German Neurological Society as well as the Research Excellence Award of Innsbruck Medical University. Professor Poewe served as President of the International Movement Disorder Society (MDS) from 2000 to 2002, during which period he initiated the creation of important MDS task forces related to the critique and development of rating scales and of evidence-based treatment reviews. In his presidency, fell the negotiations between the European Section of MDS and the European Federation of Neurological Societies that resulted in formal agreements about joint European congresses. This model served as an important underpinning of the success of the MDS European Section in the past 15 years. Professor Poewe took over as chair of the MDS European Section from 2011 to 2013 and has recently been made an honorary member of the MDS. He is currently active as member of the Managing Board of the Movement Disorder Scientific Panel of the European Academy of Neurology.

The relationship between safety net activities and hospital financial performance

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2010-01-01

Background During the 1990's hospitals in the U.S were faced with cost containment charges, which may have disproportionately impacted hospitals that serve poor patients. The purposes of this paper are to study the impact of safety net activities on total profit margins and operating expenditures, and to trace these relationships over the 1990s for all U.S urban hospitals, controlling for hospital and market characteristics. Methods The primary data source used for this analysis is the Annual Survey of Hospitals from the American Hospital Association and Medicare Hospital Cost Reports for years 1990-1999. Ordinary least square, hospital fixed effects, and two-stage least square analyses were performed for years 1990-1999. Logged total profit margin and operating expenditure were the dependent variables. The safety net activities are the socioeconomic status of the population in the hospital serving area, and Medicaid intensity. In some specifications, we also included uncompensated care burden. Results We found little evidence of negative effects of safety net activities on total margin. However, hospitals serving a low socioeconomic population had lower expenditure raising concerns for the quality of the services provided. Conclusions Despite potentially negative policy and market changes during the 1990s, safety net activities do not appear to have imperiled the survival of hospitals. There may, however, be concerns about the long-term quality of the services for hospitals serving low socioeconomic population. PMID:20074367

Agreement between Rutgers the State University of New Jersey and Rutgers Council of American Association of University Professors Chapters, July 1, 1986-June 30, 1989.

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American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC.

The collective bargaining agreement between Rutgers and the Rutgers Council of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) chapters is presented, covering the period from July 1, 1986 through June 30, 1989. Topics include the following: purpose; academic freedom; recognition; nondiscrimination; deduction of professional dues;…

U.S. Department of Transportation Awards to Academic Institutions in Fiscal Year 1986.

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1987-05-01

This report is a comprehensive listing of contracts and grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation to colleges and universities during the fiscal year 1986. Table of Contents: Summary of Contract/Grant Awards to Universities. Section I--...

Communication Satellites, 1958-1992

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1991-12-31

Communnic’ation Satellite Sy’stemls per 90-0786,13th AIAA ilnternational Commiun iation Satel- con1 r’ne ( March 1986). lite Si’stems Comt erence (March 1990). 52... Comt - 13. Aviation Week & Space Technology: (3 June 1974), p. 18: (23 munications: ICC 󈨏 (June 1975). September 1974). p. 23: (30 September 1974). p...6. I1. International Con ’rent e (oi Comt 1Uif 1 - S. P. Lucinbuhl and H. Salomion. ’"Telecom I Diuital Transmiis- (’tilonls: /CC’’S6 (June 1986

Biological Treatment of Composition B Wastewaters. 2. Analysis of Performance of Holston Army Ammunition Plant Wastewater Treatment Facility, January 1985 through August 1986

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1988-08-18

CONTENTS (cont.) C. Daily Average Nitrate Nitrogen, Upper Neutralization Basin .................................. 44 D . Daily Average Temperature (°C...PLANr WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, JANUARY 1985 THROUGH AUGUST 1986 W. DICKINSON BURROWS, Ph.D., P.E. in- T C ELIZABetH T. PAULSONS D ROBERT P...CARNAHAN, Ph.D., P.E.:.EL E C-T E FEB 0 6 1990. D Prepared for U.S. ARMY TOXIC AND PAZARDOUS MATERIALS AGENCY ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, D ) 21010-5401 by U S

Small boats disturb fish-holding marbled murrelets

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Speckman, Suzann G.; Piatt, John F.; Springer, Alan M.

2004-01-01

Disturbance of seabirds by people at nesting colonies can reduce reproductive success and alter population demographics (Vermeer and Rankin 1984). In response to disturbance, adult seabirds may increase the incidence of alarm postures and alarm calling (Burger and Gochfeld 1993), increase heart and breathing rates (Culik and others 1990; Wilson and others 1991), reduce attendance of nest sites (Olsson and Gabrielsen 1990; Wilson and others 1991), and completely abandon nests and chicks (Boellstorff and others 1988; Evans and Kampp 1991). Daily or frequent handling of chicks can reduce their growth rates and survival (Harris and Wanless 1984; Pierce and Simons 1986; Piatt and others 1990).

Agreement between the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the Council of Chapters of the American Association of University Professors, July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1986.

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Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ. School of Medicine.

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the Council of Chapters (690 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1983-June 30, 1986 is presented. The agreement covers the New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey Dental School, Rutgers…

Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1986-1990: A Chronology

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Gawdiak, Ihor Y.; Miro, Ramon J.; Stueland, Sam

1997-01-01

This chronology of events in aeronautics, aviation, space science, and space exploration was prepared by the Federal Research Division of the LibrarY of Congress for the History Division of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It covers the years 1996-1990 and continues the series of annual chronologies published by NASA. The present volume returns to the format used in the Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1979-1984: A Chronology volume. It also integrates in a single table the information presented in two or three previous publications.

Contractor for geopressured-geothermal sites: Final contract report, Volume 1, fiscal years 1986--1990 (5 years), testing of wells through October 1990. Appendix A, Volume 2, Gladys McCall Site (Cameron Parish LA); Appendix B-1, Volume 3, Pleasant Bayou Site; Appendix B-2, Volume 4, Pleasant Bayou Site; Appendix C, Volume 5, Willis Hulin Site

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1992-09-01

Field tests and studies were conducted to determine the production behavior of geopressured-geothermal reservoirs and their potential as future energy sources. Results are presented for Gladys McCall Site, Pleasant Bayou Site, and Hulin Site.

Parents' Role in Teenage Health Problems: Allies or Adversaries?. Meeting Highlights and Background Briefing Report. Report of a Family Impact Seminar (Washington, D.C., September 21, 1990).

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Ooms, Theodora; Owen, Todd

This report contains highlights from a seminar on the role of parents in helping adolescents with their health problems. Comments by these panelists is summarized: Judy Areen, dean, Georgetown University Law Center; Barbara Popper, founder and board member of Children in Hospitals, Inc. and resource specialist at the Federation for Children with…

Handicapped.

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Osborne, Allan G., Jr.

Litigation of handicapped students' and employees' rights continued at a significant level in 1990. Much of the litigation concerned the provision of an appropriate special education placement, due process rights, and recovery of attorney fees by prevailing parents under the Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986. Cases are summarized under…

1990 UPDATE OF THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S SITE EMERGING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

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The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) directed the U.S. Environmental Protection AGency (EPA) to establish an Alternative/Innovative Treatment Technology Research and Demonstration Program. The EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response and the ...

48 CFR 23.902 - General.

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2010-10-01

... ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, AND DRUG-FREE... Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA... toxic chemical releases and waste management activities to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and...

The flexibilization of employment relationships in the health sector: the reality in a Federal University Hospital in Brazil.

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Alves, Sheila Maria Parreira; Coelho, Maria Carlota de Rezende; Borges, Luiz Henrique; Cruz, César Albenes de Mendonça; Massaroni, Leila; Maciel, Paulete Maria Ambrósio

2015-10-01

This was a socio-historical study that aimed to analyze the repercussions of the flexibilization of labor relationships within a University hospital (UH) using the thematic oral history method and triangulation of sources made up of workers' statements, institutional documents and relevant literature. It was observed that flexibilization, driven by state reform in the 1990s, had a structural impact on the trajectory of this institution, that, due to government downsizing policy, adopted outsourcing to maintain staff, leading to high staff turnover, various types of conflicts, and discontinuity and lack of organization of work processes. We conclude that the flexibilization of employment relationships became a handicap for this UH, disrupting services, negatively affecting students and service users, contributing to the deterioration of working conditions and lack of protection of workers.

New York harbor water-quality survey, 1988-1990. Final report

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Brosnan, T.M.

1991-08-27

Fifty two stations were monitored over twelve weeks of each of the summers of 1988 through 1990 to provide the 79th, 80th, and 81st Annual Summer Water Quality Surveys of New York Harbor. Coliform bacteria continue to exhibit significant long-term improvements throughout the harbor due to water pollution control plant construction and upgrades. Only 4% of stations were out of compliance with coliform standards in 1990, with exceedances confined to waterways heavily impacted by combined sewer overflows (CSO's). In 1990, average summer dissolved oxygen (DO) met state standards at 94% of surface, and 85% of bottom sites; however many sitesmore » contravened DO standards at least once. While average DO compliance in 1990 was significantly better than any time since at least 1986, 1988 and 1989 were noticeably worse, particularly in waterways prone to phytoplankton blooms and density stratification. Nutrient and chlorophyll a concentrations displayed spatial trends.« less

Who administers? Who cares? Medical administrative and clinical employment in the United States and Canada.

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Himmelstein, D U; Lewontin, J P; Woolhandler, S

1996-01-01

OBJECTIVES. We compared US and Canadian health administration costs using national medical care employment data for both countries. METHODS. Data from census surveys on hospital, nursing home, and outpatient employment in the United States (1968 to 1993) and Canada (1971 and 1986) were analyzed. RESULTS. Between 1968 and 1993, US medical care employment grew from 3.976 to 10.308 million full-time equivalents. Administration grew from 0.719 to 2.792 million full-time equivalents, or from 18.1% to 27.1% of the total employment. In 1986, the United States deployed 33,666 health care full-time equivalent personnel per million population, and Canada deployed 31,529. The US excess was all administrative; Canada employed more clinical personnel, especially registered nurses. Between 1971 and 1986, hospital employment per capita grew 29% in the United States (mostly because of administrative growth) and fell 14% in Canada. In 1986, Canadian hospitals still employed more clinical staff per million. Outpatient employment was larger and grew faster in the United States. Per capita nursing home employment was substantially higher in Canada. CONCLUSIONS. If US hospitals and outpatient facilities adopted Canada's staffing patterns, 1,407,000 fewer managers and clerks would be necessary. Despite lower medical spending, Canadians receive slightly more nursing and other clinical care than Americans, as measured by labor inputs. PMID:8633732

Development of an Instrument to Assess Prospective Elementary Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs about Equitable Science Teaching and Learning (SEBEST)

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Ritter, Jennifer M.; Boone, William J.; Rubba, Peter A.

2001-06-01

This paper presents an overview of the procedures used to develop and validate an instrument to measure the self-efficacy beliefs of prospective elementary teachers about equitable science teaching and learning. The instrument, titled the SEBEST, was based on the work of Ashton and Webb (1986a, 1986b) and Bandura (1977, 1986). It was modeled after the Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (STEBI) (Riggs, 1988) and the Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument for Prospective Teachers (STEBI-B) (Enochs & Riggs, 1990). Based on the standardized development procedures used and associated evidence, the SEBEST appears to be a content and construct valid instrument, with high internal reliability qualities. "Most probable response" plots are introduced and used to bring meaning to SEBEST raw scores.

Agreement between the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the School of Health Related Professions Faculty, July 1, 1986-June 30, 1989.

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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark.

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the School of Health Related Professions Faculty, an affiliate of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), covering the period July 1, 1986 through June 30, 1989, is presented. Topics covered include the following: preamble;…

21 CFR 177.1990 - Vinylidene chloride/methyl acrylate copolymers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... in Saran MA/VDC Resins and Pellets by Headspace Gas Chromatography,” dated March 3, 1986, which are... gel permeation chromatography using tetrahydrofuran as the solvent. The gel permeation chromatograph... Distribution of Polystyrene by Liquid Exclusion Chromatography (Gel Permeation Chromatography-GPC),” which is...

21 CFR 177.1990 - Vinylidene chloride/methyl acrylate copolymers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... in Saran MA/VDC Resins and Pellets by Headspace Gas Chromatography,” dated March 3, 1986, which are... gel permeation chromatography using tetrahydrofuran as the solvent. The gel permeation chromatograph... Distribution of Polystyrene by Liquid Exclusion Chromatography (Gel Permeation Chromatography-GPC),” which is...

21 CFR 177.1990 - Vinylidene chloride/methyl acrylate copolymers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... in Saran MA/VDC Resins and Pellets by Headspace Gas Chromatography,” dated March 3, 1986, which are... gel permeation chromatography using tetrahydrofuran as the solvent. The gel permeation chromatograph... Distribution of Polystyrene by Liquid Exclusion Chromatography (Gel Permeation Chromatography-GPC),” which is...

21 CFR 177.1990 - Vinylidene chloride/methyl acrylate copolymers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... in Saran MA/VDC Resins and Pellets by Headspace Gas Chromatography,” dated March 3, 1986, which are... gel permeation chromatography using tetrahydrofuran as the solvent. The gel permeation chromatograph... Distribution of Polystyrene by Liquid Exclusion Chromatography (Gel Permeation Chromatography-GPC),” which is...

76 FR 67372 - Suspension of Community Eligibility

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Main medical results of extended flights on space station Mir in 1986-1990

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Grigoriev, A. I.; Bugrov, S. A.; Bogomolov, V. V.; Egorov, A. D.; Polyakov, V. V.; Tarasov, I. K.; Shulzhenko, E. B.

During 1986-1990 seven prime spacecrews (16 cosmonauts) have flow on-board the Mir orbital complex. The longest space mission duration was 366 days. The principal objectives of the medical tasks were the maintenance of good health and performance of the spacecrews and conducting medical research programs which included study of the cardiovascular, motor, endocrine, blood, immune, and metabolic systems. Results obtained point to the ability of humans to readily adapt to a year-long stay in space and maintain good health and performance. Readaptation had a similar course as after other previous long-term space flights of up to 8 months in duration. Primary body system changes were not qualitatively different from findings after flights aboard the Salyut 6 and 7 space stations. In this case, during and after an 11-12 month flight, body system alterations were even less severe which was a result of adequate countermeasure use, their systematic and creative employment and maintenance of required environments to support life and work in space.

Yearbook of American Universities and Colleges, Academic Year, 1986-1987.

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Kurian, George T., Ed.

An annual report of the conditions of higher education in the United States for 1986-1987 is presented. The 16 sub-sections are as follows: (1) introduction; (2) principal sectors of higher education (four papers, on research universities, liberal arts colleges, community colleges, and state colleges); (3) issues (15 papers, e.g. academic…

Legislative Action & Assessment: Reason & Reality. Conference Proceedings (Arlington, Virginia, July 7-9, 1986).

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McGuinness, Kathleen, Comp.

Legislative action and assessment in higher education are addressed in 24 papers from a 1986 conference sponsored by George Mason University (Virginia) and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Titles and authors include: "Defining and Assessing Baccalaureate Skills: Ten Case Studies" (American Association of State…

Kindler syndrome in native Americans from Panama: report of 26 cases.

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Penagos, Homero; Jaen, Marta; Sancho, Mario T; Saborio, Manuel R; Fallas, Victor G; Siegel, Dawn H; Frieden, Ilona J

2004-08-01

To investigate the clinical, genetic, and laboratory features of 26 patients with Kindler syndrome. Case series of patients recruited when they were seen at outpatient consultations in the Department of Dermatology at the Changuinola Hospital in Bocas del Toro, Panama, between May 1986 and December 1990. Clinical history, physical examination, and laboratory studies were done at a community hospital in Panama. Twelve of the patients had further studies performed at a children's hospital in Costa Rica. A total of 26 patients were entered into the study. They were members of the Ngöbe-Buglé tribe and resided in isolated villages in rural Panama. The major findings were skin fragility with blistering (100%), poikiloderma (96%), photosensitivity (92%), severe cutaneous atrophy (89%), hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles (81%), congenital acral blisters (81%), severe periodontal disease (81%), and phimosis (80% of male subjects). In 1 large family with 10 patients, inheritance of Kindler syndrome followed that of an autosomal recessive disease. Karyotypes in 3 patients and 1 unaffected father were normal. Findings from ultrastructural studies showed replication of lamina densa in 10 patients. To our knowledge, this study represents the largest series to date of patients with Kindler syndrome. The clinical features confirm previously reported cases, and segregation analysis confirms its autosomal recessive inheritance. We also report severe phimosis as a complication, which has not been previously described in this syndrome.

[Study of public and private hospital care on a population basis, 1986-1996].

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Rocha, J S; Simões, B J

1999-02-01

The last decade saw the creation and implementation of the Brazilian National Health System (NHS)--public, universal and equalitarian--with the objective of offering wide coverage to meet the population's health needs. The objective of the study was the assessment of the evolution of public and private hospital care on a populational basis during the period of the implementation of the NHS. The 984,142 inpatients of the general hospitals of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, during the period 1986 to 1996 were studied and those of them living in their own municipal district were selected. The inpatients are classified according to the financing system as private, pre-payment and NHS; the social situation of the patients and the profile of hospital morbidity are analysed. In the period studied a continuous growth in the number of hospitalizations is observed, both in absolute numbers and in coefficient per thousand inhabitants, increasing from 43,773 to 55,844 inpatients per year. Though when the categories of the hospitalizations are studied, it is seen that private inpatients present a reduction both in absolute numbers and as a coefficient from 3,181 (7.3%) to 2,215 (3.9%); the NHS inpatients decrease in absolute numbers and in a percentage by a third at the end of the period--falling from 33,254 (76.0%) to 29,373 (51.7%). On the other hand the pre-payment inpatient system triplicates in absolute numbers and duplicates by rate for inhabitant--from 7,338 (16.8%) to 25,256 (44.4%). The NHS hospital care attends mainly unskilled and semi-skilled manual workers; the professionals, technicians, non manual and skilled manual workers being assisted by the private services. The hospital morbidity of NHS inpatients is different from that of the private inpatient systems. The health policy in that period, limiting NHS financing, repressing demand and discouraging the private providers to work with NHS inpatients led to negative selectivity. The result was an increase in difference between standards of care as between the public and private services.

Hospital Economics of Primary THA Decreasing Reimbursement and Increasing Cost, 1990 to 2008

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Rana, Adam J.; Healy, William L.

2010-01-01

Background The introduction of new technology has increased the hospital cost of THA. Considering the impending epidemic of hip osteoarthritis in the United States, the projections of THA prevalence, and national cost-containment initiatives, we are concerned about the decreasing economic feasibility of hospitals providing THA. Questions/purposes We compared the hospital cost, reimbursement, and profit/loss of THA over the 1990 to 2008 time period. Methods We reviewed the hospital accounting records of 104 patients in 1990 and 269 patients in 2008 who underwent a unilateral primary THA. Hospital revenue, hospital expenses, and hospital profit (loss) for THA were evaluated and compared in 1990, 1995, and 2008. Results From 1990 to 2008, hospital payment for primary THA increased 29% in actual dollars, whereas inflation increased 58%. Lahey Clinic converted a $3848 loss per case on Medicare fee for service, primary THA in 1990 to a $2486 profit per case in 1995 to a $2359 profit per case in 2008. This improvement was associated with a decrease in inflation-adjusted revenue from 1995 to 2008 and implementation of cost control programs that reduced hospital expenses. Reduction of length of stay and implant costs were the most important drivers of expense reduction. In addition, the managed Medicare patient subgroup reported a per case profit of only $650 in 2008. Conclusions If hospital revenue for THA decreases to managed Medicare levels, it will be difficult to make a profit on THA. The use of technologic enhancements for THA add to the cost problem in this era of healthcare reform. Hospitals and surgeons should collaborate to deliver THA at a profit so it will be available to all patients. Government healthcare administrators and health insurance payers should provide adequate reimbursement for hospitals and surgeons to continue delivery of high-quality THAs. Level of Evidence Level III, economic and decision analysis. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence. PMID:20809168

Hospital economics of primary THA decreasing reimbursement and increasing cost, 1990 to 2008.

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Rana, Adam J; Iorio, Richard; Healy, William L

2011-02-01

The introduction of new technology has increased the hospital cost of THA. Considering the impending epidemic of hip osteoarthritis in the United States, the projections of THA prevalence, and national cost-containment initiatives, we are concerned about the decreasing economic feasibility of hospitals providing THA. We compared the hospital cost, reimbursement, and profit/loss of THA over the 1990 to 2008 time period. We reviewed the hospital accounting records of 104 patients in 1990 and 269 patients in 2008 who underwent a unilateral primary THA. Hospital revenue, hospital expenses, and hospital profit (loss) for THA were evaluated and compared in 1990, 1995, and 2008. From 1990 to 2008, hospital payment for primary THA increased 29% in actual dollars, whereas inflation increased 58%. Lahey Clinic converted a $3848 loss per case on Medicare fee for service, primary THA in 1990 to a $2486 profit per case in 1995 to a $2359 profit per case in 2008. This improvement was associated with a decrease in inflation-adjusted revenue from 1995 to 2008 and implementation of cost control programs that reduced hospital expenses. Reduction of length of stay and implant costs were the most important drivers of expense reduction. In addition, the managed Medicare patient subgroup reported a per case profit of only $650 in 2008. If hospital revenue for THA decreases to managed Medicare levels, it will be difficult to make a profit on THA. The use of technologic enhancements for THA add to the cost problem in this era of healthcare reform. Hospitals and surgeons should collaborate to deliver THA at a profit so it will be available to all patients. Government healthcare administrators and health insurance payers should provide adequate reimbursement for hospitals and surgeons to continue delivery of high-quality THAs. Level III, economic and decision analysis. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Compilation of 1991 Annual Reports of the Navy ELF Communications System Ecological Monitoring Program. Volume 2: Tabs C-F

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1992-08-01

I I I 4. Abstract: 3 Four of the years prior to 1991 were drought years (i.e. 1986 to 1989) while 1990 was moderately dry. The as vet 3 incomplete...in the 1986 to 1989 drought . 3 This is in contrast with the 1984 and 1985 growing seasons, in which abundant rainfall took place and the population...as was the case in previous years. Of course the fluctuations were not as dramatic for the drought seasons, as they were in 1984 and 1985. Growth

Acute bronchiolitis in a paediatric emergency department of Northern Greece. Comparisons between two decades

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Emporiadou, Maria; Aivazis, Victor; Mauromixalis, John; Hatzistilianou, Maria

2012-01-01

Introduction Acute bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in infants and toddlers concerning small bronchi or bronchioli. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the incidence of acute bronchiolitis and the use of β2-agonists between two different decades. Material and methods During 1990-1991 and 2001-2002, the files of the 2nd Paediatric Emergency Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital were reviewed and cases of acute bronchiolitis were recorded and analysed. Results During 1990-1991, 14 538 children were identified with respiratory infections and bronchiolitis was diagnosed in 519/14 538 children (3.56%). Only 34 out of 519 patients received nebulised salbutamol (6.6%) and 221/519 were hospitalized (42.6%). During 2001-2002, 9001 children were found to have respiratory tract infections and acute bronchiolitis was diagnosed in 641/9001 of them (7.12%). In total, 411/641 children (64.1%) received salbutamol and ipratropium, and 89/641 patients (13.88%) were hospitalized. There was a predominance of male sex in both decades (p = 0.509). There was a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001) concerning the use of nebulised salbutamol with nebulised ipratropium between the two decades. Finally, during 2001-2002, the use of bronchodilators with or without corticosteroids was more frequent and it appears to be correlated with the reduced number of admissions to hospital (p < 0.05) compared with 1990-1991. Conclusions There was an increase in the incidence of acute bronchiolitis during the last decade. The admission rate decreased probably due to the use of nebulized salbutamol and ipratropium, but further multicentre comparative trials are required to define the role of bronchodilators in the treatment of acute bronchiolitis. PMID:22852008

[Application of the balanced scorecard for evaluating the training process].

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Venturoli, Cristiana; Gamberoni, Loredana

2009-01-01

A training project in which nurses acted as tutors to novice nurses was introduced in the Ferrara University Hospital, with the aim of helping them to achieve the skills and professional expertise required in an operating theatre environment. Owing to the involvement of all the surgical divisions of the hospital and the continual addition of new staff, the Balanced Scorecard method (BSC) was used to assess the impact of training on the entire organization. The BSC method, a multidimensional method born in the USA in the 1990's, made it possible to assess the utility of training in the light of achieving institutional goals.

Validity in Qualitative Research: Application of Safeguards

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Daytner, Katrina M.

2006-01-01

The construct of validity has received considerable attention in qualitative methods literature (Denzin, 1989; Erickson, 1986; Geertz, 1973; Goetz & LeCompte, 1984; Howe & Eisenhart, 1990; Maxwell, 1992; Smith & Glass, 1987). Much of the attention has been focused upon the issue of whether qualitative results and interpretations accurately reflect…

Aulacidae (Hymenoptera) of Korea, with notes on their biology

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Five species of Aulacidae are recorded from Korea: Aulacus salicius Sun and Sheng, 2007, Pristaulacus insularis Konishi, 1990, P. intermedius Uchida, 1932, P. kostylevi Alekseev,1986, and P. jirisani Smith and Tripotin, new species. All except P. intermedius represent new country records. A key t...

A 22-Year Transformation

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Branch-Brioso, Karen

2009-01-01

When Dr. Modesto "Mitch" Maidique was tapped to be president of Florida International University (FIU) in 1986, the public commuter school in Miami-Dade County wasn't much of a head-turner. It had 15,000 students and offered eight doctoral degree programs. The young university, which opened its doors in 1972, had a $3 million endowment by 1986 and…

University of California, Irvine, Student Affirmative Action Five-Year Plan and Planning Process, 1985-1986. Volume III.

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Galligani, Dennis J.

An update of the University of California, Irvine, Student Affirmative Action (SAA) plan is presented for 1985-1986. SAA activities planned by both academic and administrative units are covered, such as activities designed to: stimulate greater student involvement, establish clearer life goals and career linkages, enhance cultural awareness, and…

University of California, Irvine, Student Affirmative Action Five-Year Plan and Planning Process, 1986-1987. Volume IV.

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Galligani, Dennis J.

The University of California, Irvine, 1986-1987 Student Affirmative Action (SAA) Plan is presented. An introductory section covers the organizational structure of SAA efforts, progress toward SAA goals, persistence and graduation rates for new SAA high school freshmen through spring 1985, and an overview of SAA education-oriented and…

Symposium and Workshop Support in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (5th) Held in University Park, Pennsylvania on February 5, 1986 and July 30-August 1, 1986.

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1987-04-29

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NASA astrophysics - Optical systems to explore the universe

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Pellerin, C. J., Jr.; Stencel, R. E.

1983-01-01

Major and minor NASA astrophysical research efforts in the near-term are outlined, together with projections of direction for future projects. The Space Telescope is being readied for a 1986 launch and will feature an f/24, 2.4 m aperture, an MgF2 mirror with better than 1/60 wavelength accuracy and will be diffraction-limited in the UV. Pointing accuracy is designed to be 0.007 arcsec for 24 hr. Optical, spectrometric, and photometric equipment will be included. Around 1990, Shuttle-based missions will include an IR telescope and a subarcsec solar surface imaging device. A free-flying X-ray observatory (AXAF) is planned and will include a sensitivity that exceeds that of the HEAO-2 spacecraft by two orders of magnitude. Instruments are under development for higher resolution UV, gamma-ray, and IR studies. In-orbit interferometry is being studied and will depend on in-orbit assembly and servicing of stable structures with segmented optics.

Case studies in international tobacco surveillance: cigarette smuggling in Brazil.

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Shafey, O; Cokkinides, V; Cavalcante, T M; Teixeira, M; Vianna, C; Thun, M

2002-09-01

This article is the first in a series of international case studies developed by the American Cancer Society to illustrate use of publicly available surveillance data for regional tobacco control. A descriptive analysis of Brazil and Paraguay cigarette production and trade data from official sources. Per capita cigarette consumption for Brazil and its neighbour was calculated from 1970 to 1998 using data on production, imports, and exports from NATIONS, the National Tobacco Information Online System. A 63% decrease was observed in the estimate of per capita consumption of cigarettes in Brazil between 1986 and 1998 (from 1913 cigarettes per person in 1986 to 714 cigarettes per person in 1998) and a 16-fold increase in Paraguay was observed during the same period (from 678 cigarettes per person in 1986 to 10 929 cigarettes per person in 1998). Following Brazil's 1999 passage of a 150% cigarette export tax, cigarette exports fell 89% and Brazil's estimated per capita consumption rose to 1990 levels (based on preliminary data). Per capita consumption in Paraguay also fell to 1990 levels. These trends coincide with local evidence that large volumes of cigarettes manufactured in Brazil for export to Paraguay are smuggled back and consumed as tax-free contraband in Brazil. It is hoped that this case study will draw wider public attention to the problems that smuggling presents for tobacco control, help identify other countries confronting similar issues, and stimulate effective interventions.

Preparing Students for an Online Accounting Course

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Scofield, Barbara W.; Walsh, Robert J.

2009-01-01

Accounting education has been under intense examination for at least the past 20 years (American Accounting Association, 1986; Big Eight Accounting Firms, 1989; AECC, 1990). Similarly, the value of an MBA education has been scrutinized (Leonhardt, 2000 and Mintzberg and Lampel, 2001). Over the past 10 years, online education has grown…

The Information Ambassadors: The 1990-91 Library/Book Fellows.

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American Library Association, Chicago, IL.

The American Library Association (ALA) Library/Book Fellows program began in 1986 with a grant from the U.S. Information Agency. The program's purpose is threefold: (1) to increase international understanding through the establishment of professional and personal relationships and the accomplishment of mutual goals; (2) to promote international…

Fire Effects Information System: New engine, remodeled interior, added options

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Jane Kapler Smith

2010-01-01

Some of today's firefighters weren't even born when the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) (Web site ) "hit the streets" in 1986. Managers might remember using a dial-up connection in the early 1990s to access information on biology, ecology, and fire offered by FEIS.

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Gender inequality in career advancement for females in Japanese academic surgery.

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Okoshi, Kae; Nomura, Kyoko; Fukami, Kayo; Tomizawa, Yasuko; Kobayashi, Katsutoshi; Kinoshita, Koichi; Sakai, Yoshiharu

2014-11-01

During the past three decades, the participation of women in medicine has increased from 10.6% (1986) to 19.7% (2012) in Japan. However, women continue to be underrepresented in the top tiers of academic medicine. We highlight gender inequality and discuss the difficulties faced by female surgeons in Japanese academic surgery. Using anonymous and aggregate employment data of medical doctors at Kyoto University Hospital from 2009 and 2013, and a commercially-published faculty roster in 2012-2013, we compared gender balance stratified by a professional and an academic rank. The numbers of total and female doctors who worked at Kyoto University Hospital were 656 and 132 (20.1%) in 2009 and 655 and 132 (20.2%) in 2013, respectively. Approximately half the men (n = 281) were in temporary track and the rest (n = 242) were in tenure track, but only one fifth of women (n = 24) were in tenure track compared to 108 women in temporary track (p < 0.0001) in 2013. There were three female associate professors in basic medicine (8.1%), two female professors in clinical non-surgical medicine (3.9%) and one female lecturer in clinical surgical medicine (2.3%) in 2012. Fewer female doctors were at senior positions and at tenure positions than male doctors at Kyoto University Hospital. There were no female associate and full professors in surgery. The status of faculty members indicates the gender differences in leadership opportunities in Japanese academic surgery.

Explaining compact groups as change alignments

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Mamon, Gary A.

1990-01-01

The physical nature of the apparently densest groups of galaxies, known as compact groups is a topic of some recent controversy, despite the detailed observations of a well-defined catalog of 100 isolated compact groups compiled by Hickson (1982). Whereas many authors have espoused the view that compact groups are bound systems, typically as dense as they appear in projection on the sky (e.g., Williams & Rood 1987; Sulentic 1987; Hickson & Rood 1988), others see them as the result of chance configurations within larger systems, either in 1D (chance alignments: Mamon 1986; Walke & Mamon 1989), or in 3D (transient cores: Rose 1979). As outlined in the companion review to this contribution (Mamon, in these proceedings), the implication of Hickson's compact groups (HCGs) being dense bound systems is that they would then constitute the densest isolated systems of galaxies in the Universe and the privileged site for galaxy interactions. In a previous paper (Mamon 1986), the author reviewed the arguments given for the different theories of compact groups. Since then, a dozen papers have been published on the subject, including a thorough and perceptive review by White (1990), thus more than doubling the amount written on the subject. Here, the author first enumerates the arguments that he brought up in 1986 substantiating the chance alignment hypothesis, then he reviews the current status of the numerous recent arguments arguing against chance alignments and/or for the bound dense group hypothesis (both for the majority of HCGs but not all of them), and finally he reconsiders each one of these anti-chance alignment arguments and shows that, rather than being discredited, the chance alignment hypothesis remains a fully consistent explanation for the nature of compact groups.

Breastfeeding gains popularity in Honduras.

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Townsend, S

1992-10-01

In 1982, a breast feeding support program (PROALMA) first operated in 3 large public hospitals and a large health center in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It trained health workers about the benefits of breast feeding and lactation management and developed hospital breast feeding policies and practices, e.g., creation of a milk bank for premature newborns. It even convinced hospitals to stop free distribution of infant formula and bottles. In fact, annual expenditures for infant formula at the Social Security Hospital in San Pedro Sula fell from US$ 40,000 to 6000 in 1 year and to 0 by 1990. Hospital practices which were not conducive to breast feeding included separation of newborns from mothers and giving newborns sugar water as their first food. In fact, 69% of mothers at Tegucigalpa hospitals said hospital staff gave their newborns breast milk substitutes within 24 hours of birth. The program began a rooming-in system which made it easier for mothers to initiate early, frequent, and on-demand breast feeding. PROALMA staff were in the maternity wards daily to provide breast feeding counseling. At the end of 3 years, 98% of women delivering at Tegucigalpa hospitals breast fed their infants. The project eventually expanded to hospitals nationwide. Between 1981 and 1988, breast feeding rose from 80% to 93% in cities and from 95% to 98% in rural areas. Further, the median duration of breast feeding increased from 4 months to 10 months (1982-1987) in cities. Yet, just 6% of mothers exclusively breast fed their 3-4 month old infants in 1987. In addition, only 28% exclusively breast fed before introducing the bottle. Staff attitude improved as evidenced by an increase in the percentage of workers promoting breast feeding at birth (37-86% during 1982-1986). PROALMA concluded that increased efforts to promote exclusive breast feeding are needed.

Point-of-care: being a pilot site. Interview by Bill W. Childs.

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Bills, J

1988-11-01

Scripps Memorial Hospital in Chula Vista, CA, a 159-bed acute care facility, opened in 1964. The facility was acquired in 1986 by the Scripps Memorial Hospitals family which has acute care facilities in La Jolla, Encinitas and Chula Vista, CA. Prior to 1986, the hospital was in severe financial difficulty and was very near to closing its doors. With the help of an excellent group of employees and medical staff, Scripps Memorial Hospital--Chula Vista has made significant changes in all aspects of the operation. The CliniCom pilot program is only one of many changes the hospital has introduced in its effort to continue its role as a major healthcare provider in the South Bay area of San Diego. Scripps Memorial Hospital--Chula Vista is a very active facility with 85 percent occupancy, 32,000 emergency visits and 4,200 deliveries a year. The hospital is planning an expansion program to meet the current and future needs of the community.

Can soda fountains be recommended in hospitals?

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Chaberny, Iris F; Kaiser, Peter; Sonntag, Hans-Günther

2006-09-01

Mineral water (soda water) is very popular in Germany. Therefore, soda fountains were developed as alternatives to the traditional deposit bottle system. Nowadays, different systems of these devices are commercially available. For several years, soda fountains produced by different companies have been examined at the University Hospital of Heidelberg. In 1998, it was possible for the first time to observe and evaluate one of these systems over a period of 320 days in a series of microbiological examinations. The evaluation was implemented on the basis of the German drinking water regulation (Anonymous, 1990. Gesetz über Trinkwasser und Wasser für Lebensmittelbetriebe (Trinkwasserverordnung - TrinkwV) vom 12. Dezember 1990. Bundesgesetzblatt 66, 2613ff). Initially, the bacteria counts exceeded the reference values imposed by the German drinking water regulation in almost 50% of the analyses. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was also detected in almost 38% of the samples. After a re-arrangement of the disinfection procedure and the removal of the charcoal filter, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was not detectable any more. However, the bacteria counts still frequently exceeded the reference values of the German drinking water regulation. Following our long-term analysis, we would not recommend soda fountains in high-risk areas of hospitals. If these devices are to be used in hospitals, the disinfection procedures should be executed in weekly or fortnightly intervals and the water quality should be examined periodically.

Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Brazil, 1981–2002

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Martelli, Celina Maria Turchi; Coelho, Giovanini Evelim; Simplício, Ana Cristina da Rocha; Hatch, Douglas L.

2005-01-01

In the last 5 years, Brazil has accounted for ≈70% of reported dengue fever cases in the Americas. We analyzed trends of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) from the early 1980s to 2002 by using surveillance data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Two distinct epidemiologic patterns for dengue were observed: localized epidemics (1986–1993), and endemic and epidemic virus circulation countrywide (1994–2002). Currently, serotypes 1, 2, and 3 cocirculate in 22 of 27 states. Dengue and DHF affected mainly adults; however, an increase in occurrence of DHF among children has been recently detected in northern Brazil, which suggests a shift in the occurrence of severe disease to younger age groups. In 2002, hospitalizations increased, which points out the change in disease severity compared to that seen in the 1990s. We describe the epidemiology of dengue in Brazil, characterizing the changing patterns of it and DHF during the last 20 years. PMID:15705322

The Drastic Outcomes from Voting Alliances in Three-Party Democratic Voting (1990 → 2013)

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Galam, Serge

2013-04-01

The drastic effect of local alliances in three-party competition is investigated in democratic hierarchical bottom-up voting. The results are obtained analytically using a model which extends a sociophysics frame introduced in 1986 (Galam in J. Math. Phys. 30:426, 1986) and 1990 (Galam in J. Stat. Phys. 61:943, 1990) to study two-party systems and the spontaneous formation of democratic dictatorship. It is worth stressing that the 1990 paper was published in the Journal of Statistical Physics, the first paper of its kind in this journal. It was shown how a minority in power can preserve its leadership using bottom-up democratic elections. However such a bias holds only down to some critical value of minimum support. The results were used latter to explain the sudden collapse of European communist parties in the nineties. The extension to three-party competition reveals the mechanisms by which a very small minority party can get a substantial representation at higher levels of the hierarchy when the other two competing parties are big. Additional surprising results are obtained, which enlighten the complexity of three-party democratic bottom-up voting. In particular, the unexpected outcomes of local voting alliances are singled out. Unbalanced democratic situations are exhibited with strong asymmetries between the actual bottom support of a party and its associated share of power at the top leadership. Subtle strategies are identified for a party to maximize its hold on the top leadership. The results are also valid to describe opinion dynamics with three competing opinions.

Guatemala.

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1992-04-01

Guatemala's area comprises 108,780 square km or 42,000 square miles. The population numbered 9 million in 1990. Ethnic groups include mixed Spanish-Indian races. Spanish and 23 Indian languages are used. Literacy is 52%, the infant mortality rate is 73/1000, and life expectancy is 60 years but only 44 years for Indians. The government is constitutional democratic republic. The total gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated at $10 billion in 1990. US economic assistance amounted to $118 million in FY 1990. Protestantism and traditional Indian religions make up 30% of practiced religion. Since the defeat of the flourishing Mayan civilization by the Spanish in 1523-24 the country's history has been turbulent with a series of dictatorships after independence in 1821. In its recent history Vinicio Cerezo won the 1985 election overwhelmingly, but renewed violence, a failing economy, strikes, corruption, and an inability to deal with infant mortality, illiteracy, and the low quality of health care marked its final years. In 1990 Jorge Serrano was elected in the 1st democratic transition. Negotiations were started with the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit to end the violence and respect human rights. An agreement on dialogue was signed in Oslo with the hope of ending one of the oldest insurgencies in the world. The economy started to improve after 1986, and far-reaching reforms could induce rapid growth in coming years especially in agricultural exports. The private sector generates 90% of the GDP. Foreign development assistance has increased: the US has contributed $800 million since 1986. Impediments to faster economic growth are posed by illiteracy and low levels of education, insufficient capital market, and limitations of the infrastructure.

Changing attitudes toward aging policy in the United States during the 1980s and 1990s: a cohort analysis.

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Silverstein, M; Angelelli, J J; Parrott, T M

2001-01-01

This research assessed how the attitudes of Americans toward government programs that serve older people changed between the mid-1980s and late 1990s and how much of the shift was dueto intracohort change and how much was due to cohort replacement. Data come from three nationally representative cross-sectional samples, surveyed by telephone in 1986 (N = 1.209), 1990 (N = 1,500), and 1997 (N = 1,559). Attitudes of Americans have become less supportive of expanding entitlement programs for older people and more supportive of cutting their costs and benefits. Between 1986 and 1997, most cohorts, particularly older adults, grew more in favor of maintaining Social Security benefit levels but less in favor of expanding them. Young adults tended to be driving the societal shift in attitudes toward decreasing benefits. Intercohort change was more important than cohort replacement in this process. Analyses of change in 2 attitude domains between 1990 and 1997 revealed that the general population felt less strongly that older people are entitled to benefits and expressed greater opposition to the associated costs. However, young adults moderated their concerns about costs as they got older, although the young adults in the cohort replacing them had become more critical of the principle of entitlement. These findings enhance the understanding of the roles that historical conditions and aging play in shaping the attitudes of adult cohorts toward public programs for older citizens. Discrepant findings based on the intercohort change in younger age groups are reconciled by differentiating maturation effects from period effects on impressionable youth.

Walter Thompson Welford 31 August 1916 - 18 September 1990.

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Barnett, Michael; Smith, Robin

2004-01-01

Walter Thompson Welford (Walter Weinstein until 1957), born in London, left Hackney Technical Institute at the age of 16 years to become a technician at the London Hospital and later at Oxford University Biochemistry Department. In 1942, after obtaining a first-class honours external degree in mathematics from London University by private study, he returned to London to work at Adam Hilger Ltd. He moved to Imperial College, London, as a research assistant in 1947, became a lecturer in 1951, a senior lecturer in 1959, Reader in 1964 and Professor of Physics in 1973. He was elected a Fellow of The Royal Society in 1980. After formal retirement in 1983 he continued to be research active at Imperial College and the University of Chicago until his death from throat cancer in 1990.Walter's scientific work was in the craft of optical instrumentation, in which he became an internationally recognized master. His contributions ranged from basic aberration theory to the design, construction and testing of a vast ranger of optical instrumentation. His research fields were principally lens aberrations, optical microscopy, bubble chamber optics, laser speckle, non-imaging optics, diffraction gratings and diffraction lenses. Many will also remember him as a kindly and inspiring educator.

Breast cancer in a multi-ethnic Asian setting: results from the Singapore-Malaysia hospital-based breast cancer registry.

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Pathy, Nirmala Bhoo; Yip, Cheng Har; Taib, Nur Aishah; Hartman, Mikael; Saxena, Nakul; Iau, Philip; Bulgiba, Awang M; Lee, Soo Chin; Lim, Siew Eng; Wong, John E L; Verkooijen, Helena M

2011-04-01

Two hospital-based breast cancer databases (University Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia [n = 1513] and National University Hospital, Singapore [n = 2545]) were merged into a regional registry of breast cancer patients diagnosed between 1990 and 2007. A review of the data found 51% of patients diagnosed before the age of 50 years. and 72% percent of the women were Chinese followed by Malays (16%), Indians (8%), and other races (4%). Median tumor size at presentation was 26 mm and about 25% of patients presented with TNM stage III or IV disease. Most tumors were of ductal histology (87%). Fifty-seven percent of tumors were estrogen receptor positive and 40% were poorly differentiated. Of those patients who had surgery, 70% had mastectomy while 30% had breast conserving surgery. Overall, chemotherapy was administered to 56% of patients and hormonal treatment to 60%. Five-year overall survival was 82.5% in patients with TNM stage 0 to stage II cancer, and 30.2% in those with later stages. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Strong nonlinear dependence of the spectral amplification factors of deep Vrancea earthquakes magnitude

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Marmureanu, Gheorghe; Ortanza Cioflan, Carmen; Marmureanu, Alexandru

2010-05-01

Nonlinear effects in ground motion during large earthquakes have long been a controversial issue between seismologists and geotechnical engineers. Aki wrote in 1993:"Nonlinear amplification at sediments sites appears to be more pervasive than seismologists used to think…Any attempt at seismic zonation must take into account the local site condition and this nonlinear amplification( Local site effects on weak and strong ground motion, Tectonophysics,218,93-111). In other words, the seismological detection of the nonlinear site effects requires a simultaneous understanding of the effects of earthquake source, propagation path and local geological site conditions. The difficulty for seismologists in demonstrating the nonlinear site effects has been due to the effect being overshadowed by the overall patterns of shock generation and path propagation. The researchers from National Institute for Earth Physics ,in order to make quantitative evidence of large nonlinear effects, introduced the spectral amplification factor (SAF) as ratio between maximum spectral absolute acceleration (Sa), relative velocity (Sv) , relative displacement (Sd) from response spectra for a fraction of critical damping at fundamental period and peak values of acceleration(a-max),velocity (v-max) and displacement (d-max),respectively, from processed strong motion record and pointed out that there is a strong nonlinear dependence on earthquake magnitude and site conditions.The spectral amplification factors(SAF) are finally computed for absolute accelerations at 5% fraction of critical damping (β=5%) in five seismic stations: Bucharest-INCERC(soft soils, quaternary layers with a total thickness of 800 m);Bucharest-Magurele (dense sand and loess on 350m); Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant site (marl, loess, limestone on 270 m) Bacau(gravel and loess on 20m) and Iassy (loess, sand, clay, gravel on 60 m) for last strong and deep Vrancea earthquakes: March 4,1977 (MGR =7.2 and h=95 km);August 30,1986(MGR =7.0 and h=130 km);May 30,1990 (MGR =6.7 and h=90 km) and May 31,1990 (MGR =6.1 and h=87 km). With a view to understand the characteristics of nonlinear soil behavior and the nonlinearity in the seismology and the influence to hazard and risk assessment ,this study examined the ways that nonlinearity would expected to appear on strong motion records made on Romania territory during to last Vrancea earthquake. The effect on nonlinearity is very large. For example, if we maintain the same amplification factor (SAF=5.8942) as for relatively strong earthquake on May 31,1990 with magnitude Ms =6,1 then at Bacau seismic station for earthquake on May 30,1990 (MGR =6.7) the peak acceleration has to be a*max =0.154g( +14.16%) and the actual recorded was only, a max =0.135g. Also, for Vrancea earthquake on August 30,1986, the peak acceleration has to be a*max=0.107g (+45,57%), instead of real value of 0.0736 g recorded at Bacau seismic station. More, the spectral amplification factors(SAF) are function of earthquake magnitude and there is a strong nonlinear dependence of the SAF of earthquake magnitude. The median values of SAF of the last strong Vrancea earthquakes for damping 5% are: 4.16; 3.63 and 3.26 corresponding to May 31,1990 Vrancea earthquake (Ms=6.1),May 30,1990 Vrancea earthquake(Ms=6.7),respectively, August 30,1986 Vrancea one(Ms=7.0). At the same seismic station, for example at Bacau, for 5% damping, SAF for accelerations is 5.22 for May 31,1990 earthquake (Ms =6.1);4.32 for May 30,1990 earthquake (Ms =6.7) and 3,94 for August 30,1986 one (Ms=7.0) etc. Finally, it will be made a comment in connection to U.S. Atomic Energy Commission-Regulatory Guide 1.60 on "Design Response Spectra for seismic design of nuclear power plants " to see spectral amplification factors for deep Vrancea earthquakes are larger and different.

The National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project: Toward the Electronic Library. Report of the Pilot Project, Phases 1-2, 1986-1992.

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Eaton, Nancy L.; Andre, Pamela Q. J.

The National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP) began in 1986 with cooperation between the National Agricultural Library and the University of Vermont, and then expanded to include 45 land-grant university libraries and 1 special library. The first activity was to evaluate the new technology of optical scanning. The project was designed…

Review of the University of Alaska FY 1986 Operating and Capital Budgets. Submitted to the Governor and the Fourteenth Alaska State Legislature. Document No. 85-3.

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Alaska State Commission on Postsecondary Education, Juneau.

A review of the University of Alaska's operating and capital budget submission for fiscal year 1986 is presented, directed at the educational and programmatic impact of the budget request. Five recommendations endorsed by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education are analyzed. Additional contents include: summary information for the…

The Design and Implementation of a Public Relations Program in Support of the Composite Health Care System at Ireland Army Community Hospital, Fort Knox, Kentucky

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1987-10-01

effectiveness of a particular health care provider or treatment procedure (Doering, 1983; Ben-Sira, 1983; Kotler & Clarke, 1986). Instead, much of a...criteria for quality of care ( Kotler & Clarke, 1986). There is great potential for positively influencing a patient’s percep- tion of care through a...important quality of care indicator for patients (Doering, 1983; Kotler & Clarke, 1986). Personal attention of the patient must remain a primary

Glendale Community College Campus Views 2002: Results of the 2002 Faculty/Staff Survey.

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Glendale Community Coll., CA. Planning and Research Office.

In preparation for accreditation self studies, Glendale Community College (California) conducted faculty and staff surveys in 1986, 1990, 1997, and 2002. The results of the 2002 administration survey are presented here, along with trend information from previous administrations. Survey forms were distributed to all faculty and staff members…

Alaska Statewide Plan for Postsecondary Education, 1986-1990: A Draft for Public Comment. Volume I.

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Alaska State Commission on Postsecondary Education, Juneau.

This report, the first statewide master plan for postsecondary education in Alaska, outlines strategies and recommendations to achieve the following planning goals: (1) promote excellence to improve educational service; (2) enhance accountability of the educational process; (3) foster efficiency within the enterprise; and (4) improve access to…

Unitary vs Multiple Semantics: PET Studies of Word and Picture Processing

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Bright, P.; Moss, H.; Tyler, L. K.

2004-01-01

In this paper we examine a central issue in cognitive neuroscience: are there separate conceptual representations associated with different input modalities (e.g., Paivio, 1971, 1986; Warrington & Shallice, 1984) or do inputs from different modalities converge on to the same set of representations (e.g., Caramazza, Hillis, Rapp, & Romani, 1990;…

Mathematics Objectives and Measurement Specifications 1986-1990. Exit Level. Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS).

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Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment.

This document lists the objectives for the Texas educational assessment program in mathematics. Eighteen objectives for exit level mathematics are listed, by category: number concepts (4); computation (3); applied computation (5); statistical concepts (3); geometric concepts (2); and algebraic concepts (1). Then general specifications are listed…

Michigan Severity Rating Scales: Usage and Validity

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Emerson, Robert Wall; Anderson, Dawn

2014-01-01

For many years, increasing caseloads for vision professionals have caused concerns about the impact on educational services. Average caseload sizes in the literature have remained fairly consistent across decades, with 19.5 students per professional in the 1980s (Pelton, 1986), 18 students in the 1990s (Griffin-Shirley, McGregor, and Jacobson,…

Further advances in predicting species distributions

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Gretchen G. Moisen; Thomas C. Edwards; Patrick E. Osborne

2006-01-01

In 2001, a workshop focused on the use of generalized linear models (GLM: McCullagh and Nelder, 1989) and generalized additive models (GAM: Hastie and Tibshirani, 1986, 1990) for predicting species distributions was held in Riederalp, Switzerland. This topic led to the publication of special issues in Ecological Modelling (Guisan et al., 2002) and Biodiversity and...

Breaking Paradigms: Overcoming Career Obstacles in Army Nursing

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1992-04-15

Adams-Ender, interview. 9. Deborah Tannen , You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation (New York: Ballantine Books, 1990), 40. 10. Bob...Melia, Jinx. Breaking Into the Boardroom: What Every Woman Needs to Know. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1986. Tannen , Deborah . You Just Don’t

Imaging Gravity Waves in Lower Stratospheric AMSU-A Radiances. Part 2: Validation Case Study

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2006-08-14

Ortland, 2003) and temperatures from the 1986 COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere (CIRA; Fleming et al., 1990): for algorithm details, see Eck ...Soc., 130, 1505–1530, 2004. Webster, S., Brown, A. R., Cameron , D. R., and Jones, C. P.: Im- provements to the representation of orography in the Met

International energy: Research organizations, 1986--1990

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Hendricks, P.; Jordan, S.

The International Energy: Research Organizations publication contains the standardized names of energy research organizations used in energy information databases. Involved in this cooperative task are (1) the technical staff of the USDOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) in cooperation with the member countries of the Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) and (2) the International Nuclear Information System (INIS). This publication identifies current organizations doing research in all energy fields, standardizes the format for recording these organization names in bibliographic citations, assigns a numeric code to facilitate data entry, and identifies report number prefixes assigned by these organizations. Thesemore » research organization names may be used in searching the databases Energy Science Technology'' on DIALOG and Energy'' on STN International. These organization names are also used in USDOE databases on the Integrated Technical Information System. Research organizations active in the past five years, as indicated by database records, were identified to form this publication. This directory includes approximately 34,000 organizations that reported energy-related literature from 1986 to 1990 and updates the DOE Energy Data Base: Corporate Author Entries.« less

Intraoperative radiotherapy for patients with carcinoma of the pancreas. The Howard University Hospital experience, 1978-1986.

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Tuckson, W B; Goldson, A L; Ashayeri, E; Halyard-Richardson, M; DeWitty, R L; Leffall, L D

1988-06-01

During the period from 1978 to 1986, 106 patients were diagnosed with carcinoma of the pancreas; 30 of these patients were excluded from this study. Of the remaining 76 patients, 40 did not receive intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) and were used as the nonrandomized control group for the 36 patients who did receive IORT after histologic confirmation of carcinoma of the pancreas. The records of 35 patients were available for review. The group receiving IORT ranged in ages from 43 to 89 years (20 males and 15 females). Seventeen patients had distant metastatic disease. The primary was located in the head of the pancreas in 32 and the body in three. No patient in this group had a curative resection. All patients were treated by a combination of biliary and gastric bypass prior to or concurrent with IORT. IORT was begun only after obtaining a histologic diagnosis and prior to the completion of any anastomosis. Necrotizing pancreatitis occurred in the treated group. There was no statistically significant difference in the survival of the nonrandomized control and treated groups.

How research ethics' protections can contribute to public policy: the case of community treatment orders.

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Russell, Barbara J

2011-01-01

Though community treatment orders (CTOs) were first used in 1986 in Australia, debate about their clinical and ethical merits continues even today. For some, the benefits of reduced frequency and duration of involuntary hospitalizations are believed to adequately outweigh the harms of restricted liberties in community living. For others, however, such benefits are believed to be achievable by simply arranging integrated, devoted community resources sans any threat of forced re-hospitalization. In response to this enduring controversy, this article examines the ethical merits of community orders using a novel approach. "Novel" because the examination is based on research ethics and its foundational principles. When hospital and community clinicians, family members, consumer/survivors, and advocacy groups discussed the idea of amending Ontario's mental health legislation to permit CTOs in the late 1990s, evidence of their effects and efficacy was very limited. Moreover, an order was characterized much like standard pharmacological or medical therapies because the person or an appropriate substitute decision maker's consent was necessary to authorize the order or make it valid. These two factors prompted this retrospective analysis: if CTOs--as a public policy initiative--had been treated like most other promising therapies, would any different ethics-related concerns have been raised that, in turn, would have benefited the public debate and the legislature's decisions? In other words, if respected safeguards that apply to new drugs and medical devices had applied to CTOs, would anything have changed? Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Case studies in international tobacco surveillance: cigarette smuggling in Brazil

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Shafey, O; Cokkinides, V; Cavalcante, T; Teixeira, M; Vianna, C; Thun, M

2002-01-01

Objective: This article is the first in a series of international case studies developed by the American Cancer Society to illustrate use of publicly available surveillance data for regional tobacco control. Design: A descriptive analysis of Brazil and Paraguay cigarette production and trade data from official sources. Methods: Per capita cigarette consumption for Brazil and its neighbour was calculated from 1970 to 1998 using data on production, imports, and exports from NATIONS, the National Tobacco Information Online System. Results: A 63% decrease was observed in the estimate of per capita consumption of cigarettes in Brazil between 1986 and 1998 (from 1913 cigarettes per person in 1986 to 714 cigarettes per person in 1998) and a 16-fold increase in Paraguay was observed during the same period (from 678 cigarettes per person in 1986 to 10 929 cigarettes per person in 1998). Following Brazil's 1999 passage of a 150% cigarette export tax, cigarette exports fell 89% and Brazil's estimated per capita consumption rose to 1990 levels (based on preliminary data). Per capita consumption in Paraguay also fell to 1990 levels. Conclusions: These trends coincide with local evidence that large volumes of cigarettes manufactured in Brazil for export to Paraguay are smuggled back and consumed as tax-free contraband in Brazil. It is hoped that this case study will draw wider public attention to the problems that smuggling presents for tobacco control, help identify other countries confronting similar issues, and stimulate effective interventions. PMID:12198271

Agreement between the Board of Regents of Higher Education and the Massachusetts Society of Professors at the University of Lowell, July 1, 1983-June 30, 1986.

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Lowell Univ., MA.

The collective bargaining agreement between the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education and the Massachusetts Society of Professors at the University of Lowell covering the period July 1, 1983-June 30, 1986 is presented. An affiliate of the National Education Association and the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the unit has 423…

Equitable access to elective hospital services: the introduction of patient choice in a decentralised healthcare system.

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Ringard, Ånen

2012-02-01

During the 1980s and 1990s, increased waiting times for elective surgery was perceived to be a major accessibility problem in many countries. In an attempt to improve access, hospital choice reforms were introduced in a number of countries. In Norway, a nationwide reform to improve access came into effect in 2001. At the same time, renewed support was expressed for the long-standing political aim of ensuring equal access to healthcare services for all citizens regardless of their social position. The current aim is to analyse the relationship of the hospital choice reform and the goal of equitable access to hospital services. A survey conducted among Norwegian patients in 2004 provided information about whether a choice of hospital had been made. Information from the survey was merged with administrative data from the hospital that performed the treatment. The survey provided data on patients' socioeconomic position. Demographics, medical need, and prior use of healthcare services were controlled for to determine the effect of socioeconomic position on hospital choice. The patient's socioeconomic position, measured by education, was found to be significantly associated with hospital choice. The relationship resembled that of a social gradient. Patients with a primary education were less likely to have made a choice, followed by those with secondary education or a lower university degree. Patients with higher university education were most likely to have chosen. Hospital selection is a demanding task for many patients. Policymakers should therefore focus on crafting and implementing tools necessary for supporting uptake of choice in disadvantaged groups.

[Standardization in laboratory hematology by participating in external quality assurance programs].

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Nazor, Aida; Siftar, Zoran; Flegar-Mestrić, Zlata

2011-09-01

Since 1985, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Merkur University Hospital, Zagreb, has been participating in the International External Quality Assessment Scheme for Hematology (IEQAS-H) organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Owing to very good results, in 1987 the Department received a certificate of participation in this control scheme. Department has been cooperating in the external quality assessment program in laboratory hematology which has been continuously performed in Croatia since 1986 by the Committee for External Quality Assessment Schemes under the auspices of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists and School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb. Nowadays, 186 medical biochemical laboratories are included in the National External Quality Assessment program, which is performed three times per year. Our Department has participated in the international projects of the European Committee for External Quality Assurance Programs in Laboratory Medicine (EQALM).

Virtual microscopy beyond the pyramids, applications of WSI in Cairo University for E-education & telepathology.

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Ayad, Essam; Yagi, Yukako

2012-01-01

Telepathology, the practice of pathology at a long distance, has advanced continuously since 1986. The progress of telepathology passed through four stages: Static, Dynamic, Hybrid & Whole Slide Imaging. A pilot project between the Italian Hospital in Cairo & the Civico Hospital in Palermo was completed successfully, applying the static & dynamic techniques of telepathology. This project began in 2003 and continued till now. In 2004, centers in Venice, London and Pittsburgh participated actively in our project. Over eight years we consulted on many problematic pathological cases with specialized pathological centers in Italy, U.K. & U.S.A. In addition to the highly specialized scientific value, we saved a lot of time and money. We concluded from our experience that telepathology is a very useful and applicable tool for additional consulting on difficult pathological cases especially for emerging countries. In view of this success we have already established our Digital Telepathology Unit in Cairo University, using the WSI technique in teaching which was greatly successful and encouraged us to build a huge digital pathology library which will expand our telepathology & E-learning programs to cover staff and students in Egypt and Eastern Mediterranean.

Virtual Microscopy Beyond the Pyramids, Applications of WSI in Cairo University for E-Education & Telepathology

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Ayad, Essam; Yagi, Yukako

2012-01-01

Background: Telepathology, the practice of pathology at a long distance, has advanced continuously since 1986. The progress of telepathology passed through four stages: Static, Dynamic, Hybrid & Whole Slide Imaging. Materials and Methods: A pilot project between the Italian Hospital in Cairo & the Civico Hospital in Palermo was completed successfully, applying the static & dynamic techniques of telepathology. This project began in 2003 and continued till now. In 2004, centers in Venice, London and Pittsburgh participated actively in our project. Results: Over eight years we consulted on many problematic pathological cases with specialized pathological centers in Italy, UK & USA. In addition to the highly specialized scientific value, we saved a lot of time and money. Conclusion: We concluded from our experience that telepathology is a very useful and applicable tool for additional consulting on difficult pathological cases especially for emerging countries. In view of this success we have already established our Digital Telepathology Unit in Cairo University, using the WSI technique in teaching which was greatly successful and encouraged us to build a huge digital pathology library which will expand our telepathology & E-learning programs to cover staff and students in Egypt and Eastern Mediterranean. PMID:22297472

Revisiting the relationship between managed care and hospital consolidation.

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Town, Robert J; Wholey, Douglas; Feldman, Roger; Burns, Lawton R

2007-02-01

This paper analyzes whether the rise in managed care during the 1990s caused the increase in hospital concentration. We assemble data from the American Hospital Association, InterStudy and government censuses from 1990 to 2000. We employ linear regression analyses on long differenced data to estimate the impact of managed care penetration on hospital consolidation. Instrumental variable analogs of these regressions are also analyzed to control for potential endogeneity. All data are from secondary sources merged at the level of the Health Care Services Area. In 1990, the mean population-weighted hospital Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HHI) in a Health Services Area was .19. By 2000, the HHI had risen to .26. Most of this increase in hospital concentration is due to hospital consolidation. Over the same time frame HMO penetration increased three fold. However, our regression analysis strongly implies that the rise of managed care did not cause the hospital consolidation wave. This finding is robust to a number of different specifications.

Revisiting the Relationship between Managed Care and Hospital Consolidation

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Town, Robert J; Wholey, Douglas; Feldman, Roger; Burns, Lawton R

2007-01-01

Objective This paper analyzes whether the rise in managed care during the 1990s caused the increase in hospital concentration. Data Sources We assemble data from the American Hospital Association, InterStudy and government censuses from 1990 to 2000. Study Design We employ linear regression analyses on long differenced data to estimate the impact of managed care penetration on hospital consolidation. Instrumental variable analogs of these regressions are also analyzed to control for potential endogeneity. Data Collection All data are from secondary sources merged at the level of the Health Care Services Area. Principle Findings In 1990, the mean population-weighted hospital Herfindahl–Hirschman index (HHI) in a Health Services Area was .19. By 2000, the HHI had risen to .26. Most of this increase in hospital concentration is due to hospital consolidation. Over the same time frame HMO penetration increased three fold. However, our regression analysis strongly implies that the rise of managed care did not cause the hospital consolidation wave. This finding is robust to a number of different specifications. PMID:17355590

Vortex Simulation of Turbulent Combustion

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1990-10-01

14. Nissan Motor Company Research Center, Yokoska, Japan, April 1990. 15. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Yokohama, Japan, April 1990. 16. Mazda Motor ...University of Rome Workshop on Fluid Mechanics of Combustion, June 1989. 2. Brown University, October 1989. 3. Ford Motor Company, Meeting on Flow...Computational Fluid Dynamics, Tokyo, Japan, April 1990. 12. Honda Motor Company, Wako, Japan, April 1990. 13. Toyota Motor Company, Nagoya, Japan, April 1990

Changing patterns of social variation in stature in Poland: effects of transition from a command economy to the free-market system?

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Bielicki, T; Szklarska, A; Kozieł, S; Ulijaszek, S J

2005-07-01

The aim of this analysis was to examine the effects on stature in two nationally representative samples of Polish 19-year-old conscripts of maternal and paternal education level, and of degree of urbanization, before and after the economic transition of 1990. Data were from two national surveys of 19-year-old Polish conscripts: 27,236 in 1986 and 28,151 in 2001. In addition to taking height measurements, each subject was asked about the socioeconomic background of their families, including paternal and maternal education, and the name of the locality of residence. The net effect of each of these social factors on stature was determined using four-factor analysis of variance. The secular trend towards increased stature of Polish conscripts has slowed down from a rate 2.1 cm per decade across the period 1965-1986 to 1.5 cm per decade between 1986 and 2001. In both cohorts, mean statures increase with increasing size of locality of residence, paternal education and maternal education. The effect of each of these three social factors on conscript height is highly significant in both cohorts. However, the effect of maternal education has increased substantially while that of size of locality of residence and paternal education diminished between 1986 and 2001. These results imply that the influence of parental education on child growth cannot be due solely to a relationship between education and income, but is also perhaps a reflection of household financial management which benefits child health and growth by better educated parents, regardless of level of income. In addition they suggest that, irrespective of whether there are one or two breadwinners in the family, it is the mother, more so than the father, who is principally responsible for the extent to which such management best favours child health and growth. The asymmetry between the importance of maternal as against paternal education for child growth, clearly seen in the 1986 cohort, became more accentuated in 2001, after the abrupt transition from a command to a free-market economy in the early 1990s.

Comparison of the plasma tails of four comets: P/Halley, Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko, Austin, and Levy

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Farnham, Tony L.; Meech, Karen J.

1994-01-01

Photographic and charge coupled device (CCD) plasma tail observations are compared for four comets: P/Halley (22 nights in 1985/1986), Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko 1989 XIX (1989 December 2), Austin 1990 V (nine nights in 1990), and Levy 1990 XX (two nights in 1991). We present a discussion of several image-processing techniques used to enhance the visibility of the plasma tail features in order to measure velocities, accelerations, and position angles. The data are used to assess the validity of various physical mechanisms proposed to explain plasma tail phenomena. Seven disconnection events were observed in the comet P/Halley data, two in the Austin data, and none for the other comets. Analysis of these data suggests that while the crossing of the solar neutral sheet (the sector boundary) is a prominent factor in the production of a disconnection event, it is likely that several mechanisms are at work. A sector boundary crossing has been ruled out as the cause of either the 1986 April 26 P/Halley disconnection or the 1990 May 5/6 Austin disconnection. The motions of the disconnection events, knots, and condensations in the tails were seen to increase from 30-60 km/s near the nucleus (within 10(exp 6) km) to 80-100 km/s at 10(exp 7) km, consistent with either bulk motion or Alfven waves. Distinguishing between the two cases is not possible with these data. It was found that although the tail ray rotation rate slows as the ray approaches the tail axis, it is not a good indicator of the solar wind speed. Historical plasma tail data are also used to look for clues as to why some comets form well-developed plasma tails and others do not.

Geomorphic Mapping Pool 7 - Upper Mississippi River Basin

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1987-10-05

PSA deposit (greater than 1 meter). Anderson and Overstreet (1986) have shown that historical sedi- ment in the Iowa River at Coralville reservoir...1986 Holocene Landscape Evolution in the Iowa River Valley: Coralville Reservoir, Iowa . Unpublished M.S. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI...District. Donohue & Associates, Inc. Sheboygan, WI. ANDERSON, JEFFREY D. and D.F. OVERSTREET, 1986, The Archaeology of Coralville Lake, Iowa Volume II

Norwegian airline passengers are not more afraid of flying after the terror act of September 11. The flight anxiety, however, is significantly attributed to acts of terrorism.

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Ekeberg, Oivind; Fauske, Berit; Berg-Hansen, Bente

2014-10-01

The aim of this paper is to study: (1) the prevalence of flight anxiety among Norwegian airline passengers; (2) situations that may be of concern during flights and situations not related to flying; (3) whether passengers feel more afraid after the terror act of September 11, 2001; and (4) whether passengers were more afraid in 2002 than in 1986.A questionnaire was distributed during domestic flights in Norway in 1986 and 2002. To asses flight anxiety, a six point scale was used, from 0 = not afraid at all, to 5 = always very afraid, and sometimes avoid flying because of that. A 10-cm visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to measure the degree of anxiety. There were 50.8% who were not afraid at all. There were 12 women (5.2%) and one man (0.4%) with flight phobia. However, 22 (4.5%) had cancelled flights because of anxiety during the last two years. Situations that caused most concern during flights were turbulence and fear of terrorism and highjacking. After September 11, 48% were not more afraid, 38% a little more, 10% moderately, 3% rather much and 2% very much. The passengers, however, were not more afraid of flying in 2002 than in 1986. About 3% of Norwegian airline passengers have a flight phobia. Women are significantly more concerned than men. The impact of the terror act September 11, 2001 was rather moderate. The level of flight anxiety among Norwegian airline passengers was not significantly different in 2002 and 1986. © 2014 Oslo University Hospital. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology published by Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Minnesota Innovation Research Program.

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1986-03-01

Petroleum, Magnetic Controls, Farm Credit Services Corporations, Bush Foundation, and Hospital Corporation of America . .. Unc lassifijed RUNOT...Paper #47 (March, 1986). 7. David Bastien, " Sociolinguistic Studies of Mergers and Acquisitions," to be presented at the Minnesota Conference on...Applied Sociolinguistics , 1986. 8. David Bastien and Andrew Van de Ven, "Managerial and Organizational Dynamics of Mergers and Acquisitions," SNRC

Earning Differences by Major Field of Study: Evidence from Three Cohorts of Recent Canadian Graduates.

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Finnie, Ross; Frenette, Marc

2003-01-01

Analysis of earnings differences by major field of study of three cohorts of graduates (1982, 1986, 1990) with bachelors' degrees from Canadian postsecondary institutions. Finds that earnings differences are large and statistically significant. The patterns are relatively consistent for the three cohorts and for male and female graduates, 2 and 5…

Teaching under the Policy Cascades: Common Core, Learned Dependency, and Literacy Instruction

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Papola, Aimee L.

2012-01-01

Educational policies and initiatives continually influence the instruction in classrooms across the nation. At the time of this study, the Common Core State Standards Initiative was in its first full year of implementation in schools across the country. Using ethnographic methods (Foley, 1990; Heath, 1983; McLaren, 1986) and a critical theory…

The Mastery in Learning Project at Orchards Elementary School with the Consultancy of Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho.

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Diessner, Rhett

This report describes activities from 1986 through 1990 of the Mastery in Learning Project, which focused on "restructuring the school" and "sharing decision making" at one elementary school in Lewiston, Idaho. Based on need surveys of various constituents of school life (administrators, students, teachers, and parents), a…

Forest statistics for Virginia, 1992

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Tony G. Johnson

1992-01-01

This report highlights the principal findings of the sixth forest survey of Virginia. Field work began in October 1990 and was completed in January 1992. Five previous surveys, completed in 1940, 1957, 1966, 1977, and 1986, provide statistics for measuring changes and trends over the past 52 years. The primary emphasis in this report is on the changes and trends since...

14 CFR 135.170 - Materials for compartment interiors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... August 20, 1990, must comply with the heat release rate testing provisions of § 25.853(d) in effect March 6, 1995 (formerly § 25.853(a-1) in effect on August 20, 1986), except that the total heat release... and the peak heat release rate must not exceed 100 kilowatts per square meter. (ii) Each airplane with...

14 CFR 135.170 - Materials for compartment interiors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... August 20, 1990, must comply with the heat release rate testing provisions of § 25.853(d) in effect March 6, 1995 (formerly § 25.853(a-1) in effect on August 20, 1986), except that the total heat release... and the peak heat release rate must not exceed 100 kilowatts per square meter. (ii) Each airplane with...

14 CFR 135.170 - Materials for compartment interiors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... August 20, 1990, must comply with the heat release rate testing provisions of § 25.853(d) in effect March 6, 1995 (formerly § 25.853(a-1) in effect on August 20, 1986), except that the total heat release... and the peak heat release rate must not exceed 100 kilowatts per square meter. (ii) Each airplane with...

14 CFR 135.170 - Materials for compartment interiors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... August 20, 1990, must comply with the heat release rate testing provisions of § 25.853(d) in effect March 6, 1995 (formerly § 25.853(a-1) in effect on August 20, 1986), except that the total heat release... and the peak heat release rate must not exceed 100 kilowatts per square meter. (ii) Each airplane with...

14 CFR 135.170 - Materials for compartment interiors.

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2010-01-01

... August 20, 1990, must comply with the heat release rate testing provisions of § 25.853(d) in effect March 6, 1995 (formerly § 25.853(a-1) in effect on August 20, 1986), except that the total heat release... and the peak heat release rate must not exceed 100 kilowatts per square meter. (ii) Each airplane with...

A Crown Cover Chart for Oak Savannas

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Jay Law; Paul Johnson; Gary Houf

1994-01-01

Although oak savannas have been defined in many ways, they are characterized by scattered trees, largely comprised of oaks, and a sparse ground layer rich in grasses and forbs (Haney and Apfelbaum 1990). Nuzzo (1986, p. 11) more specifically defined oak savannas as plant communities "...dominated by oaks having between 10 and 80 percent canopy, with or without a...

The Simple View of Reading: Assessment and Intervention

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Roberts, Jenny A.; Scott, Kathleen A.

2006-01-01

The Simple View of Reading (P. B. Gough & W. Tunmer, 1986; W. A. Hoover & P. B. Gough, 1990) provides a 2-component model of reading. Each of these 2 components, decoding and comprehension, is necessary for normal reading to occur. The Simple View of Reading provides a relatively transparent model that can be used by professionals not only to…

7 CFR 301.75-15 - Funds for the replacement of commercial citrus trees.

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2014-01-01

... public order between 1986 and 1990 or on or after September 28, 1995. (b) Tree replacement payments. The... 7 Agriculture 5 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Funds for the replacement of commercial citrus trees... trees. Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the owner of a commercial citrus grove may be...

7 CFR 301.75-15 - Funds for the replacement of commercial citrus trees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... public order between 1986 and 1990 or on or after September 28, 1995. (b) Tree replacement payments. The... 7 Agriculture 5 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Funds for the replacement of commercial citrus trees... trees. Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the owner of a commercial citrus grove may be...

7 CFR 301.75-15 - Funds for the replacement of commercial citrus trees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... public order between 1986 and 1990 or on or after September 28, 1995. (b) Tree replacement payments. The... 7 Agriculture 5 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Funds for the replacement of commercial citrus trees... trees. Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the owner of a commercial citrus grove may be...

7 CFR 301.75-15 - Funds for the replacement of commercial citrus trees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... public order between 1986 and 1990 or on or after September 28, 1995. (b) Tree replacement payments. The... 7 Agriculture 5 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Funds for the replacement of commercial citrus trees... trees. Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the owner of a commercial citrus grove may be...

Evaluating a model to predict timber harvesting in Austria

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Hubert Sterba; Michael Golser; Klemens Schadauer

2000-01-01

Between 1981 and 1985, the Austrian National Forest Inventory (ANF) established a set of 5,500 clusters, each with four permanent plots, covering all Austrian forests. After the first remeasurement between 1986 and 1990, models were developed to predict tree growth, mortality, and the behavior of forest owners in harvesting timber. A set of logistic equations describes...

Seeking Direction for Vocational and Technical Education in the 1990s. Report of Fiscal Years 1986-88.

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Sheppard Pratt National Center for Human Development, Baltimore, MD.

In its first three sections, this report lists members of the Montana Council on Vocational Education, describes the council structure, identifies its purpose, and outlines its duties and responsibilities. Section 4 describes the activities of three standing committees: policy and planning; evaluation and employment; and coordination and…

Classroom Instruction and FFA/SAE Responsibilities Creating the Most Stress for Female Teachers in the Southeast

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King, Diana L.; Rucker, K. Jill; Duncan, Dennis W.

2013-01-01

Teacher attrition research in agricultural education has found that teachers are at high risk of leaving the profession early in their careers (Kelsey, 2006; Myers, Dyer, & Washburn, 2005; Heath-Camp & Camp, 1990). In addition, female teachers are more likely to leave the profession than male teachers (Kelsey, 2006; Thompson, 1986).…

Regional Educational Laboratory Approaches to Educational Improvement: A Descriptive Synthesis.

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Mason, Ward S.

This study describes the nine regional educational laboratories supported by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). The labs are operating under 5-year contracts for 1986-1990. The study analyzed lab-produced documents, describing lab operation for the first 2 years of this period, highlighting the status of the program at the…

Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Board of Trustees of Delaware State College and the Delaware State College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, September 1, 1983-August 31, 1986.

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Delaware State Coll., Dover.

The collective bargaining agreement between the Delaware State College Board of Trustees and the Delaware State College Chapter (145 members) of the American Association of University Professors covering the period September 1, 1983-August 31, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition and definitions,…

Improving Management through New Technologies. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges (73rd, Boston, Massachusetts, July 13-16, 1986).

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Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges, Washington, DC.

Ways to improve campus management using new technology are discussed in the proceedings of the 1986 annual meeting of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges. Paper titles and authors are as follows: "Things Are Going to Get Different" (Lou Volpe); "You Look Mah-velous! Perception Is Fact"…

What makes a Catholic hospital "Catholic" in an age of religious-secular collaboration? The case of the Saint Marys hospital and the Mayo Clinic.

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Swetz, Keith M; Crowley, Mary E; Maines, T Dean

2013-06-01

Mayo Clinic is recognized as a worldwide leader in innovative, high-quality health care. However, the Catholic mission and ideals from which this organization was formed are not widely recognized or known. From partnership with the Sisters of St. Francis in 1883, through restructuring of the Sponsorship Agreement in 1986 and current advancements, this Catholic mission remains vital today at Saint Marys Hospital. This manuscript explores the evolution and growth of sponsorship at Mayo Clinic, defined as "a collaboration between the Sisters of St. Francis and Mayo Clinic to preserve and promote key values that the founding Franciscan sisters and Mayo physicians embrace as basic to their mission, and to assure the Catholic identity of Saint Marys Hospital." Historical context will be used to frame the evolution and preservation of Catholic identity at Saint Marys Hospital; and the shift from a "sponsorship-by-governance" to a "sponsorship-by-influence" model will be highlighted. Lastly, using the externally-developed Catholic Identity Matrix (developed by Ascension Health and the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota), specific examples of Catholic identity will be explored in this joint venture of Catholic health care institution and a secular, nonprofit corporation (Mayo Clinic).

Interview with Alexander Cohen.

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Cohen, Alexander Ander

2017-05-01

Ander Cohen speaks to Adam Price-Evans, Commissioning Editor of Future Cardiology: Alexander (Ander) Cohen MBBS (Hons), MSc, MD, FRACP is a vascular physician and epidemiologist at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, King's College (London, UK). He graduated with honors in medicine and honors in surgery from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and became a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1990. He was awarded an MSc in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London in 1991 with a thesis on the metabolic syndrome in South-Asian populations. In 1998, he was awarded an MD with a thesis on the epidemiology of venous thromboembolism and thromboprophylaxis. In addition to his clinical work, he is involved in designing, managing and analyzing clinical trials from Phase I to IV. He is the Chairman and a member of many international steering committees for multicenter trials, epidemiological and pharmacoeconomic studies, and was previously the Director of Clinical Research and an Epidemiologist in Thrombosis Research at King's College Hospital.

Factors Influencing Nurses’ Compliance with Universal Precautions

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1990-05-01

nosocomial transmission of HIV appears to be low and rel3ted to percutaneous injury. Henderson et al. (1986) studied the risk of occupational Infection ...efforts in reduction of nosocomial infections in ensuring that compliance with these regulations Is enforced. Kaplan and McGuckin (1986) Investigated the...LaCamera, D. J., Masur, H., & Fauci, A. S. (1986). Risk of nosocomial infection with human T-cell lymphotroplc virus type III / Lymphadenopathy

Observations, Interpolations, and Tactical Decision Aids

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1992-09-01

spread as evenly as possible over the entire area to achieve the greatest interpolation accuracy, Veazey and Tabor (1985), Motte (1986), Tabor et al. (1986...to Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, Universit, Park, Pa. Tabor, Pamela A., Don R. Veazey , and L. F. Hall, 1986, Meteorological Sensor...White Sands Missile Range, NM, 88002- 5501. Tabor, Pamela A., Don R. Veazey , and L. F. Hall, 1987, Improvements in a Sensor Density and Placement

Historical Study (1986-2014): Improvements in Nutritional Status of Dialysis Patients.

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Koefoed, Mette; Kromann, Charles Boy; Hvidtfeldt, Danni; Juliussen, Sophie Ryberg; Andersen, Jens Rikardt; Marckmann, Peter

2016-09-01

Malnutrition is common in dialysis patients and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Despite an increased focus on improved nutrition in dialysis patients, it is claimed that the prevalence of malnutrition in this group of patients has not changed during the last decades. Direct historical comparisons of the nutritional status of dialysis patients have never been published. To directly compare the nutritional status of past and current dialysis patients, we implemented the methodology of a study from 1986 on a population of dialysis patients in 2014. Historical study comparing results of two cross-sectional studies performed in 1986 and 2014. We compared the nutritional status of hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients attending the dialysis center at Roskilde Hospital, Denmark, in February to June 2014, with that of HD and PD patients treated at the dialysis center at Fredericia Hospital, Denmark, in April 1986. Maintenance PD and HD patients (n = 64 in 2014 and n = 48 in 1986). We performed anthropometry (body weight, triceps skinfold, and midarm muscle circumferences [MAMCs]) and determined plasma transferrin. Relative body weight, triceps skinfold, MAMC, body mass index, and prevalence of protein-caloric malnutrition as defined in the original study from 1986. Average relative body weight, triceps skinfold, MAMC, and body mass index were significantly higher in 2014 compared with 1986. The prevalence of protein-caloric malnutrition was significantly lower in 2014 (18%) compared with 1986 (52%). The nutritional status of maintenance dialysis patients has improved during the last 3 decades. The reason for this improvement could not be identified in the present study, but the most likely contributors are the higher prevalence of obesity in the general population, less predialytic malnutrition, and an improved focus on nutrition in maintenance dialysis patients. Copyright © 2016 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

[Hysterectomy and intraepithelial neoplasia of the lower female genital tract].

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Spuhler, S; De Grandi, P

1992-01-01

Delimiting the place of hysterectomy in cases of lower genital tract intraepithelial neoplasias in women. The laser and colposcopy centre (CCL) of a maternity unit in Lausanne in the Vaudois University Hospital Centre (CHUV). THE TYPE OF STUDY: Retrospective on 1,303 patients between 1986 and 1990. THE SUBJECTS AND TREATMENT: 853 cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and 79 cases of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) were treated with CO2 laser. The situations in which hysterectomy could be considered in the course of treatment are discussed. They are: 1) Dysplasia persisting after treatment, 2) when pathological tissue is found on examining slides from conisation specimens, 3) micro-invasive carcinoma, 4) post-operative obstructive stenosis. The multiple location of dysplasia lesions of the lower genital tract was calculated for all the patients examined. It shows that hysterectomy itself will be insufficient to remove all dysplasias since frequently (9.2%) of lesions are found in the vagina in cases that have dysplasia of the cervix. Residual lesions after hysterectomy are shown up by VAIN which are responsible for the persistence of changes in the control smears (in which there were 9 cases of VAIN3 after hysterectomy in this series). Treatment therefore is hazardous and only poorly successful because the site of these lesions is often hidden in the scar through the top of the vagina. Furthermore their discovery in uncertain since there is a tendency at present to avoid out cytological screening of these patients once they have undergone hysterectomy. The high incidence of multifocal lesions and the possibility that is very real of residual dysplasia after hysterectomy has made the authors limit the place of hysterectomy in these cases, preferring to use conservative treatments and emphasizing the need to continue cytological controls for after treatment.

Tabulation of comet observations.

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

1993-07-01

Concerning comets: 1955 III Mrkos, 1955 IV Bakharev-Macfarlane-Krienke, 1955 V Honda, 1956 III Mrkos, 1956 IV P/Olbers, 1957 V Mrkos, 1961 II Candy, 1961 V Wilson-Hubbard, 1962 III Seki-Lines, 1962 V P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák, 1963 I Ikeya, 1963 III Alcock, 1964 VI Tomita-Gerber-Honda, 1964 IX Everhart, 1965 VIII Ikeya-Seki, 1966 II Barbon, 1966 V Kilston, 1967 III Wild, 1967 IV Seki, 1967 V P/Tuttle, 1967 X P/Tempel 2, 1970 I Daido-Fujikawa, 1975 IX Kobayashi-Berger-Milon, 1979 X Bradfield, 1986 III P/Halley, 1989 X P/Brorsen-Metcalf, 1989 XIX Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko, 1990 III Cernis-Kiuchi-Nakamura, 1990 V Austin, 1990 XIV P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková, 1990 XVII Tsuchiya-Kiuchi, 1990 XX Levy, 1990 XXI P/Encke, 1990 XXVIII P/Wild 2, 1991 XI P/Levy, 1991 XV P/Hartley 2, 1991a1 Shoemaker-Levy, 1992h Spacewatch, 1992l P/Giclas, 1992n P/Schuster, 1992ο P/Daniel, 1992s P/Ciffréo, 1992t P/Swift-Tuttle, 1992u P/Väisälä 1, 1992x P/Schaumasse, 1992y Shoemaker, 1992a1 Ohshita, 1993a Mueller, 1993e P/Shoemaker-Levy 9, P/Smirnova-Chernykh, P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1.

YF-22 in flight (US AF photo)

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1990-01-01

The YF-22, prototype aircraft for the Air Force's F-22 fighter, cruises over the desert on a flight for the Air Force. It was never involved in any programs with Dryden. The United States Air Force announced the demonstration/validation phase contractors selection for the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program October 31, 1986. These contractor programs were the Lockheed YF-22 and the Northrop YF-23; each produced two prototypes and ground-based avionics testbeds. First flights of all four prototypes occured in 1990. The YF-22 was first flown on Sept. 29, 1990. The YF-22 was powered by two General Electric YF120-GE-100 engines. The final design, the F-22, was flown sometime in May 1997. The F-22 is capable of efficient supersonic operation without afterburner use (supercruise). Lockheed teamed with General Dynamics (Fort Worth) and Boeing Military Airplanes to produce two YF-22 prototypes, civil registrations N22YF (with GE YF120) and N22YX (P&W YF119). N22YF rolled out at Palmdale August 29, 1990; first flight/ferry to Edwards AFB September 29, 1990; first air refuelling (11th sortie) October 26, 1990; thrust vectoring in flight November 15, 1990; achieved Mach 1.8 December 26, 1990. Flight test demonstrations included `supercruise' flight in excess of Mach 1.58 without afterburner.

History and Perspectives of Nuclear Medicine in Myanmar

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Mar, Win

2018-01-01

Nuclear Medicine was established in Myanmar in 1963 by Dr Soe Myint and International Atomic Energy expert Dr R. Hochel at Yangon General Hospital. Nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapeutic services started with Probe Scintillation Detector Systems and rectilinear scanner. In the early stage, many Nuclear Medicine specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spent some time in Myanmar and made significant contributions to the development of Nuclear Medicine in our country. The department participated in various IAEA technical cooperation projects and regional cooperation projects. By the late 1990s, new centers were established in Mandalay, Naypyidaw, and North Okkalapa Teaching Hospital of University of Medicine 11, Yangon. The training program related to Nuclear Medicine includes a postgraduate master’s degree (three years) at the University of Medicine. Currently, all centers are equipped with SPECT, SPECT-CT, PET-CT, and cyclotron in Yangon General Hospital. Up until now, the International Atomic Energy Agency has been playing a crucial role in the growth and development of Nuclear Medicine in Myanmar. Our vision is to provide a wide spectrum of nuclear medicine services at a level compatible with the international standards to become a Center of Excellence. PMID:29333470

Hospital consolidation and racial/income disparities in health insurance coverage.

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Town, Robert J; Wholey, Douglas R; Feldman, Roger D; Burns, Lawton R

2007-01-01

Non-Hispanic whites are significantly more likely to have health insurance coverage than most racial/ethnic minorities, and this differential grew during the 1990s. Similarly, wealthier Americans are more likely to have health insurance than the poor, and this difference also grew over the 1990s. This paper examines the role of provider competition in increasing these disparities in insurance coverage. Over the 1990s, the hospital industry consolidated; we analyze the impact of this consolidation on health insurance take-up for different racial/ethnic minorities and income groups. We found that the hospital consolidation wave increased health insurance disparities along racial and income dimensions.

How have hospitals faced the pricing issues of the 1990's?

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Kleimenhagen, A; Naidu, G M; Pillari, G D

1994-01-01

National health care expenditures are rising rapidly, bringing on a health care financing crisis. For this reason, it is useful to see how hospitals are facing the price issues of the 1990's. This study examines the price strategies hospitals follow and analyzes their observations on price sensitivity and payer mix. The results clearly show that hospitals have not given much attention to the pricing variable. The study suggests that marketing and finance will have to work closely together in developing future pricing strategies.

7 CFR 301.75-16 - Payments for the recovery of lost production income.

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2010-01-01

... production that was lost as the result of the removal of commercial citrus trees to control citrus canker. (a... production that was lost as the result of the removal of commercial citrus trees to control citrus canker if the trees were removed pursuant to a public order between 1986 and 1990 or on or after September 28...

Demographic Profile and Needs Assessment of Single Parents and Homemakers in New Jersey Vocational Education Programs 1990-1991.

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Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. Life Skills Center.

A 5-year (1986-91) follow-up needs assessment was conducted to evaluate current single parent and displaced homemaker programs in New Jersey. Suggestions were offered to help them continue effectively helping the changing target population attain long-term economic self-sufficiency. Recommendations made in response to specific findings included…

Educational Attainment and the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from the 1986 and 1991 Canadian Censuses.

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Christie, Pamela; Shannon, Michael

2001-01-01

Uses Canadian census data to examine effects of gender differences in educational attainment on the gender earnings gap for full-time, full-year Canadian workers. These educational attainment differences account for virtually none of the gender earnings gap in 1985 and 1990. Gender differences in field of study matter somewhat more. (Contains 17…

Growth Hormone and Aging

DTIC Science & Technology

2000-08-01

hypopituitarism on Life Expectancy treatment is capable of increasing bone mass in J. Clin. Endocrinol Metab. 81: 1169 - 1172 patients with GH...performance and mass in adults with Nueroendocrinolgy 43 (suppl): 111 (1986). hypopituitarism : Effects of one year of GH treatment. 30. Osterziel KJ...disease The effect of low dose recombinant hGH in hypopituitarism . replacement on regional fat distribution, insulin Lancet, 336:285-288 (1990

Factors affecting regional changes in hardwood lumber production

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William G. Luppold; Gilbert P. Dempsey; Gilbert P. Dempsey

1994-01-01

Hardwood lumber production increased by nearly 1.8 billion board feet between 1986 and 1990 and decreased sharply in 1991. However, not all areas of the country experienced the same growth in hardwood lumber production during the 1980s. While lumber production in inland regions of the eastern United States and the west increased during the 1980s, lumber output in...

Differences in Degree Aspirations and Attainment Outcomes between Football or Basketball Players and Other Intercollegiate Athletes. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.

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Briggs, Charlotte L.

Using data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program of students who were college freshmen in 1986 and responded to a follow-up survey in 1990, this study examined differences in degree aspirations and attainment between intercollegiate football or basketball players (N=158) and other intercollegiate athletes (N=801). Although there were…

Evaluation of Eurasian Watermilfoil Control Techniques Using Aquatic Herbicides in Fort Peck Lake, Montana

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-07-01

19 Table 3. Temperature , dissolved oxygen , pH, and wind...21 Table 4. Temperature , dissolved oxygen , and pH measured in the study plots following treatment, Fort Peck Lake, MT, 2012...quality, particularly temperature , pH, dissolved oxygen , and nutrient cycling (Prentki et al. 1979; Carpenter and Lodge 1986, Frodge et al. 1990; Boylen

An Academic Development Plan for the Island of Molokai in Hawaii, 1990-1996.

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Pezzoli, J. A.

Since 1970, Maui Community College (MCC) has offered credit courses on the island of Molokai, with the program expanding considerably in 1986 with the inception of the MCC-Molokai Center. Developed to project a more stable and comprehensive program for the residents of Molokai, this academic development plan outlines the priorities of MCC on the…

Relationship of songbird nest concealment to nest fate and flushing behavior of adults

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Dirk E. Burhans; Frank R. III Thompson

2001-01-01

Advoiding predation is an important consideration for any potential prey animal. Failure to escape from a predator results in loss of fitness, so there is strong selection for choices and behaviors that result in successful escape (Lima and Dill 1990). In their cost-benefit approach to flight from predators, Ydenberg and Dill (1986) stressed that flight should be...

Testing and School Improvement. PEPS Policy Paper Series Number 9.

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Cooley, William W.

The Test of Essential Learning and Literacy Skills (TELLS) has been administered to all Pennsylvania students in grades 3, 5, and 8 since 1985. An analysis of results from the 1,505 public elementary schools that served both third and fifth graders between 1986 and 1990 show that in 150 of these schools more than 50 percent of the students scored…

Examining the Simple View of Reading among Subgroups of Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners

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Grimm, Ryan Ponce

2015-01-01

The Simple View of Reading (SVR; Gough & Tunmer, 1986; Hoover & Gough, 1990) has a longstanding history as a model of reading comprehension, but it has mostly been applied to native English speakers. The SVR posits reading comprehension is a function of the interaction between word-level reading skills and oral language skills. It has been…

Learners' Writing Skills in French: Corpus Consultation and Learner Evaluation

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O'Sullivan, Ide; Chambers, Angela

2006-01-01

While the use of corpora and concordancing in the language-learning environment began as early as 1969 (McEnery & Wilson, 1997, p. 12), it was the work in the 1980s of Tim Johns (1986) and others which brought it to public attention. Important developments occurred in the 1990s, beginning with publications advocating the use of corpora and…

Forestry Expansion during the Last Decades in the Paraiba do Sul Basin - Brazil

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Carriello, F.; Rezende, F. S.; Neves, O. M. S.; Rodriguez, D. A.

2016-06-01

from 1986 to 2010. In this region is situated the most important and largest extension of reminiscent of Mata Atlântica Biome reminiscent. This biome has been one the most exploited Brazilian biome since 1500, when Brazilian colonization begun. To achieve this goal, we use the GIS "SPRING" and images from Landsat 5 Satellite, TM sensor from 1986, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010, distributed by the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research - INPE. The non-supervised-classification was applied to images in order to produce land use and land cover maps. After that, we intersect each classification for each date with the precedent date, so we can analyze the paths of each land use change, focusing forestry expansion in native's Mata Atlântica areas. The results show that eucalyptus plantations in the region have expanded mostly over fragments of Mata Atlântica. About 99.389 hectares of Mata Atlântica were transformed into forestry in 25 years, an average rate of 4000 ha per year. Clear-cut was largest between 1990 and 1995, when 22810 hectares of rain forest were cut, and between 1995 and 2000, when 21430 hectares were cut.

Enhanced recovery after surgery and video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy: the Italian VATS Group**List of collaborators of the Italian ERAS Group: Jacopo Vannucci, MD (University of Perugia); Antonio D’Andrilli, MD (S. Andrea Hospital, Roma); Majed Refai, MD (Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona); Guendalina Graffigna, MD (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano); Stefano Lovadina, MD (Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste); Marzia Umari (Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste), Paolo Ferrari, MD (IRCCS ISMETT-UPMC, University of Pittsburgh, Palermo); Michele Zuliani, MD (Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste); Marco Taurchini, MD (Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo); Carlo Del Naja, MD (Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo); Domenico Massullo, MD (S. Andrea Hospital, Roma), Olha Putina, MD (ASST Mantova), Nicoletta Pia Ardò (University of Foggia). surgical protocol

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Viggiano, Domenico; Voltolini, Luca; Bertani, Alessandro; Bertolaccini, Luca; Crisci, Roberto; Droghetti, Andrea

2018-01-01

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) is a strategy that seeks to reduce patients’ perioperative stress response, thereby reducing potential complications, decreasing hospital length of stay and enabling patients to return more quickly to their baseline functional status. The concept was introduced in the late 1990s and was first adopted in patients undergoing open colorectal surgery. Since then, the concept of ERAS has been adopted by multiple surgical specialties. The diffusion of video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy (VATS-L) sets also the surgical treatment of lung cancer as a new area for ERAS development. In this paper, we present the Italian VATS Group (www.vatsgroup.org) surgical protocol as part of the ERAS clinical pathway belonging to the VATS-L national database. PMID:29629203

Prevalence of anemia in First Nations children of northwestern Ontario.

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Whalen, E. A.; Caulfield, L. E.; Harris, S. B.

1997-01-01

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of anemia among First Nations children of northwestern Ontario. DESIGN: Retrospective review of all hemoglobin determinations between 1990 and 1992 in the Sioux Lookout Zone. SETTING: The Sioux Lookout Zone Hospital, a secondary care referral hospital for 28 remote First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario, affiliated with the University of Toronto's Sioux Lookout Program. PARTICIPANTS: All First Nations children age 3 to 60 months who had produced venipuncture or fingerprick blood samples between 1990 and 1992 (614 children had a total of 1223 hemoglobin determinations). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of anemia by age, sex, geographical location, and diagnosis. Anemia was defined as a hemoglobin value less than 110g/L. RESULTS: Prevalence of anemia peaked in the age range of 6 to 24 months with prevalence rates of 51.7% to 79.3%. Conditions most commonly associated with anemia were respiratory tract infections. Children living in communities in the western part of the Sioux Lookout Zone were 1.64 times more likely to have anemia (95% confidence interval 1.15, 2.35) than children in the other communities. CONCLUSIONS: Anemia appears to be a serious public health problem among preschool children in the Sioux Lookout Zone. PMID:9111982

Incidence of Quinolone Resistance Over the Period 1986 to 1998 in Veterinary Salmonella Isolates from Germany

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Malorny, Burkhard; Schroeter, Andreas; Helmuth, Reiner

1999-01-01

A total of 24,591 nonhuman salmonella strains isolated in Germany between 1986 and 1998 were examined for their resistance to nalidixic acid by an agar diffusion method. The rate of resistance (inhibition zone, ≤13 mm) ranged from 0.2% in 1986 to a peak of 14.8% in 1990. Between 1991 and 1998 the MICs for nalidixic acid-resistant strains ranged from more than 256 μg/ml for nalidixic acid to between 0.25 and 128 μg/ml for enrofloxacin. In the early 1990s a particularly high incidence of fluoroquinolone resistance (49.5%) was seen among isolates of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (Salmonella Typhimurium) definitive phage type 204c that mainly originated from cattle. Among isolates from poultry an increase in the incidence of nalidixic acid resistance to a peak of 14.4% was observed in 1994. This peak was due to the presence of specific resistant serotypes, mainly serotypes Hadar, Saintpaul, Paratyphi B (d-tartrate positive; formerly serotype Java) and Newport. Such strains exhibited a decreased susceptibility to enrofloxacin (MIC, 1 μg/ml). Among isolates from pigs the peak incidence of resistance was reached in 1993, with 7.5% of isolates resistant to nalidixic acid and enrofloxacin. The study demonstrates an increase in the incidence of strains that are resistant to nalidixic acid and that have decreased susceptibility to enrofloxacin after the licensing of enrofloxacin. In addition, the number of other serotypes that exhibited nalidixic acid resistance or reduced enrofloxacin susceptibility increased among the total number of isolates investigated between 1992 and 1998. PMID:10471579

Light attenuation and submersed macrophyte distribution in the tidal Potomac River and estuary

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Carter, V.; Rybicki, N.B.

1990-01-01

Changing light availability may be responsible for the discontinuous distribution of submersed aquatic macrophytes in the freshwater tidal Potomac River. During the 1985-1986 growing seasons, light attenuation and chlorophyll a and suspended particulate material concentrations were measured in an unvegetated reach (B) and in two adjacent vegetated reaches (A and C). Light attenuation in reach B (the lower, fresh to oligohaline tidal river) was greater than that in reach A (the recently revegetated, upper, freshwater tidal river) in both years. Reach B light attenuation was greater than that in reach C (the vegetated, oligohaline to mesohaline transition zone of the Potomac Estuary) in 1985 and similar to that in reach C in 1986. In reach B, 5% of total below-surface light penetrated only an average of 1.3 m in 1985 and 1.0m in 1986, compared with 1.9 m and 1.4 m in reach A in 1985 and 1986, respectively. Water column chlorophyll a concentration controlled light availability in reaches A and B in 1985, whereas both chlorophyll a and suspended particulate material concentrations were highly correlated with attenuation in both reaches in 1986. Reach C light attenuation was correlated with suspended particulate material in 1986. The relationship between attenuation coefficient and Secchi depth was KPAR=1.38/Secchi depth. The spectral distribution of light at 1 m was shifted toward the red portion of the visible spectrum compared to surface light. Blue light was virtually absent at 1.0 m in reach B during July and August 1986. Tidal range is probably an important factor in determining light availability for submersed macrophyte propagule survival at the sediment-water interface in this shallow turbid system. ?? 1990 Estuarine Research Federation.

Farm accidents in children.

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Cameron, D.; Bishop, C.; Sibert, J. R.

1992-01-01

OBJECTIVE--To examine the problem of accidental injury to children on farms. DESIGN--Prospective county based study of children presenting to accident and emergency departments over 12 months with injuries sustained in a farm setting and nationwide review of fatal childhood farm accidents over the four years April 1986 to March 1990. SETTING--Accident and emergency departments in Aberystwyth, Carmarthen, Haverfordwest, and Llanelli and fatal accidents in England, Scotland, and Wales notified to the Health and Safety Executive register. SUBJECTS--Children aged under 16. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE--Death or injury after farm related accidents. RESULTS--65 accidents were recorded, including 18 fractures. Nine accidents necessitated admission to hospital for a mean of two (range one to four) days. 13 incidents were related to tractors and other machinery; 24 were due to falls. None of these incidents were reported under the statutory notification scheme. 33 deaths were notified, eight related to tractors and allied machinery and 10 related to falling objects. CONCLUSIONS--Although safety is improving, the farm remains a dangerous environment for children. Enforcement of existing safety legislation with significant penalties and targeting of safety education will help reduce accident rates further. PMID:1638192

Agreement entered into between New York Institute of Technology and the Council of Metropolitan and Old Westbury Chapters of the American Association of University Professors at the New York Institute of Technology, September 1, 1983 until August 31, 1986.

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New York Inst. of Tech., Old Westbury.

The collective bargaining agreement between New York Institute of Technology and the Council of Metropolitan and Old Westbury chapters (220 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1983-August 31, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and recognition of…

Chisinau 1983-1986. Recollections about Chisinau Politechinc Institute

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Gaina, Alex

2010-10-01

%B The recollections include a journal of the events and people from 1983 till 1986 at the Department of Physics of the Chisinau Technical University in the Republic of Moldova (former USSR). The main scientific areas were semiconductors,low temperature physics, cristalophysics and roentgen rays, but astrophysics and gravity were also represented at the Department. The teaching of physics at the University is overviewed briefly also. The recollections are written in a literary form without formula.Other scientific, cultural and political events during 1983-1988 are mentioned.

Unstable Behavior of Lasers and Other Optical Systems.

DTIC Science & Technology

1987-11-27

Isaacs, R.S. Gioggia, S.P. Adams, L.M. Narducci, L.A. Lugiato, Optical Instabilities, R.W. Boyd, M.G. Raymer , L.M. Narducci, Eds. (Cambridge...Instabilities, R.W. Boyd, M.G. Raymer , L.M. Narducci, Eds. (Cambridge University" Press, Cambridge, 1986), p. 34. "The Effect of Modulation in a Bistable System...Books "* " "OPTICAL INSTABILITIES", edited by R.W. Boyd, M.G. Raymer , and L.M. Narducci, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1986. S P.-• 58

Status and trends in atmospheric deposition and emissions near Atlanta, Georgia, 1986-99

USGS Publications Warehouse

Peters, N.E.; Meyers, T.P.; Aulenbach, Brent T.

2002-01-01

Wet and dry atmospheric deposition were investigated from weekly data, 1986-99 (1986-97 for dry deposition) at the Panola Mountain Research Watershed (PMRW), a forested research site 25 km, southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Furthermore, the wet deposition was compared to that at three adjacent National Atmospheric Deposition Program's National Trends Network (NTN) sites (GA41, 50 km south of PMRW; AL99, 175 km northwest; NC25, 175 km north-northeast) and dry deposition was compared to that at adjacent Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) sites, co-located at the NTN sites. The pH of precipitation is acidic and the dominant acid anion is SO4; the pH (derived from the volume-weighted mean H concentration) averages 4.44 for 1986-99, and varies seasonally with average lowest values in summer (4.19) and highest in winter (4.63). From 1986-99, the annual wet deposition of sulfur (S) and nitrogen (N) averaged 400 and 300 eq ha-1 (6.4 and 4.2 kg ha-1), respectively. Inferential model estimates of annual dry S and N deposition from 1986-97 averaged 130 and 150 eq ha-1 (2.1 and 2.1 kg ha-1), respectively. From 1993-99, net S deposition (dry deposition plus canopy interactions) for coniferous and deciduous throughfall (throughfall minus wet-only deposition) averaged 400 and 150 eq ha-1 (6.4 and 2.1 kg ha-1), respectively. The annual wet deposition of S and N species at PMRW was comparable to that at NTN sites, with the exception of higher N species deposition at AL99 and relatively lower H, SO4 and NO3 deposition at GA41. Dry S deposition at PMRW differed markedly from the CASTNET sites despite similarity in S concentrations for all but NC25; the differences are attributed to differences in model parameters associated with the landscape and vegetation characteristics at the sites. At PMRW, atmospheric deposition trends were not detected for the entire sampling period, but were detected for shorter periods (4-5yr). Annual S and N deposition increased from 1986 to 1991, decreased to 1995 and then increased to 1999. SO2 emissions from seven major point sources within 120 km of PMRW decreased markedly from the late 1980s to 1995 and have remained relatively constant or increased slightly from 1995 to 1998 Annual wet and dry S deposition at PMRW significantly correlates (p < 0.01) with SO2 emissions, and the correlation is dominated by the large SO2 emissions decreases in the early 1990s, consistent with the implementation of Phase I of Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.

On various refined theories in the bending analysis of angle-ply laminates

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Savithri, S.; Varadan, T. K.

1992-05-01

The accuracies of six shear-deformation theories are compared by analyzing the bending of angle-ply laminates and studying the results in the light of exact solutions. The shear-deformation theories used are those by: Ren (1986), Savithri and Varadan (1990), Bhaskar and Varadan (1991), Murakami (1986), and Pandya and Kant (1988), and combinations of these. The analytical methods are similar in that the number of unknown variables in the displacement field is independent of the number of layers in the laminate. The model by Ren is based on a parabolic distribution of transverse shear stresses in each laminate layer. This model is shown to give good predictions of deflections and stresses in two-layer antisymmetric and three-layer symmetric angle-ply laminates.

[Progressive course of hypophosphatemic osteomalacia during 25-year follow up].

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Bojović, Jaroslav; Pavlica, Ljiljana

2010-01-01

Hypophosphatemic osteomalacia is defined as mineralization of the newly formed bone matrix (osteoids) in adults as a consequence of the phosphate deficiency. A female from Belgrade, aged 62 years fell ill in 1982. when she was 36. She first felt pains in bones associated with chronic fatigue. In 1986. during her hospitalization the presence of neoplastic hematologic, endocrinologic, urogenital and gastroenterologic system deseases was excluded. Hypophosphatemic osteomalacia was diagnosed on the basis of the history, clinical presentation, physical examination, radiologic finding and laboratory analyses (lower serum phosphorus level). The initial therapy included a mixture of phosphates, vitamin D and calcium. The doses were several times corrected over the following four years. In 1990 she had a mild clinical deterioration requiring recorrection of the mentioned therapy. In 1993 bilateral femoral neck fractures occurred and subsequent osetosynthe as was performed. The disease had a progressive character in spite of the administered drug therapy so that multiple fractures occurred in 2000. During the last hospitalization in 2008. neither new pseudo fractures nor fractures were found although biochemical profile of the hypophosphatemic osteomalacia was still present. The aim of this study was to emphasize the complexity in both diagnostic and therapeutic approach in the case of hypophosphatemic osteomalacia. In the presented case the patient showed a complicated and progressive course. In our opinion such course was a consequence of impossible etiologic treatment and discontinued therapy

Universal Child Immunization by 1990.

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Mandl, P. E., Ed.

1985-01-01

The present volume endeavors to highlight the deeper significance and broader implications for development theory, policy and practice of the realization of the movement toward universal child immunization by 1990 (UCI-1990). Simultaneously, the volume collects and analyzes the most significant findings and experiences of the movement since 1984.…

Intraoperative radiotherapy for patients with carcinoma of the pancreas. The Howard University Hospital experience, 1978-1986.

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Tuckson, W B; Goldson, A L; Ashayeri, E; Halyard-Richardson, M; DeWitty, R L; Leffall, L D

1988-01-01

During the period from 1978 to 1986, 106 patients were diagnosed with carcinoma of the pancreas; 30 of these patients were excluded from this study. Of the remaining 76 patients, 40 did not receive intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) and were used as the nonrandomized control group for the 36 patients who did receive IORT after histologic confirmation of carcinoma of the pancreas. The records of 35 patients were available for review. The group receiving IORT ranged in ages from 43 to 89 years (20 males and 15 females). Seventeen patients had distant metastatic disease. The primary was located in the head of the pancreas in 32 and the body in three. No patient in this group had a curative resection. All patients were treated by a combination of biliary and gastric bypass prior to or concurrent with IORT. IORT was begun only after obtaining a histologic diagnosis and prior to the completion of any anastomosis. Necrotizing pancreatitis occurred in the treated group. There was no statistically significant difference in the survival of the nonrandomized control and treated groups. Images Fig. 1. Fig. 2. PMID:3389933

[Psychometric properties of the French versions of the Cognitive Slippage Scale and Schizotypal Ambivalence Scale in 340 subjects].

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Yon, V; Loas, G; Monestes, J-L; Verrier, A; Deligne, H

2007-01-01

The aim of this article is firstly to present the French translations of the Cognitive Slippage (Miers and Raulin, 1987) and the Schizotypal Ambivalence Scales (Raulin, 1986), and secondly to determine their psychometric properties in different samples of non-clinical and clinical subjects. Chapman et al. have developed trait-oriented scales based on Meehl's manual of schizotypy, such as the Physical and Social Anhedonia Scales, the Perceptual Aberration Scale, the Magical Ideation Scale, the Impulsive Nonconformity Scale, the Cognitive Slippage Scale (CSS), and the Schizotypal Ambivalence Scale (SAS). The Chapman scales of psychosis proneness are the most internationally used instruments for the assessment of schizotypy and some of them such as the Cognitive Slippage and Schizotypal Ambivalence Scales were still not available in French. The study was conducted in three different samples: the non-clinical sample (n=158) comprised firstly 128 university students (113 females, 15 males) with a mean age of 24.67 years (sd=5.18) and secondly 30 healthy subjects (12 males, 18 females) with a mean age of 33.26 years (sd=7.35); the clinical sample (n=167) comprised firstly 106 psychiatric patients hospitalized in a general hospital (73 males, 33 females) with a mean age of 38.35 years (sd=11.60) and 61 (35 males, 26 females) in or outpatients of a psychiatric department with a mean age of 37.75 years (sd=10.72); 15 schizotypal university students presenting high score of the Revised Social Anhedonia Scale (1 male, 14 females) with a mean age of 21.26 years (sd=1.1). Using the ICD-10, the diagnoses for the general hospital sample were neurotic or anxious disorders (47%) and depressive disorders (24%). For the psychiatric department sample, the diagnoses were schizophrenic disorders (29%), mood disorders (16%), neurotic disorders (18%) and personality disorders (15%). The internal consistency was determined by the Kuder-Richardson coefficient (KR 20) (CSS: KR 20=0.85 in the university sample; 0.89 in the general hospital sample; 0.87 in the psychiatric department sample; SAS: KR 20=0.79 in the university sample; 0.82 in the general hospital sample; 0.85 in the psychiatric department sample). The mean of the correlations between each item and the total score was calculated (CSS: 0.41 in the university sample; 0.44 in the general hospital sample; SAS: 0.46 in the university sample; 0.49 in the general hospital sample). The discriminant validity was studied by a Student's t test showing that the schizotypal university students had significant higher scores on the CSS and SAS than the healthy university students. The reliability was explored using a test-retest in the 30 healthy subjects. The subjects filled out the scales three months after the first testing. The intraclass coefficients were 0.81. Finally, the cutoff scores were calculated following the procedure described by Chapman et al. (score higher than two standard deviations above the mean of the university sample). The values for the CSS and SAS were respectively 15 and 12 for males and females.

The association of debt financing with not-for-profit hospitals' provision of uncompensated care.

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Magnus, Stephen A; Smith, Dean G; Wheeler, John R C

2004-01-01

Not-for-profit hospitals undertook unprecedented amounts of debt in the mid to late 1990s. Corporate finance theory and the literature on hospital financing suggest that debt may constrain hospitals' capacity to deliver uncompensated care. Using data from audited financial statements for a sample of hospitals, this article explores whether debt financing is associated with hospitals' provision of uncompensated care, an output central to many hospitals' service missions. Contrary to expectations, our analysis finds that higher debt is associated with higher levels of uncompensated care. However, the results may reflect the unusual economic and stock-market conditions prevailing in the mid 1990s, and they are consistent with the views of hospital financial managers and other practitioners whom we interviewed.

Agreement between Rhode Island Board of Governors and University of Rhode Island Chapter, American Association of University Professors, 1987-1990.

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Rhode Island Univ., Kingston.

The collective bargaining agreement between the Rhode Island Board of Governors and the University of Rhode Island Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covering the period of 1987-1990 is presented. The university is defined as the administration of the University of Rhode Island, including the president and other…

Current and future funding sources for specialty mental health and substance abuse treatment providers.

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Levit, Katharine R; Stranges, Elizabeth; Coffey, Rosanna M; Kassed, Cheryl; Mark, Tami L; Buck, Jeffrey A; Vandivort-Warren, Rita

2013-06-01

Goals were to describe funding for specialty behavioral health providers in 1986 and 2005 and examine how the recession, parity law, and Affordable Care Act (ACA) may affect future funding. Numerous public data sets and actuarial methods were used to estimate spending for services from specialty behavioral health providers (general hospital specialty units; specialty hospitals; psychiatrists; other behavioral health professionals; and specialty mental health and substance abuse treatment centers). Between 1986 and 2005, hospitals-which had received the largest share of behavioral health spending-declined in importance, and spending shares trended away from specialty hospitals that were largely funded by state and local governments. Hospitals' share of funding from private insurance decreased from 25% in 1986 to 12% in 2005, and the Medicaid share increased from 11% to 23%. Office-based specialty providers continued to be largely dependent on private insurance and out-of-pocket payments, with psychiatrists receiving increased Medicaid funding. Specialty centers received increased funding shares from Medicaid (from 11% to 29%), and shares from other state and local government sources fell (from 64% to 46%). With ACA's full implementation, spending on behavioral health will likely increase under private insurance and Medicaid. Parity in private plans will also push a larger share of payments for office-based professionals from out-of-pocket payments to private insurance. As ACA provides insurance for formerly uninsured individuals, funding by state behavioral health authorities of center-based treatment will likely refocus on recovery and support services. Federal Medicaid rules will increase in importance as more people needing behavioral health treatment become covered.

Radiological conditions at the Southern Islands of Rongelap Atoll

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Robison, W.L.; Conrado, C.L.

1996-03-01

The data presented in the following tables is the total available for each southern island; they include both the data from the 1978 Northern Marshall Island Radiological Survey (NMIRS) and trips to Rongelap Atoll from 1986 through 1991. There are additional samples that were taken at Rongelap Island in 1990 and 1991, and the data are unavailable for this report. In one table we present the number of vegetation samples collected in the 1978 NMIRS and from 1986 through 1991. Again, the majority of the {sup 137}Cs is from the 1986-1991 trips. We have not made additional analyses of {supmore » 239+240}Pu, {sup 241}Am and {sup 90}Sr because the concentrations are very low and these radionuclides contribute less than 5% of an already very small dose. In another table we show the number of soil samples collected at each island in 1978 and the number collected since 1986. Most of the data are from 1986 through 1991. The major exception is {sup 90}Sr where all of the data are from the 1978 NMIRS. We have done some additional Pu analyses of soils from Rongelap Eniaetok, and Borukka Island but none of the other southern islands. A significant amount of new data for {sup 137}Cs and {sup 241}Am have been generated from the samples collected from 1986 through 1991. The data are presented in the form of summary tables, graphics, detailed appendices and aerial photographs of the islands with the sample locations marked. The identified sample locations from the 1978 NMIRS will be added later.« less

Three decades of hospital epidemiology and the challenge of integrating Health Surveillance: reflections from a case study.

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Escosteguy, Claudia Caminha; Pereira, Alessandra Gonçalves Lisbôa; Medronho, Roberto de Andrade

2017-10-01

This study proposes a reflection on the uses and future prospects of hospital-based health surveillance based on the account of a pioneering experience in hospital epidemiology, the epidemiology service at the Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado - HFSE, which served as the basis for the creation of epidemiologic surveillance units in municipal and state hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The epidemiology service has combined epidemiological surveillance, continuing education, in-service training, research, and health service evaluation since 1986. The service is part of the national epidemiological surveillance network and was responsible for the notification of 55,747 cases between 1986 and 2016, most of which were the result of active search. The integration of various levels of health surveillance and health care makes classical control activities more agile and provides instruments for measuring. The important role played by the service in human resources training is evident in the training of 1,835 medical interns and 78 residents up to 2016. In addition, this experience has served as the basis for the implantation of several other hospital epidemiological surveillance units. Current challenges include the promotion of effective communication and coordination among the other health surveillance committees.

Sharp Force Injuries at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica: A Seventeen-year Autopsy Review.

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Neblett, A; Williams, N P

2014-09-01

This study aimed to ascertain the prevalence and patterns of fatal sharp force injuries, victims' demographics, cause of death and average survival time at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Kingston, Jamaica. The autopsy records for 1990-2010 were searched for fatal cases of sharp force injuries. The records for 1998-2001 were not located. A 17-year retrospective analysis was therefore performed and findings for the two periods, 1990-1997 and 2002-2010 were compared. All data were obtained from the provisional anatomical diagnoses (PAD) autopsy reports. During the 17-year period, 57/4264 autopsies were performed for sharp force injuries, yielding an overall autopsy prevalence rate of 1.34% (1.25%, 26/2086 (95% CI 0.77, 1.73) in Period 1 and 1.42%, 31/2178 (95% CI 0.92, 1.92) in Period 2). The majority were males (91.1%), in the age group 15-39 years (77%), mean age of 30.9 years (range = 17─65 years). Stab wounds predominated (91.3%) and the chest was the area most frequently stabbed (42.1%). In the 24 fatalities due to chest injuries only, eight (33.3%) had injuries to the heart alone. Forty-five patients (79.0%) died within 24 hours from exsanguination. Injury documentation at autopsy was deficient. Stabbing was the most common sharp force injury, mainly involving the chest and young men were at greatest risk. Most patients died from exsanguination within 24 hours of admission. Introduction of synoptic-type reports for both clinical and autopsy examination may improve documentation.

CARD Annual Report, Year Ending June 30, 1986.

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Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development.

This report outlines the activities of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Iowa State University, for the year ending June 30, 1986. Progress was made in expanding and enhancing the policy research program, which comprises four divisions. The natural resources and conservation program participated with the Soil Conservation…

Intellectual Skills Development Program. Annual Report, 1986-1987.

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McCauley, Lynne

The 1986-1987 annual report on the Intellectual Skills Development Program (ISDP) at Western Michigan University is presented. The program is designed to identify new students who do not meet entry-level competencies in reading, writing, and mathematics, and to provide academic support for these students. In reviewing assessment policies and…

Distributed active control of large flexible space structures

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Nguyen, C. C.; Baz, A.

1986-01-01

This progress report summarizes the research work performed at the Catholic University of America on the research grant entitled Distributed Active Control of Large Flexible Space Structures, funded by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, under grant number NAG5-749, during the period of March 15, 1986 to September 15, 1986.

Belleville Area College Memorandum of Understanding, 1984-1986.

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Belleville Area Coll., IL.

The 1984-1985 and 1985-1986 collective bargaining agreement between the Belleville Area College Board of Trustees and the Belleville Area College Chapter (135 members) of the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition and definitions,…

The design of the second German national forest inventory

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Gerald Kandler

2009-01-01

In Germany, a sample-based national forest inventory (NFI) took place for the first time from 1986 to 1990 (in West Germany only); the second one took place from 2001 to 2002. The inventory design is based on a systematic distribution of tracts on regular grids of regionally differing width. The primary sampling unit is a quadrangular tract with sides of 150 m. The...

U.S. Navy Capstone Strategies and Concepts: Introduction, Background and Analyses

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2011-12-01

Zumwalt  Jun 1974 ADM James Holloway  Jul 1978 ADM Thomas Hayward  Jun 1982 ADM James Watkins  Jul 1986 ADM Carlisle Trost  Jun 1990 ADM Frank...RDML Bill Center USN (Ret) • Dr. Eugene Cobble (CNA) • CAPT Bud Cole USN (Ret) • Mr. Tim Colton • Dr. Greg Cox (CNA) • Hon. Seth Cropsey • RDML

Avifaunal responses to fire in southwestern montane forests along a burn severity gradient

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Natasha B. Kotliar; Patricia L. Kennedy; Kimberly Ferree

2007-01-01

The effects of burn severity on avian communities are poorly understood, yet this information is crucial to fire management programs. To quantify avian response patterns along a burn severity gradient, we sampled 49 random plots (2001-2002) at the 17351-ha Cerro Grande Fire (2000) in New Mexico, USA. Additionally, pre-fire avian surveys (1986- 1988, 1990) created a...

Comparative Analysis of High School Graduates in Berks County from Vocational, Academic and General Curricula for the Years 1983, 1986, and 1990. Final Report.

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Runkle, Robert A.; And Others

High school, postsecondary education, and work experience records of graduates from four high school programs of study were compared. The population consisted of all graduates (n=7,890) from academic, general, area vocational-technical school (AVTS), and home school vocational programs (HSVOC) from 16 sending school districts in Berks County,…

Public Debt: Private Asset. Government Debt and Its Role in the Economy.

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Schilling, Tim

In 1981, the United States reached a dubious economic milestone--the federal debt surpassed one trillion dollars for the first time. It took more than 200 years to build up that much debt. The federal debt doubled to two trillion by 1986, hit the three trillion level in 1990, and stands at an estimated five-and-a-half trillion for 1998. Just as…

Rethinking the Library in the Information Age. Volume III. Building an Infrastructure for Library Research.

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Mathews, Anne J., Ed.

This report is the third in a set of three reports from the project, "Issues in Library Research: Proposals for the 1990s," which was launched in September 1986 to investigate library and information science issues in order to assess the current state of the profession and identify a research agenda to lead into the next decade. This…

Interaction among cervids, fungi, and aspen in northwest Wyoming

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John H. Hart; D. L. Hart

2001-01-01

Eighty-five 0.02-ha plots in the Gros Ventre River drainage of northwestern Wyoming with high elk usage had 39% fewer aspen stems in 1985 than in 1970. Sixtyfive of these plots were remeasured in 1989 and 53 additional plots established in 1986 on the Hoback River drainage (lower winter elk usage) were remeasured in 1990. Overall mortality (average/year) of aspen stems...

How Many Kentuckians: Population Forecasts, 1980-2020. The 1986 Edition.

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Price, Michael

A Kentucky population projection presents 1980 census counts and projections for 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2010, and 2020 for the state, its 15 area development districts, and its 120 counties. Populations are broken down by gender and 5-year age groups through 85 years and over, with age summaries for 0-18 years, 19-64 years, and 65 years and over.…

Molecular Genetic Study of Human Esophageal Carcinoma

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1991-07-16

chromosome 13q (Friend, et al. 1986; Lee, et al. 1987). The biochemical functions of the tumor suppressor gene products are not clearly elucidated...et al. 1990). In contrast to the dominant oncogenes, two genetic lesions are required for the manifestation of tumor suppressor gene , one each to...multiple genetic mutations. Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes are frequently involved in the pathogenesis of human cancers. The transformation

National forest change monitoring system in South Korea: an analysis of forest tree species distribution shifts

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Eun-Sook Kim; Cheol-Min Kim; Jisun Lee; Jong-Su Yim

2015-01-01

Since 1971, South Korea has implemented national forest inventory (NFI) in pursuance of understanding current state and change trend of national forest resources. NFI1 (1971~1975), NFI2 (1978~1981), NFI3 (1986~1992) and NFI4 (1996~2005) were implemented in order to produce national forest resources statistics. However, since the early 1990s, international conventions...

Abstract: Workshop on Harvesting Impacts on Bottomland Hardwood Forest Ecosystems

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USDA Forest Service Southern Experiment Station

1994-01-01

Between 1962 and 1986 the use of hardwoods in the South increased from 1,715 to 2,940 million cubic feet. The increase, almost all from private lands, was primarily used for fuel (38%) and for the manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard. This resource, much of which has been obtained from wetlands, is available from a shrinking land base. According to Dahl (1990),...

The Hidden Virtues of "Harry Potter": Using J. K. Rowling's Novels to Facilitate Character Education with Juvenile Delinquents

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Seroczynski, A. D.; Johnson, Scott P.; Lamb, Kristen; Gustman, Brian

2011-01-01

Drawing upon philosophical virtue theory (Kreeft, 1986; MacIntyre, 1984; Meilander, 1984; Pieper, 1966), as well as its growing psychological support (Peterson & Seligman, 2004; Vitz, 1990), we designed a pilot intervention for a small group of adolescents in an academic day-treatment program at a juvenile justice center. J. K. Rowling's…

Augmented Fish Health Monitoring; Volume II of II, Completion Report.

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Michak, Patty

1991-12-01

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) initiated the Augmented Fish Health Monitoring project in 1986. This project was a five year interagency project involving fish rearing agencies in the Columbia Basin. Participating agencies included: Washington Department of Fisheries (WDF), Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). This is the final data report for the Augmented Fish Health Monitoring project. Data collected and sampling results for 1990 and 1991 are presented within this report. An evaluation of this project can be found in Augmented Fish Health Monitoring, Volume 1,more » Completion Report.'' May, 1991. Pathogen detection methods remained the same from methods described in Augmented Fish Health Monitoring, Annual Report 1989,'' May, 1990. From January 1, 1990 to June 30, 1991 fish health monitoring sampling was conducted. In 1990 21 returning adult stocks were sampled. Juvenile pre-release exams were completed on 20 yearling releases, and 13 sub-yearling releases in 1990. In 1991 17 yearling releases and 11 sub-yearling releases were examined. Midterm sampling was completed on 19 stocks in 1990. Organosomatic analysis was performed at release on index station stocks; Cowlitz spring and fall chinook, Lewis river early coho and Lyons Ferry fall chinook.« less

1986 Great Lakes Seismic refraction survey (GLIMPCE): Line A - refraction mode

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Morel-a-l'Huissier, Patrick; Karl, John H.; Tréhu, Anne M.; Hajnal, Zoltan; Mereu, Robert F.; Meyer, Robert P.; Sexton, John L.; Ervin, C. Patrick; Green, Alan G.; Hutchinson, Deborah

1990-01-01

In the fall of 1986, the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), two Canadian universities -- University of Western Ontario and University of Saskatchewan, and four American universities -- Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh participated in a major deep seismic experiment in Lake Superior under the GLIMPCE (Great Lakes International Multidisciplinary Program on Crustal Evolution) umbrella. This Open-File Report presents the seismic sections for line A, which was shot specifically for refraction recording. The main target for study by this line was the Mid-Continent Rift System. All recording stations, 31 in total (26 land stations and 5 OBSs), recorded energy from shots fired every two minutes (333 m spacing) by a tuned airgun array towed by a contracted ship along line A in Lake Superior. These data are the densest such data ever recorded in the continental North America over such distances. It is also unique since coincident seismic reflection and refraction are available.

Master Agreement between Northern Michigan University Board of Control and American Association of University Professors, Northern Michigan Chapter, June 30, 1987-June 30 1990.

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American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC.

The collective bargaining agreement between Northern Michigan University Board of Control and Northern Michigan University chapter of the American Association of University Professors covering the period June 30, 1987-June 30, 1990 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: chapter recognition, nondiscrimination, access to information,…

Status of reduced enrichment programs for research reactors in Japan

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Kanda, Keiji; Nishihara, Hedeaki; Shirai, Eiji

1997-08-01

The reduced enrichment programs for the JRR-2, JRR-3, JRR-4 and JMTR of Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI), and the KUR of Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute (KURRI) have been partially completed and are mostly still in progress under the Joint Study Programs with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). The JMTR and JRR-2 have been already converted to use MEU aluminide fuels in 1986 and 1987, respectively. The operation of the upgraded JRR-3(JRR-3M) has started in March 1990 with the LEU aluminide fuels. Since May 1992, the two elements have been inserted in the KUR. The safety review application for themore » full core conversion to use LEU silicide in the JMTR was approved in February 1992 and the conversion has been done in January 1994. The Japanese Government approved a cancellation of the KUHFR Project in February 1991, and in April 1994 the U.S. Government gave an approval to utilize HEU in the KUR instead of the KUHFR. Therefore, the KUR will be operated with HEU fuel until 2001. Since March 1994, Kyoto University is continuing negotiation with UKAEA Dounreay on spent fuel reprocessing and blending down of recovered uranium, in addition to that with USDOE.« less

[Bibliometric study of Actas Dermo-sifiliográficas (1984-2003) III. Analysis of bibliographic impact factors].

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Miralles, Julia; Ramos, José M; Ballester, Rosa; Belinchón, Isabel; Sevila, Amparo; Moragón, Manuel

2005-11-01

To quantify the impact factor of the journal Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (AD) from 1986 to 1990 and from 1999 to 2003 and to identify the journal's citation pattern in those years. Citations obtained by AD in the periods from 1985-1990 and 1998-2003 for articles published from 1984 to 1989 and from 1997 to 2002 were collected using Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI). The number of times AD was cited doubled during the second period, increasing from 38 (period from 1985-1990) to 76 (period from 1998-2003). Considering the number of citations, AD's impact factor increased from 0.016 in 1986 to 0.040 in 2003. In both periods, citations corresponding to AD articles were included in a wide range of source journals, mainly dermatological publications abroad. The most referred journals in the second period were the Dutch publication Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (13 citations) and the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (12 citations). Unlike the period from 1985 to 1990 when no Spanish journal cited AD, four Spanish publications mentioned AD in the second period: Revista clínica española (6 citations), Archivos de bronconeumología (4 citations), Medicina clínica (3 citations) and the journal Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica (1 citation). Citations mainly corresponded to articles published by Spanish authors (63.2 % in the 1985-1990 period and 81.6 % in the period from 1998 to 2003). Self-citation increased from 10.5 % (first period) to 31.6 % (second period). The impact factor of AD is low and not comparable to other publications included in the Dermatology and Venereal Diseases field from SCI. Our results confirm the low citation rate of AD by source journals in this repertory. However, the increase of this rate in recent years seems to indicate a higher Spanish presence in SCI due to an increasing number of publications corresponding to Spanish authors in international journals and the inclusion of some Spanish journals in this database.

Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1990

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Bradley, Dwight C.; Ford, Arthur B.

1992-01-01

This collection of papers continues the annual series of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports on geologic investigations in Alaska. From 1975 through 1988, the series was published as USGS circulars. The first of these appeared under the title "The United States Geological Survey in Alaska: Accomplishments during 1975," and the series continued to the last annual circular entitled "Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey during 1987," which reflects a title change made in 1986. This 1990 volume continues the bulletin format started in 1988. As in 1989, this volume separates shorter contributions as Geologic Notes from more extensive Articles.This 1990 volume of 18 Articles and 4 Geologic Notes represents the broad range of USGS research activities carried out in Alaska over the past few years. These studies include topics on mineral and other resources such as gold (Y eend), platinum-group elements (Cathrall and Antweiler), coal (Roberts, Stricker, and Affolter), and petroleum (Howell, Bird, and others). Many other investigations provide background geochemical (Kilburn, Box, and others) and geologic data needed for resource evaluation as well as for determining the general geologic framework of Alaska, as in stratigraphic, sedimentologic, and paleontologic and radiometric age studies (Blodgett, Clough, and others; Box and Elder; Dickinson and Skipp; Marincovich and Moriya; McLean and Stanley; Stanley, Flores, and Wiley; Roeske, Pavlis, and others); geophysics (Sampson, Labson, and Long); structure and tectonic evaluations (Bradley and Kosky; Clendenen, Sliter, and Byrne; Karl; Csejtey; Howell, Johnsson, and others); and geomorphic and late Quaternary studies (Carter and Hillhouse; Galloway, Huebner, and others; McGimsey, Richter, and others; Nelson and Carter). These studies span nearly the entire State from the North Slope and Brooks Range to interior, southwestern, and south-central Alaska (fig. 1).Two bibliographies (White) at the end of the volume list (1) reports about Alaska in USGS publications released in 1990 and (2) reports about Alaska by USGS authors in publications outside the USGS in 1990. A bibliography and index of papers in past USGS circulars that are devoted to geologic research and accomplishments in Alaska (1975 to 1986) is published as USGS Open-File Report 87-420.

Putting a premium on medical staffs. A novel way to insure physician liability (and loyalty).

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Jones, T M; O'Hare, P K

1989-05-01

The physician malpractice insurance crisis is having an adverse financial impact on both hospitals and their medical staffs. Innovative hospitals are exploring ways to create insurance arrangements to cover the professional liability of their medical staffs. Hospital risk managers often have theorized that if the same insurer covered both hospitals and their staff physicians, providers and their patients would benefit. These programs--often referred to as "channeling" or "channeled programs"--use a common risk management program, common claims administration, and a common claims defense for insured hospitals and their medical staffs, reducing costs, unfavorable verdicts, and, thus, premiums. Unfortunately only a few commercial carriers now offer such a program. Some hospitals and systems have therefore turned to "captive" insurance companies to provide the benefits of a channeled program. Hospitals or systems and their medical staffs can establish a captive (i.e., a controlled insurance company designed to insure its owners and their affiliates) either offshore (typically in a tax-free jurisdiction such as the Cayman Islands, Barbados, or Bermuda) or onshore (typically in a state with facilitating legislation). The Tax Reform Act of 1986, together with the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986, generally tips the regulatory balance in favor of onshore captives by allowing these entities to operate as risk retention groups (RRGs).

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CLOSURES OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES

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Hsia, Renee Y.; Kellerman, Arthur L.; Shen, Yu-Chu

2014-01-01

Context Between 1998 and 2008, the number of hospital-based emergency departments (EDs) in the United States declined, while the number of ED visits increased, particularly visits by publicly-insured and uninsured patients. Little is known about the hospital, community, and market factors associated with ED closures. Federal law requiring EDs to treat all in need regardless of a patient’s ability to pay may make EDs more vulnerable to the market forces that govern US health care. Objective To determine hospital, community, and market factors associated with ED closures. Design ED and hospital organizational information from 1990 through 2009 was acquired from the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Surveys (annual response rates ranging from 84–92%) and merged with hospital financial and payer mix information available through 2007 from Medicare hospital cost reports. We evaluated 3 sets of risk factors: hospital characteristics (safety-net as defined by hospitals caring for more than double their Medicaid share of discharges, compared with other hospitals within a 15-mile radius) ownership, teaching status, system membership, hospital size, case-mix), county population demographics (race, poverty, uninsurance, elderly), and market factors (ownership mix, profit margin, location in a competitive market, presence of other EDs). Setting All general, acute, non-rural, short-stay hospitals in the US with an operating ED anytime from 1990–2009. Main Outcome Closure of an emergency department anytime during the study period. Results The number of hospitals with EDs in non-rural areas declined from 2446 in 1990 to 1779 in 2009, with 1041 EDs closing and 374 hospitals opening EDs. Based on analysis of 2,814 urban acute care hospitals, constituting 36,335 hospital-year observations over an 18-year study interval (1990–2007), for-profit hospitals and those with low profit margins were more likely to close than their counterparts (26% vs 16%; HR 1.8, 95% CI 1.5 to 2.1 and 36% vs 18%; HR 1.9, 95% CI 1.6 to 2.3, respectively]. Hospitals in more competitive markets had a significantly higher risk of closing their EDs (34% vs 17%; HR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1 to 1.6), as did safety-net hospitals (10% vs 6%; HR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1 to 1.7) and those serving a higher share of populations in poverty (37% vs 31%; HR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1 to 1.7). Conclusion From 1990 to 2009, the number of hospital EDs in non-rural areas declined by 27%, with for-profit ownership, location in a competitive market, safety-net status, and low profit margin associated with increased risk of ED closure. PMID:21586713

The role of human rights and personal dignity in the rehabilitation of chronic psychiatric patients. A rural therapeutic community in Yanbian, Jilin.

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Jin, D; Li, G

1994-08-01

In 1983 the branch hospital of the Yanbian Community Psychiatric Hospital, a rural residential centre for 120 chronic psychiatric patients who have no means of financial support, adopted a new treatment philosophy that emphasised psychosocial rehabilitation and made the protection of patients' human rights and respect for their personal dignity the central organising principles for the hospital's treatment programme. From being a boarding facility for chronic psychiatric patients, the hospital became a thriving community. Comparison of the status of the 81 continuously resident schizophrenic patients before and after the policy change showed that (a) the proportion who actively participated in agricultural labour increased from 10% in 1982 to 38% in 1990; (b) the proportion who worked at non-agricultural jobs increased from 7% in 1982 to 22% in 1990; and (c) their mean yearly income increased from 1.67 Rmb in 1982 to 246.70 Rmb in 1990. Moreover, the number of successful suicides among all the patients in the hospital dropped from 13 in 1975-1982 to 1 in 1983-1990. We conclude that the success of psychiatric rehabilitation programmes depends on the extent to which they address the core issues of personal dignity and basic human rights.

42 CFR 412.328 - Determining and updating the hospital-specific rate.

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2010-10-01

... reporting periods ending on or before December 31, 1990, CMS uses the base year MEDPAR data received as of...)(3)(i) of this section for a hospital using the applicable base year MEDPAR data on file as of the... cost reporting periods ending on or before December 31, 1990, CMS uses the base year MEDPAR data...

Serum cholesterol: attitudes and behavior of family practice residents.

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Kelly, R B; Velez-Holvino, O; Alemagno, S A

1991-09-01

Given the current health promotion efforts regarding coronary artery disease, more information is needed about residents' attitudes and behaviors that relate to identification and management of patients with elevated serum cholesterol levels. Family practice residents from eight US programs (N = 128) were surveyed in 1989 to assess their attitudes and reported practice patterns. Resident survey data were compared, when feasible, to published data from 1986 and 1990 surveys of practicing physicians performed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The use of faculty "key contacts" resulted in a 90% response rate (N = 115). Both residents and practicing physicians attributed a high degree of importance to cholesterol as a risk factor. Residents reported more frequent routine screening of middle-aged men than the routine screening rate of practicing physicians in 1986 (P less than .01). Residents reported less frequent screening of younger and older adults than of middle-aged men (P less than .001). Residents' threshold for the use of cholesterol-lowering medication was lower than that of practicing physicians surveyed in 1986, but higher than that of physicians surveyed in 1990. Compared with practicing physicians, residents did not believe they were as well prepared to counsel patients about dietary change or as successful when they tried to help patients make changes; residents reported a significantly higher rate of referral to dietitians (P less than .01). Residents may need more education regarding screening guidelines for children and young adults. A health promotion skills gap may exist that explains reported discrepancies between self-report and actual behavior and indicates that residency educators may need to pay more attention to fostering dietary assessment and counseling skills in their residents.

Iodine-129 in the Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, 1990-91

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Mann, L.J.; Beasley, T.M.

1994-01-01

From 1953 to 1990, an estimated 0.56 to 1.18 curies of iodine-129 were contained in wastewater generated by the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant (ICPP) at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. The waste- water was discharged directly to the Snake River Plain aquifer through a deep disposal well prior to February 1984 and through unlined disposal ponds in 1984-90. The wastewater did not contain measurable concentrations of iodine-129 in 1989-90. Samples were collected from 51 wells that obtain water from the Snake River Plain aquifer and 1 well that obtains water from a perched ground-water zone. The samples were analyzed for iodine-129 using an accelerator mass spectrometer which is two to six orders of magnitude more sensitive than neutron- activation methods. Therefore, iodine-129 was detectable in samples from a larger number of wells distributed over a larger area than previously was possible. Ground-water flow velocities calculated using iodine-129 data are estimated to be at least 6 feet per day. These velocities compare favorably with those of 4 to 10 feet per day calculated from tritium data and tracer studies at wells down- gradient from the ICPP. In 1990-91, concentrations of iodine-129 in water samples from wells that obtain water from the Snake River Plain aquifer ranged from less than 0.0000006+0.0000002 to 3.82.+0.19 picocuries per liter (pCi/L). The mean concentration in water from 18 wells was 0.81+0.19 pCi/L as compared with 1.30+0.26 pCi/L in 1986. The decrease in the iodine-l29 concentrations from 1986 to 1990-91 chiefly was the result of a decrease in the amount of iodine-129 disposed of annually, and changes in disposal techniques.

Population characteristics in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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Frisen, C M

1991-06-01

In 1990, demographers in Laos estimated population size at 4.2 million and population density at 18 persons/sq. km. In 1985, 50% of the people lived in provinces along the Mekong River most within 30 km of the river. 85% of the people dwelled in rural areas. Vientiane was the largest city. Even though there may be as many as 68 ethnic groups, in 1986, someone classified the Lao people into the Mon-Khmer speaking Lao Theung (22% of population), the Tibeto-Burman speaking Lao Soung (10%), and the T'ai speaking Lao Loum (68%). In 1985, the sex ratio stood at 96.1 males/100 females which was especially low among the 15-24 year old age group. This low ratio may be due to military activity, underreporting, and/or large scale out-migration. Many people have gone to Thailand and most were the former Lao elite and the educated middle class. 44% of the population was 15 years and 50% between 15-59 years. The 1988-1990 crude birth rate was 45 and the crude death rate 16. Total fertility rate stood at 6.8 (1987-1988). Despite the high rate, the government instituted a pronatalist population policy because of a relatively small population size and low density. In 1990, the government found infant mortality to be 116. Even though figures were unavailable, it believed maternal mortality was also high. Mortality differentials occurred between urban and rural areas. The government began expansion of health services with limited medical facilities and supplies and poor infrastructure. Further action was confined to urban areas. A maternal and child health care institute began as a means to reduce mortality and it promoted birth spacing. In 1986, the government estimated the labor force to be at 1.6 million with 90% in agriculture and forestry. Enrollment figures remained low in 1985, yet primary education was a primary priority. In the late 1980s, the government projected that the population would increase 32% in the 1990s.

Estimated Demand for 1986 Graduates of Michigan Four-Year Colleges and Universities.

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Shingleton, John D.; And Others

The current employment market for 1986 college graduates from Michigan was assessed by placement directors from 29 Michigan four-year institutions. The directors rated supply and demand based on information obtained from follow-up studies of recent graduates, campus interviewing statistics on employer requests by major and degree level, numbers of…

High-Priority Equipment Needs for Instruction at Postsecondary Institutions in New York State. A Report.

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Diamond, Celia B.

Acquisition and maintenance of instructional equipment by colleges and universities in New York State, problems encountered, and possible solutions were assessed through a fall 1986 survey of public and private colleges. The study population consisted of colleges offering scientific and technical instruction in 1985-1986. Responses were received…

Reflections on the 1986 Student Movement: Some Paradoxes in France's System of Higher Education.

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Gruson, Pascale

1988-01-01

Events and factors leading to the 1986 uprising among French university students are outlined and discussed. The protest and its tragic results occurred because of a sometimes misunderstood new plan to restrict admissions and impose higher fees in order to make the system more efficient. (MSE)

Does specialization improve outcome in abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery?

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Rosenthal, Rachel; von Känel, Oliver; Eugster, Thomas; Stierli, Peter; Gürke, Lorenz

2005-01-01

Specialization and high volume are reported to be related to a better outcome after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The aim of this study was to compare, in patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, the outcomes of those whose surgery was done by general surgeons with the outcomes of those whose surgery was done by specialist vascular surgeons. All patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair at the Basel University Hospital (referral center) from January 1990 to December 2000 were included. Patients with endovascular treatment were excluded. Operations in group A (n = 189), between January 1990 and May 1995, were done by general surgeons. Operations in group B (n = 291), between June 1995 and December 2000, were done by vascular surgeons. In-hospital mortality and local and systemic complications were assessed. In-hospital mortality rates were significantly lower for group B (with specialist surgeons) than for group A, both overall (group B, 11.7%; group A, 21.7%; p = .003) and for emergency interventions (group B, 28.1%; group A, 41.9%; p = .042). The reduction in mortality for elective surgery in group B was not statistically significant (group B, 1.1%; group A, 4.9%; p = .054). There were significantly fewer pulmonary complications in group B compared with group A (p = .000). We conclude that in patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, those whose surgery is done by a specialized team have a significantly better outcome than those whose surgery is done by general surgeons.

Application of an Operational Audit Model in a Not For Profit Hospital

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1993-12-01

Advisor David R. Whipple, Chairman Department of Administrative Sciences ii AIITRCT This thesis has examined various problems facing the not- for...the interviewee and more closely gauge the validity of the comments. ( Fetterman , 1986) As the auditor sifts through bits and pieces of conversations... Fetterman , D.M., "Operational Auditing: A Cultural Approach," The Internal Auditor, April 1986, pp. 48-54. Fisher, J., How to Manage a Nonprofit

Global Spread of the hylEfm Colonization-Virulence Gene in Megaplasmids of the Enterococcus faecium CC17 Polyclonal Subcluster▿

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Freitas, Ana R.; Tedim, Ana P.; Novais, Carla; Ruiz-Garbajosa, Patricia; Werner, Guido; Laverde-Gomez, Jenny A.; Cantón, Rafael; Peixe, Luísa; Baquero, Fernando; Coque, Teresa M.

2010-01-01

Enterococcus faecium has increasingly been reported as a nosocomial pathogen since the early 1990s, presumptively associated with the expansion of a human-associated Enterococcus faecium polyclonal subcluster known as clonal complex 17 (CC17) that has progressively acquired different antibiotic resistance (ampicillin and vancomycin) and virulence (espEfm, hylEfm, and fms) traits. We analyzed the presence and the location of a putative glycoside hydrolase hylEfm gene among E. faecium strains obtained from hospitalized patients (255 patients; outbreak, bacteremic, and/or disseminated isolates from 23 countries and five continents; 1986 to 2009) and from nonclinical origins (isolates obtained from healthy humans [25 isolates], poultry [30], swine [90], and the environment [55]; 1999 to 2007). Clonal relatedness was established by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Plasmid analysis included determination of content and size (S1-PFGE), transferability (filter mating), screening of Rep initiator proteins (PCR), and location of vanA, vanB, ermB, and hylEfm genes (S1/I-CeuI hybridization). Most E. faecium isolates contained large plasmids (>150 kb) and showed variable contents of van, hylEfm, or espEfm. The hylEfm gene was associated with megaplasmids (170 to 375 kb) of worldwide spread (ST16, ST17, and ST18) or locally predominant (ST192, ST203, ST280, and ST412) ampicillin-resistant CC17 clones collected in the five continents since the early 1990s. All but one hylEfm-positive isolate belonged to the CC17 polyclonal subcluster. The presence of hylEfm megaplasmids among CC17 from Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa since at least the mid-1990s was documented. This study further demonstrates the pandemic expansion of particular CC17 clones before acquisition of vancomycin resistance and putative virulence traits and describes the presence of megaplasmids in most of the contemporary E. faecium isolates with different origins. PMID:20385861

Dynamic cost shifting in hospitals: evidence from the 1980s and 1990s.

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Clement, J P

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether dynamic cost shifting occurred among acute care hospitals during the period from the early 1980s to the early 1990s and, if so, whether market factors affected the ability to shift costs. Evidence from this study of California acute care hospitals during three time intervals shows that the hospital did practice dynamic cost shifting, but that their ability to shift costs decreased over time. Surprisingly, hospital competition and HMO penetration did not influence cost shifting. However, increasing HMO penetration (measured as the HMO percentage of hospital discharges) did decrease both net prices and costs for the early part of the study, but later was associated with increases in both.

AFMC Civilian Retention: Forecasting Policy on the Future of the Civilian Workforce

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2006-03-01

encourage the expansion of flexible work schedules, job sharing, part-time employment , alternative work schedules, telecommuting , and satellite work...Daft & Steers, 1986). If a person is not receiving the same perceived benefits as another, he may feel inequity which leads to dissatisfaction (Daft... drawbacks were that the commission worked in a vacuum without guidance and faulty data. The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990

JPRS Report, Science & Technology, USSR: Science and Technology Policy.

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1988-03-03

accordance with the Kazakhstan Regional Scientific Research Program, which is called upon to unite scientific development of a basic and applied nature...Resources for 1986-1990 and the Period to 2000." The institute is a part of the union Avtogennyye protsessy Scientific Technical Complex and the...republic Tsvetnaya metallurgiya Scientific Technical Complex and is participating in the work of the creative youth collective for the automation of

What is the Role of Heavy Armor in the Army of 2020?

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2012-12-06

Seminar Leader Christopher C. LaNeve, COL, IN , Director, Thomas C. Graves, COL, IN School of Advanced Military Studies...Press, 1986). 55 Christopher Bellamy, The Evolution of Modern Land Warfare: Theory and Practice (New York, NY: Routledge, 1990), 39. 22...Oklahoma Press, 2011), 44. 58 Aleksandr A. Svechin, Strategy, ed. Kent D. Lee; (Minneapolis, MN: East View Publications, 1992), 1-5. 59 Christopher Paul

Cerebral palsy rates among low-birthweight infants fell in the 1990s.

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Surman, Geraldine; Newdick, Helen; Johnson, Ann

2003-07-01

Using a population-based register, this study sought to ascertain changes in the rate and severity of cerebral palsy (CP) in a geographically defined area of the UK among infants weighing less than 1500 g and born between 1984 and 1995. There were 417414 live births in the area, which included Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, and Oxfordshire. Of the 898 children with CP (526 males, 372 females), 194 (21.6%) weighed less than 1500 g at birth. The overall CP rate for neonatal survivors fell from 2.5 out of every 1000 in 1984 to 1986 to 1.7 in 1993 to 1995. The rate for those weighing less than 1000 g rose to 90 out of every 1000 neonatal survivors in 1987 to 1989 and then fell to 57 in 1993 to 1995. A similar pattern is seen among infants weighing 1000 to 1499 g at birth, the rate rising to 77 in 1987 to 1988 and then falling to 40 in 1993 to 1995. The rate of severe motor disability among infants weighing less than 1500 g also decreased (24.6 in 1984-1986 to 12.5 in 1993-1995). The relation of these findings to changes in perinatal care in the early 1990s is not known.

Changing trends of incidence and prognosis of thyroid carcinoma in lower Franconia, Germany, from 1981-1995.

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Farahati, Jamshid; Geling, Markus; Mäder, Uwe; Mörtl, Markus; Luster, Markus; Müller, Justus G; Flentje, Michael; Reiners, Christoph

2004-02-01

A population-based registry (PBR) in Lower Frankonia in southern Germany was conducted to evaluate the changes of incidence and prognosis of thyroid carcinoma (TC) in this area. The study comprised 476 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) from Lower Franconia (1.3 x 10(6) inhabitants) registered between 1981 and 1995 at the Regional Tumor Center. The incidence was assessed with respect to gender, age, histology, tumor stage, lymph node involvement and distant metastases in 5-year intervals (1981-1985, 1986-1990, and 1991-1995). An increasing rate of papillary thyroid carcinoma PTC and a decreasing rate of follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) were observed over the three time periods (1981-1985, 1986-1990, and 1991-1995). The overall incidence revealed no significant change with time for both females from 3.22 to 3.25 and 3.73 and males (1.07 to 1.54 and 1.69) between the three time periods. There was a significant improvement in outcome of patients with DTC with respect to life expectancy. Iodine prophylaxis does influence the distribution of the histologic types of thyroid cancer and leads to an increase in the ratio of papillary versus follicular carcinoma. Our study supports the hypothesis that the benefits of correcting iodine deficency outweigh the risks of iodine supplementation.

Reshaping Curricula: Revitalization Programs at Three Land Grant Universities.

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Lunde, Joyce Povlacs; And Others

This volume contains 25 papers describing large curriculum revitalization projects from 1986 through 1991 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The papers are: "A Theoretical Context for Designing Curricula in the Agricultural and Life Sciences" (Robert G. Kranz,…

Health situation analysis of Thai population 2010: implications for health education and health service reform.

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Sutra, Sumitr; Chirawatkul, Aroon; Leelapanmetha, Pichet; Sirisuwan, Somnuk; Thavompitak, Yupa; Thepsuthammarat, Kaewjai

2012-07-01

Between 1990 and 2010, many national and international factors converged to both beneficially and antagonistically affect people's health and the Thai healthcare system. Moreover Thailand is moving to aged society and a low birth rates. To analyze Thailand's health issues for baseline information for changing medical education, services and researches. Information on illness of in-patients, out-patients and casualties came from hospitals nationwide and from hospitals withdrawals from the three health insurance schemes in fiscal 2010. The data included 96% of the population. Research literature was also extensively reviewed. The data were analyzed by age groups and burdensome diseases. Out-patients were treated 326,230,155 times and in-patients 6,880,815 times at Community Hospitals (44%), Provincial Hospitals (22%), Central or University Hospitals (26%) and Private Hospitals (8%). Infants and elderly were the patients most commonly treated in hospital. Among pediatric patients, perinatal disease, intestinal infection, respiratory tract infection, injury and poisoning and teenage pregnancy predominated; while among adults, it was accident, non-communicable and chronic disease. Thailand is faced with the dual burden of infection and non-communicable diseases. Risky behavior and changing social structure are underlined this epidemiological transition. Medical schools and health service systems need to be recalibrated to response proactively to these challenges.

[French psychiatric therapeutic system for adults, an overview of mental health legislations].

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Oshima, Kazunari; Abe, Yuichiro

2012-01-01

In this article, the authors present an overview of the current French psychiatric therapeutic system for adults and legislation focusing on hospitalization procedures and patients' rights advocacy. The aim of this article is to compare the psychiatric therapeutic system in France with that in Japan and to reflect on problems related to involuntary hospitalization in Japan, especially "hospitalization for medical care and protection." French psychiatry has been developing for about 150 years, and is based on the 1838 Statute (la loi 1838). Historically, J-E. Esquirol, defined two modalities of hospital admission: voluntary hospitalization and compulsory hospitalization. The 1838 statute also stipulated in-patients' rights. In the 1960's, the sector psychiatric therapeutic system, "sectorisation," was introduced in France. According to this system, the continuity of treatment is regarded as important and all people with psychiatric disorders are treated continuously by the same therapeutic team in a sector that comprised of 70,000 inhabitants. Following this, the psychiatric ordinance of 1986 defined additionally 12 types of new therapeutic structures. It elaborated French community psychiatry with various intra-/extra-hospital institutions, and also encouraged "hospitalization with consent" (Hospitalisation libre), thus placing more importance on the subjective judgements and autonomy of patients. In accord with "sectorisation", the law of 1990 concerning hospitalization and the advocacy of inpatients' rights defined new procedures of psychiatric hospitalization: "hospitalization at the request of a third party" (Hospitalisation sur demande d'un tiers) and "compulsory hospitalisation" (Hospitalisation d'office). The reform of the law in 2011 went so far as to change the name of each category of admission: i.e. substituting "psychiatric medical care" for "hospitalisation". It also introduces an evaluation system to review involuntary hospitalization after 24 hours, 72 hours and 15 days during the early stages of hospitalization. This demonstrates the importance of judicial inspection in advocating for clients in determining the continuation of the psychiatric hospitalization. In discussion, we propose three suggestions in terms of quality of treatment and patients' rights advocacy concerning the future reform of psychiatric legislation in Japan: 1) institute an evaluation system to examine the validity of involuntary hospitalization, especially in the early phase of hospitalization; 2) recognize the necessity of making third parties such as Psychiatric Review Board or the courts responsive to the needs of psychiatric patients 3) ameliorate the Japanese Protector System for patients to bring it in line with contemporary contractual treatment of patients and to show a greater respect for patients' autonomy.

Seasonal and annual survival of adult Pacific brant

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Ward, David H.; Rexstad, Eric A.; Sedinger, James S.; Lindberg, Mark S.; Dawe, Neil K.

1997-01-01

Declining mid-winter counts of Pacific brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) and reduced numbers of nesting birds on their main breeding grounds prompted us to assess factors that may be limiting recovery of this population. We estimated seasonal and annual survival rates of adult brant in 1986-93 from resightings of leg-banded birds. Brant were banded at a major colony on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska (Y-K Delta) in 1986-92, and resighted there in 1987-93 as well as at major fall and spring migration and wintering areas in 1990-93. Seasonal survival was the same for males and females. Mean monthly survival rate was lowest (P ≤ 0.05) in late spring migration (15 Apr-1 Jun), the period of greatest subsistence harvest on the breeding grounds, and highest in winter (1 Jan-1 Mar), the period of greatest sport harvest. Annual survival rate did not vary among years (F = 0.51; 5, 718 df; P = 0.91) and averaged 0.840 (SE = 0.031) from 1986 to 1993. Subsistence harvest has contributed to low population levels of Pacific brant.

Proton Radiation Therapy in the Hospital Environment: Conception, Development, and Operation of the Initial Hospital-Based Facility

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Slater, James M.; Slater, Jerry D.; Wroe, Andrew J.

The world's first hospital-based proton treatment center opened at Loma Linda University Medical Center in 1990, following two decades of development. Patients' needs were the driving force behind its conception, development, and execution; the primary needs were delivery of effective conformal doses of ionizing radiation and avoidance of normal tissue to the maximum extent possible. The facility includes a proton synchrotron and delivery system developed in collaboration with physicists and engineers at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and from other high-energy-physics laboratories worldwide. The system, operated and maintained by Loma Linda personnel, was designed to be safe, reliable, flexible in utilization, efficient in use, and upgradeable to meet demands of changing patient needs and advances in technology. Since the facility opened, nearly 14,000 adults and children have been treated for a wide range of cancers and other diseases. Ongoing research is expanding the applications of proton therapy, while reducing costs.

Mapping the organization: a bibliometric analysis of nurses' contributions to the literature.

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Goode, Colleen J; McCarty, Lauren B; Fink, Regina M; Oman, Kathleen S; Makic, MaryBeth Flynn; Krugman, Mary E; Traditi, Lisa

2013-09-01

The aim of this study was to map an academic hospital's nursing contributions to the literature using bibliometric methods. Nurse executives continue to search for ways to share knowledge gained in the clinical setting. Manuscripts from clinical nurses must increase to advance the science of nursing practice and nursing administration. A search of electronic databases and curriculum vitae provided bibliographic data for University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) nurses from 1990 to 2012. Bibliometric techniques were used for publication counts and citation analysis. A review of the infrastructure supporting scholarly work was undertaken. A total of 191 journal articles, 9 books, 103 book chapters, 5 manuals, and 46 manual chapters were published by UCH nurses. Author productivity steadily increased. Citation analysis indicated that the works published were used by others. The h-index for UCH authors was 25. The hospital culture, interdisciplinary practice, and the role of the research nurse scientists had an impact on study results.

Health and economic consequences of septic induced abortion.

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Konje, J C; Obisesan, K A; Ladipo, O A

1992-03-01

Over a period of 7 years, 230 cases of illegally induced abortions complicated by sepsis were treated at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. The number of terminations complicated by sepsis doubled from 25.4 (between 1981 and 1985) to 51.0 (between 1986 and 1987) cases per year. Peritonitis was the commonest associated complication while maternal mortality was 8.3%. The average cost of treatment was US$223.11, while the average monthly earnings was US$45.00. Legalization of abortion would have resulted in a saving of US$50,022.28. Provision of legal abortion would reduce the incidence of sepsis after termination while reproductive health education and information dissemination and provision of easily accessible family planning services would greatly reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies.

Trends and patterns of computed tomography scan use among children in The Netherlands: 1990-2012.

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Meulepas, Johanna M; Smets, Anne M J B; Nievelstein, Rutger A J; Gradowska, Patrycja; Verbeke, Jonathan; Holscher, Herma C; Rutten, Matthieu J C M; Kieft, Mariëtte; Ronckers, Cécile M; Hauptmann, Michael

2017-06-01

To evaluate trends and patterns in CT usage among children (aged 0-17 years) in The Netherlands during the period 1990-2012. Lists of electronically archived paediatric CT scans were requested from the Radiology Information Systems (RIS) of Dutch hospitals which reported >10 paediatric CT scans annually in a survey conducted in 2010. Data included patient identification, birth date, gender, scan date and body part scanned. For non-participating hospitals and for years prior to electronic archiving in some participating hospitals, data were imputed by calendar year and hospital type (academic, general with <500 beds, general with ≥ 500 beds). Based on 236,066 CT scans among 146,368 patients performed between 1990 and 2012, estimated annual numbers of paediatric CT scans in The Netherlands increased from 7,731 in 1990 to 26,023 in 2012. More than 70 % of all scans were of the head and neck. During the last decade, substantial increases of more than 5 % per year were observed in general hospitals with fewer than 500 beds and among children aged 10 years or older. The estimated number of paediatric CT scans has more than tripled in The Netherlands during the last two decades. • Paediatric CT in The Netherlands has tripled during the last two decades. • The number of paediatric CTs increased through 2012 in general hospitals. • Paediatric CTs continued to increase among children aged 10 years or older.

Higher Education in Georgia: Assessment, Evaluation, and Accreditation. Proceedings of the Conference (Athens, Georgia, January 15-16, 1986).

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Fincher, Cameron, Ed.; And Others

Higher education assessment, evaluation, and accreditation in Georgia are addressed in these proceedings of a 1986 conference sponsored by the University of Georgia and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Panel papers cover: assessing student performance and outcomes, academic standards and needs assessment for specific…

NASA highlights, 1986 - 1988

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1990-01-01

Highlights of NASA research from 1986 to 1988 are discussed. Topics covered include Space Shuttle flights, understanding the Universe and its origins, understanding the Earth and its environment, air and space transportation, using space to make America more competitive, using space technology an Earth, strengthening America's education in science and technology, the space station, and human exploration of the solar system.

Environmental Scanning Activities in Higher Education as Reported at the 1986 Annual Meetings of AAHE, AIR, and SCUP.

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Morrison, James L.

Environmental scanning activities in higher education were described in forums at the 1986 annual meetings of the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE), the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), and the Society of College and University Planning (SCUP). The forums were held to determine the extent of environmental scanning…

Why do pregnant women die? A review of maternal deaths from 1990 to 2010 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Frölich, Michael A; Banks, Catiffaney; Brooks, Amber; Sellers, Alethia; Swain, Ryan; Cooper, Lauren

2014-11-01

The number of reported pregnancy-related deaths in the United States steadily increased from 7.2 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1987 to a high of 17.8 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2009. Compared to Caucasian women, African American women were nearly 4 times as likely to die from childbirth. To better understand the reason for this trend, we conducted a case-control study at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital. Our primary study hypothesis was that women who died at UAB were more likely to be African American than women in a control group who delivered an infant at UAB and did not die. We expected to find a difference in race proportions and other patient characteristics that would further help to elucidate the cause of a racial disparity in maternal deaths. We reviewed all maternal deaths (cases) at UAB Hospital from January 1990 through December 2010 identified based on electronic uniform billing data and ICD-9 codes. Each maternal death was matched 2:1 with women who delivered at a time that most closely coincided with the time of the maternal death in 2-step selection process (electronic identification and manual confirmation). Maternal variables obtained were comorbidities, duration of hospital stay, cause of death, race, distance from home to hospital, income, prenatal care, body mass index, parity, insurance type, mode of delivery, and marital status. The strength of univariate associations of maternal variables and case/control status was calculated. The association of case/control status and race was also examined after controlling for residential distance from the hospital. There was insufficient evidence to suggest racial disparity in maternal death. The proportion of African American women was 57% (42 of 77) in the maternal death group and 61% (94 of 154) in the control group (P = 0.23). The univariate odds ratio for maternal death for African American to Caucasian race was 0.66 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.37-1.19); the adjusted odds ratio was 1.46 (95% CI, 0.73-3.01). Longer compared with shorter distance of residence to the hospital was a highly significant predictor (P < 0.001) of maternal death. We did not observe a racial disparity in maternal deaths at UAB Hospital. We suggest that the next step toward understanding racial differences in maternal deaths reported in the United States should be directed at the health care delivery outside the tertiary care hospital setting, particularly at eliminating access barriers to health care for all women.

Trends in hospitalized discharge rates for head injury in Maryland, 1979-86.

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MacKenzie, E J; Edelstein, S L; Flynn, J P

1990-01-01

Hospital discharge data from all acute care hospitals in Maryland were used to examine trends in hospitalized head injury incidence and outcome by severity. From 1979 to 1986, discharge rates increased by 3.4/100,000 per year; the largest percent increase was for more severe injuries. Discharge rates increased the most for adults ages 15-24 and ages 75+ but declined for children ages 0-4. Coinciding with the increase in head injury discharges was a decrease in the hospital case-fatality rate across all severity groups. PMID:2297074

ICO Topical Meeting on Atmospheric, Volume and Surface Scattering and Propagation Held in Florence, Italy on 27-30 August 1991

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1991-01-01

66,207 (1976). 3. M. Abitbol, " Wavefront Sensing in Adaptive Optics System," Ph.d Thesis submited to the senat of the Hebrew University OCt. 1990... thesis , University of London (In preparation). 14. Cope, M. et al (1989) Adv. in Exp. Med. & Biol., 247, 33-40 15. Kottler, F. (1980) Journal of the...Ph.D. Thesis . University of llelsinki, (1990) (9] K. Muinonen and K. Lumme. subm. to Proc. 126th I[AU (olloquiin, Kyoto. (1990) 221 1~ roughness=0.0

Patient phenotypes in fibromyalgia comorbid with systemic sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis: influence of diagnostic and screening tests. Screening with the FiRST questionnaire, diagnosis with the ACR 1990 and revised ACR 2010 criteria.

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Perrot, Serge; Peixoto, Mariana; Dieudé, Philippe; Hachulla, Eric; Avouac, Jerome; Ottaviani, Sebastien; Allanore, Yannick

2017-01-01

Fibromyalgia (FM) may occur with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic sclerosis (SSc), and debate remains about its diagnosis. We aimed to use three FM tools (a screening tool (FiRST), diagnostic criteria (ACR 1990 and revised 2010), to compare FM prevalence between RA and SSc patients, to describe the phenotypes of patients with comorbid FM, and to analyze links between FM and secondary Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Consecutive adult patients with confirmed RA or SSc from four university hospitals were tested with the three FM tools. FiRST detected FM in 22.6% of the 172 RA patients, with confirmation in 22.1% (ACR1990) and 19.1% (ACR2010). ACR1990FM+ RA patients had more diffuse pain, whereas ACR2010FM+ RA patients had higher BMI and pain intensity, more diffuse pain, active disease, disability, and associated SS. FiRST detected FM in 27.8% of the 122 SSc patients, with confirmation in 30.3% (ACR1990) and 23.7% (ACR2010). ACR1990FM+ SSc patients had greater disability and pain intensity, and more diffuse pain, whereas ACR2010FM+ SSc patients had higher BMI, pain intensity, more disability and diffuse pain, and associated SS. Correlations between FM diagnostic and screening tool results were modest in both conditions. Secondary SS was associated with comorbid FM. The prevalence of FM is high in SSc and RA, whatever the FM diagnostic tool used. Secondary SS is associated with FM in both RA and SSc. The revised ACR 2010 FM criteria and FiRST screening tool reveal specific phenotypes potentially useful for improving disease management.

The Institute Bibliography 1990: Published and Unpublished Work by Members of the Institute of Educational Technology, 1990 [and] 1991 Supplement.

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Whitehead, Don J., Ed.

This annotated bibliography is introduced by a description of the work of the Open University's Institute of Educational Technology (IET), which is concerned with all aspects of the academic work of the Open University and, increasingly, in wider spheres through its consultancy work and program of workshops on open and distance learning. The 1990…

A survey of medical informatics in Belgium.

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Roger, F H; Behets, M; Andre, J; de Moor, G; Sevens, C; Willems, J L

1987-01-01

The Belgian Society for Medical Informatics (MIM) organized a survey in 1986 in order to assess the present state of development of medical informatics in Belgium. Questionnaires were sent to hospitals, laboratories, private practitioners and pharmacists, as well as to social security organizations and software industries. The response rate was higher in hospitals (93%) than in any other category. Results showed a large number of computerized hospitals (93% of general acute care hospitals and 91% of psychiatric hospitals). There has been a sharp increase (+ 15%) in computerization of the admission, accounting and billing procedures since 1985, most likely in relation with administrative rules issued by the Belgian Government. The same trend (+ 20%) has been observed for computer applications in clinical laboratories, between 1984 and 1985. There is almost one computer terminal for ten beds in the hospitals with more than 200 beds in 1986. This figure exemplifies the present trend to on-line access to data. Computerized instrumental aids to medicine such as text processing, imaging or computerized interpretation of signals have known a rapid extension during recent years, although less comprehensive than administrative applications in hospitals and in social security organizations. The present state of other applications in medicine (general practice, pharmacy, etc.) was more difficult to assess as those information systems remain more pinpointed. In all medical fields, there appears to be a new rise in computer programs offered by software companies.

Video and seismic observations of Strombolian eruptions at Erebus volcano, Antarctica

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Dibble, R. R.; Kyle, P. R.; Rowe, C. A.

2008-11-01

Between 1986 and 1990 the eruptive activity of Erebus volcano was monitored by a video camera with on-screen time code and recorded on video tape. Corresponding seismic and acoustic signals were recorded from a network of 6 geophones and 2 infrasonic microphones. Two hundred Strombolian explosions and three lava flows which were erupted from 7 vents were captured on video. In December 1986 the Strombolian eruptions ejected bombs and ash. In November 1987 large bubble-bursting Strombolian eruptions were observed. The bubbles burst when the bubble walls thinned to ˜ 20 cm. Explosions with bomb flight-times up to 14.5 s were accompanied by seismic signals with our local size estimate, "unified magnitudes" ( mu), up to 2.3. Explosions in pools of lava formed by flows in the Inner Crater were comparatively weak. Changes in eruptive activity occurred in 1987 when the lava lake was buried by a landslide from the crater wall. Two new vents formed and seismic activity peaked as the landslide was ingested. Lava flows from a vent on the eastern side of the crater formed small lakes and a vent on the north began to flow in 1990. By December 1990 the entire floor of the Inner Crater was buried by up to 20 000 m 3 of new lava. Different families of nearly identical eruption earthquakes occurred each year, whose foci were contained within small, shallow volumes. Immediately after several bubble-bursting eruptions, clear views of the empty vent were recorded. The vent was seen to taper downwards to about half its diameter at the bottom. Our observations confirm models of Strombolian eruptions suggesting they arise from gas slugs rising through a conduit into a flared vent.

Health care expenditure and life expectancy in Australia: how well do we perform?

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Taylor, R; Salkeld, G

1996-06-01

The Australian health care system consists of mixed public and private financing underpinned by Medicare, a universal government-run insurance scheme paid through taxation (and levy) on income. Australia has improved its ranking for life expectancy (at birth) since 1960, and in 1990 ranked ninth and seventh of 24 countries for females and males respectively; this is ahead of the United States and United Kingdom, and approximately equal to Canada. Australian hospital bed supply and utilisation are average, after deletion of day-only cases. The proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) spent on health, in relation to GDP per capita (adjusted for purchasing power), in Australia in 1990 was average, and the prices for health care from 1975 to 1990 did not increase when adjusted for inflation. Although 68 per cent of health expenditure emanates from public sources in Australia, this is lower than in the majority of European countries and Canada. Some countries are doing poorly (such as the United States, with lower than average life expectancy and higher than predicted health expenditure) and some countries are doing well (with higher than average life expectancy and lower than predicted health expenditure; for example, Japan). Australia has higher than average life expectancy and only slightly higher than predicted health expenditure per capita. Although the Australian system could be improved, there are no indications that radical changes are required. The relatively high life expectancy in Australia can be attributed to favourable social and economic conditions, successful public health programs, and the availability of universal quality health care.

Implications for Advanced Nursing Practice in the Use of Therapeutic Touch.

DTIC Science & Technology

1993-01-01

care units, where reliance on machines and technology have isolated and depersonalized patients. Before the boon of technology in health care, so...adjunctive therapies. Meehan (1990) recommends TT be taught as part of undergraduate or graduate nursing curricula or in a continuing education program of...staff (ANA, 1986). The CNS may serve as a resource person, preceptor and role model to staff Therapeutic Touch 47 nurses and nursing students , or member

Post-Service Earnings of Veterans: A Survey and Further Research

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-03-01

its impact on a veteran’s earnings potential in the civilian sector becomes extremely important. A potential enlistee’s decision to join the military...to investments in human capital and their subsequent influence on the earnings ability of veterans entering the civilian sector . Although human...non-veterans in the early years of their civilian worklife (Bryant and Wilhite, 1990; Daymont and Andrisani, 1986) but have higher earnings growth

How censuses aid policymakers.

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Robey, B

1987-08-01

The author discusses the eleventh Asian and Pacific Population Census Conference, held in 1986 in Sydney and Canberra, Australia. The focus of the meeting was on the value of census data for analyzing social policy issues; participants included population experts from Asian and Pacific countries, Canada, and the United States. Topics include literacy measurement, fertility and mortality estimation, studies of the elderly, and preparations for the 1990 round of censuses, including information processing and increased use of automation.

JPRS Report China.

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1988-04-04

were signed (eg., an agreement on barter trade and payment between 1986 and 1990, a protocol to avoid double taxation , and a fishery agreement...conclusion of the " double zero" agreement is in the interests of both parties, but the Soviet Union will be the bigger beneficiary. Responding to internal...prompt acceptance of the Soviet proposal and his assid- uous effort to persuade the West to fall in line shows that the " double zero" plan satisfies

AFRRI Reports. Second Quarter 1993, for April Through June 1993

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1993-08-01

A, Patinkin D, Rosendall M, Bradley Immunol 147:1273 TR (1986) Regulation of very primitive, multipotent, 2L. Besedovski H, Adriana DR, Sorkin E...Res 97:598-607, 1984. 10. Sweeney TR. A Survey of Compounds from the Antiradiation 30. Rasey JS, Krohn KA , Grunbaum Z. Spence AM. Menard TW, Drug...1990. and norepinephrine release from superfused medial basal hypo- 29. Rasey JS, Nelson NJ, Mahler P, Anderson K, Krohn KA , Menard thalamic

Disparities in Minority Promotion Rates: A Total Quality Approach

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1992-01-01

UCL - p + 3 x.’ { p ( I - p) / n data, The statistical theory of logistic regression is beyond the scope of this report. Several computer statistical ... Statistics . Richard D. Irwin, Inc., Homewood IL: 1986. Feagin, J. R., Discrimination 4merican style: Institutional racism and sexism . Englewood Cliffs...current year data and the previous three years. Data for fiscal year One purpose of this project is to provide a statistical 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and

Prospective Analyses of Hormone Levels, Alcohol Intake, and Body Fat Distribution in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk

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1998-07-01

for reproducibility and validity (40,41). More extensive dietary questionnaires were included in the 1984, 1986, and 1990 follow-up; over 80 nutritional ...DJH, RB, FES); Departments of Epidemiology (SEH, WCW, JEM, GAC, DJH, DS) Environmental Health (FES), Nutrition (WCW), and Biostatistics (DS), Harvard...McDermott A, Rosner BA. Regression calibration methods for correcting measurement-error bias in nutritional epidemiology. Am J Clin Nutr 1997; 65

Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome (Korean Hemorrhagic Fever).

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-04-30

serologically in 1990 and 1991 were 1,043 and 956, respectively and large outbreaks of scrub typhus, murine typhus, leptospirosis and spotted fever...and leptospirosis occured during epidemic season of HFRS in 1986 and nos. of confirmed patients serologically at our laboratory were 215 and 64, respn...ctive’ly. It ,"’s demonstrated that fieia mice and wild rats are reservoir hosts of HFRS, scrub typhus and leptospirosis in Korea. Global distribution

Analysis of Hospital Disaster in South Korea from 1990 to 2008

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Back, Min-Ho

2010-01-01

Purpose The purpose of this study is to systematically review and analyze disasters involving South Korean hospitals from 1990 and to introduce a newly developed implement to manage patients' evacuation. Materials and Methods We searched for studies reporting disaster preparedness and hospital injuries in South Korean hospitals from 1990 to 2008, by using the Korean Studies Information Service System (KISS, copyright Korean Studies Information Co, Ltd, Seoul, Korea) and, simultaneously, hospital injuries which were reported and regarded as a disaster. Then, each study and injury were analyzed. Results Five studies (3 on prevention and structure, 1 on implement of new device, and 1 on basic supplement to current methods) and 8 injuries were found within this period. During the evacuations, the mean gait speed of walking patients was 0.82 m/s and the mean time of evacuation of individual patients was 38.39 seconds. Regarding structure evaluation, almost all hospitals had no balconies in patient rooms; hospital elevators were placed peripherally and were insufficient in number. As a new device, Savingsun (evacuation elevator) was introduced and had some merits as a fast and easy tool, regardless of patient status or the height of hospital. Conclusion In South Korea, preparation for hospital disasters was noted to be insufficient but has involved various departments such as architectural, clinical, and building operations. In addition, Savignsun has been shown to effectively evacuate and save patients in a hospital disaster. PMID:20879068

Decision on Some Policies for Stronger Development of the Implementation of Family Planning, Council of Ministers, 15 September 1986.

PubMed

1987-01-01

This document contains the text of Viet Nam's 1986 Decision on family planning policies that sought to reduce the population growth rate to 1.7% by 1990. The decision called for a maximum of 2 children per family with a 5-year space between each child. Urban women should be at least 22 years old before giving birth, and rural women should be at least 20. If a first birth consists of twins, then the family size is counted as 2. If a second birth consists of twins or triplets, the family size is still counted as 2. Incentives in the form of cash or holidays are provided to individuals practicing family planning, and families with more than 2 children must pay rent at a more expensive rate.

University Benefits Survey. Part I (All Benefits Excluding Pensions).

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University of Western Ontario, London.

Results of a 1986 survey of benefits, excluding pensions, for 17 Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Information is provided on the following areas: whether the university self- administers insurance plans, communication of benefits, proposed changes in benefits, provision of accidental death and dismemberment insurance, maternity leave…

48 CFR 252.219-7003 - Small business subcontracting plan (DoD contracts).

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... clause— Historically black colleges and universities means institutions determined by the Secretary of... institution that was an integral part of such a college or university before November 14, 1986. Minority... clause, includes historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, in addition to...

48 CFR 252.219-7003 - Small business subcontracting plan (DoD contracts).

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... clause— Historically black colleges and universities means institutions determined by the Secretary of... institution that was an integral part of such a college or university before November 14, 1986. Minority... clause, includes historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, in addition to...

48 CFR 252.219-7003 - Small business subcontracting plan (DoD contracts).

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... clause— Historically black colleges and universities means institutions determined by the Secretary of... institution that was an integral part of such a college or university before November 14, 1986. Minority... clause, includes historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, in addition to...

48 CFR 252.219-7003 - Small business subcontracting plan (DoD contracts).

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... clause— Historically black colleges and universities means institutions determined by the Secretary of... institution that was an integral part of such a college or university before November 14, 1986. Minority... clause, includes historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, in addition to...

The Savannah River Site`s groundwater monitoring program. Third quarter 1990

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Not Available

1991-05-06

The Environmental Protection Department/Environmental Monitoring Section (EPD/EMS) administers the Savannah River Site`s (SRS) Groundwater Monitoring Program. During third quarter 1990 (July through September) EPD/EMS conducted routine sampling of monitoring wells and drinking water locations. EPD/EMS established two sets of flagging criteria in 1986 to assist in the management of sample results. The flagging criteria do not define contamination levels; instead they aid personnel in sample scheduling, interpretation of data, and trend identification. The flagging criteria are based on detection limits, background levels in SRS groundwater, and drinking water standards. All analytical results from third quarter 1990 are listed in thismore » report, which is distributed to all site custodians. One or more analytes exceeded Flag 2 in 87 monitoring well series. Analytes exceeded Flat 2 for the first since 1984 in 14 monitoring well series. In addition to groundwater monitoring, EPD/EMS collected drinking water samples from SRS drinking water systems supplied by wells. The drinking water samples were analyzed for radioactive constituents.« less

Herpetofauna of the Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve, Amazonian Bolivia: Additional information, and current knowledge in context

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Middendorf, G.; Reynolds, R.; Herrera-MacBryde, Olga; Dallmeier, Francisco; MacBryde, Bruce; Cominskey, James A.; Miranda, Carmen

2000-01-01

Previous collections in the Departamento del Beni in tropical Bolivia only hinted at high levels of herpetological biodiversity (Fugler 1986, 1988; de la Riva 1990a; Fugler and de la Riva 1990). Fieldwork (totaling 48 days) in July-August 1988 and September 1987 (dry seasons) and November-December 1990 (wet season) has resulted in collection and identification of 401 amphibian and reptilian specimens from the general area of the Beni Biological Station's (EBB) headquarters at El Porvenir. These collections represent 33 amphibian and 17 reptilian species in 29 genera (14 amphibian, 15 reptilian). The inventory of herpetofauna scientifically documented to occur in the Departamento del Beni is considered to have been increased by 6 amphibian and 10 reptilian species. Specimens that could not be definitively identified (reflecting taxonomic uncertainty and/or probably species new to science) include 3 amphibian species (anurans) and 2 reptilian species (snakes). The EBB harbors the richest savanna for anuran species known in South America.

College Women's Willingness to Participate in Alternative Marital and Family Forms: 1986 and 2003

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Billingham, Robert E., Sr.

2008-01-01

In 1986 (n = 359) and in 2003 (n = 111), single never married women enrolled at a large university in the mid-west completed questionnaires designed to investigate their willingness to participate in 13 different alternative marital and family forms. "Egalitarian" marriage was ranked first by women in both time periods with 93.5 and 95.6 percent…

Arsenic exposures in Mississippi: A review of cases

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Park, M.J.; Currier, M.

Arsenic poisonings occur in Mississippi despite public education campaigns to prevent poisonings in the home. We reviewed 44 Mississippi cases of arsenic exposures occurring from January 1986 to May 1990. We compared the epidemiologic differences between unintentional and intentional poisonings. Cases were found and characterized through the two toxicology laboratories and hospital records. Arsenic-based rodenticides were the arsenic source in 23 of the 44 exposures. Other sources were monosodium methylarsenate (4 cases), dodecyl ammonium methane arsonate (5 cases), and other compounds (12 cases). Of the 44 exposures, 27 were unintentional, 7 were suicide attempts, 6 were homicide attempts, and 4more » were of unknown intent. Of the 27 unintentionally exposed patients, 19 were black and 14 were male; their median age was 3 years. Of the 13 intentionally poisoned persons, 9 were male and 10 were black, with a median age of 28 years. Six of the seven patients who attempted suicide were white; four of the six victims of attempted homicide were black. We recommend removal of remaining bottles of arsenic-based rodenticides from store shelves, and we urge practicing physicians to warn patients of the dangers of using such rodenticides.« less

Health Care Consumption among Elderly Patients in California: A Comprehensive 10-Year Evaluation of Trends in Hospitalization Rates and Charges

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Koziol, James A.; Zuraw, Bruce L.; Christiansen, Sandra C.

2002-01-01

Purpose: This report examines health care rates, charges, and patterns of consumption from a comprehensive California hospitalization data set covering 1986-1995. An improved understanding of current trends in health care consumption would facilitate the development of future resource allocation models. Design and Methods: We obtained discharge…

Trends in short-stay hospitalizations for older adults from 1990 to 2010: implications for geriatric emergency care.

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Greenwald, Peter W; Stern, Michael E; Rosen, Tony; Clark, Sunday; Flomenbaum, Neal

2014-04-01

Geriatric patients are more likely than younger patients to be admitted to the hospital when they present to the emergency department (ED). Identifying trends in geriatric short-stay admission may inform the development of interventions designed to improve acute care for the elderly. To evaluate trends in US geriatric short-stay hospitalizations from 1990 to 2010. Retrospective study using the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS). Trends in short-stay hospitalizations were analyzed from 1990 to 2010 for age groups 22 to 64, 65 to 74, 75 to 84, and at least 85 years using linear regression. A total of 4.5 million survey visits representing 580 million adult hospitalizations were available for analysis; 250 million (43%) were among patients 65 years or older. Of these, 12%, 25%, and 40% were ≤ 1, ≤ 2 and ≤ 3 days' short-stay admissions, respectively. Between 1990 and 2010, short-stay admissions increased as a percentage of total hospitalizations for each geriatric age group but remained relatively constant for younger adults. Admissions from NHDS were similar to admissions from the ED for years where ED-specific data were available. The older a patient was (age >65 years), the more likely their admission was to have started in the ED. For all elderly patients, short-stay admissions represented a growing proportion of total admissions, regardless of the definition of short stay. These trends were identified despite the NHDS exclusion of observation status hospitalizations. The increase in short-stay admissions was the most pronounced in the extreme elderly (age ≥ 85 years). Future research is needed to optimize treatment for geriatric patients presenting to the ED, some of whom, with brief observation and appropriate follow-up, may be better cared for without hospitalization. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Which types of hospital mergers save consumers money?

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Connor, R A; Feldman, R D; Dowd, B E; Radcliff, T A

1997-01-01

This study analyzes the changes in costs and prices from 1986 to 1994 for more than 3,500 U.S. short-term general hospitals, including 122 horizontal mergers. These mergers were generally financially beneficial to consumers, providing average price reductions of approximately 7 percent. Merger-related price reductions were considerably less in market areas with higher market concentration levels. Merger-related price reductions in areas with higher penetration by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) were approximately twice those in areas with lower HMO penetration. Merger-related price reductions were greater for low-occupancy hospitals, nonteaching hospitals, nonsystem hospitals, similar-size hospitals, and hospitals with greater premerger service duplication.

PET - radiopharmaceutical facilities at Washington University Medical School - an overview

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Dence, C.S.; Welch, M.J.

1994-12-31

The PET program at Washington University has evolved over more than three decades of research and development in the use of positron-emitting isotopes in medicine and biology. In 1962 the installation of the first hospital cyclotron in the USA was accomplished. This first machine was an Allis Chalmers (AC) cyclotron and it was operated until July, 1990. Simultaneously with this cyclotron the authors also ran a Cyclotron Corporation (TCC) CS-15 cyclotron that was purchased in 1977. Both of these cyclotrons were maintained in-house and operated with a relatively small downtime (approximately 3.5%). After the dismantling of the AC machine inmore » 1990, a Japanese Steel Works 16/8 (JSW-16/8) cyclotron was installed in the vault. Whereas the AC cyclotron could only accelerate deuterons (6.2 MeV), the JSW - 16/8 machine can accelerate both protons and deuterons, so all of the radiopharmaceuticals can be produced on either of the two presently owned accelerators. At the end of May 1993, the medical school installed the first clinical Tandem Cascade Accelerator (TCA) a collaboration with Science Research Laboratories (SRL) of Somerville, MA. Preliminary target testing, design and development are presently under way. In 1973, the University installed the first operational PETT device in the country, and at present there is a large basic science and clinical research program involving more than a hundred staff in nuclear medicine, radiation sciences, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, oncology, and surgery.« less

Structural Changes in the Polish Higher Education System (1990-2010): A Synthetic View

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Kwiek, Marek

2014-01-01

The paper locates the past two decades of changes in Polish universities in a comparative European context. It shows a wider transition: from an expanding, privatized and disciplinarily divided university of the 1990s to a publicly funded, increasingly contracting and stratified university of the 2000s (and beyond). The gradual political and…

Regional Stratigraphy and Petroleum Systems of the Illinois Basin, U.S.A.

USGS Publications Warehouse

Swezey, Christopher S.

2009-01-01

The publication combines data on Paleozoic and Mesozoic stratigraphy and petroleum geology of the Illinois basin, U.S.A., in order to facilitate visualizing the stratigraphy on a regional scale and visualizing stratigraphic relations within the basin. Data are presented in eight schematic chronostratigraphic sections arranged approximately from north to south, with time denoted in equal increments along the sections, in addition to the areal extent of this structural basin. The stratigraphic data are modified from Hass (1956), Conant and Swanson (1961), Wilman and others (1975), American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1984, 1986), Olive and McDowell (1986), Shaver and others (1986), Thompson (1986), Mancini and others (1996), and Harrison and Litwin (1997). The time scale is taken from Gradstein and others (2004). Additional stratigraphic nomenclature is from Harland and others (1990), Babcock and others (2007), and Bergstrom and others (2008). Stratigraphic sequences as defined by Sloss (1963, 1988) and Wheeler (1963) also are included, as well as the locations of major petroleum source rocks and major petroleum plays. The stratigraphic units shown are colored according to predominant lithology, in order to emphasize general lithologic patterns and to provide a broad overview of the Illinois basin. For the purpose of comparison, three columns on the right show schematic depictions of stratigraphy and interpreted events in the Illinois basin and in the adjacent Michigan and Appalachian basins.

Vertical integration strategies: revenue effects in hospital and Medicare markets.

PubMed

Cody, M

1996-01-01

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the revenue effects of seven vertically integrated strategies on California hospitals. The strategies investigated were managed care contracts, physician affiliations, ambulatory care, ambulatory surgery, home health services, inpatient rehabilitation, and skilled nursing care. The study population included 242 not-for-profit hospitals in continuous operation from 1983 to 1990. Many hospitals developed vertically integrated programs in the 1980s as inpatient utilization fell in response to the Medicare Prospective Payment program. Net revenue rose on average by $2,080 from 1983 to 1990, but fell by $2,421 from the Medicare program. On the whole, the more physicians affiliated with a hospital, the higher the net revenue. However, in the Medicare population, the number of managed care contracts was significant. The pre-hospital strategies generated significant revenue, while the post-hospital strategies did not. In the Medicare program, inpatient rehabilitation significantly reduced revenue.

Making Strategic Planning Work: Experiences from a Private University. AIR 1986 Annual Forum Paper.

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Chan, Susy S.

Issues in implementating strategic planning in higher education management are considered, along with successful strategies and problem areas in implementing an integrated planning and budgeting process at DePaul University, a comprehensive Catholic university. Key implementation issues are as follows: (1) maintaining an organizational balance…

Academic and non-academic predictors of success on the Nottingham undergraduate medical course 1970-1995.

PubMed

James, D; Chilvers, C

2001-11-01

To identify academic and non-academic predictors of success of entrants to the Nottingham medical course over the first 25 completed years of the course's existence. SETTING, DESIGN AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Retrospective study of academic and non-academic characteristics of 2270 entrants between 1970 and 1990, and their subsequent success. Analyses were undertaken of two cohorts (entrants between 1970 and 1985 and entrants between 1986 and 1990). Overall, 148 of 2270 (6.5%) entrants left the course, with the highest proportion being from the first 6 years (10.7%). Of the 148 leavers, 58 (39.2%) did so after obtaining their BMedSci degree. Concerning non-academic factors, in the 1970-85 cohort, applicants from the later years and those not taking a year out were more successful. However, these two factors had no influence on outcome in 1986-90. In contrast, ethnicity and gender were highly significant predictors of success in obtaining honours at BMBS in 1986-90 but at no other exam nor in the earlier years. Older, mature or graduate entrants were more successful at obtaining a first-class degree at BMedSci for the whole 21 years. However, they were less likely to be successful at passing the BMBS. With regard to academic factors, overall, A grades at Ordinary level/General Certificate of Secondary Education (O-Level/GCSE) were inconsistent independent predictors of success. However, for 1986-90, high grades at O-Level/GCSE chemistry and biology were strong independent predictors of success at BMedSci and BMBS. Very few Advanced level (A-Level) criteria were independent predictors of success for 1970-85. In contrast, for 1986-90 entrants, achieving a high grade at A-Level chemistry predicted success at obtaining a first-class degree at BMedSci, and a high grade at A-Level biology predicted success at BMBS. Over the 21 years, the majority of entrants achieved significantly lower grades at A-Level than predicted. General Studies A-Level was a poor predictor of achievement. On balance our current GCSE A-grade requirements should remain. Biology should be added to Chemistry as a compulsory A-Level subject. If predicted A-Level grades are borderline then the lower estimate should be used. General Studies should continue not to be used in selection. Performance of more recent mature entrants at BMBS needs further study. The recent gender and ethnic biases in obtaining honours at BMBS is currently being examined. The motivation of applicants planning to take deferred entry should be carefully explored at interview.

Organizational Models and Mythologies of the American Research University. ASHE 1986 Annual Meeting Paper.

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Alpert, Daniel

Features of the matrix model of the research university and myths about the academic enterprise are described, along with serious dissonances in the U.S. university system. The linear model, from which the matrix model evolved, describes the university's structure, perceived mission, and organizational behavior. A matrix model portrays in concise,…

Project Hope: changing care delivery for the substance abuse patient.

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Swenson-Britt, E; Carrougher, G; Martin, B W; Brackley, M

2000-03-01

Project Hope is a program designed to assist healthcare providers in the assessment, care, referral, and follow-up of the hospitalized substance abuse patient. First implemented in 1990 at what is now called University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, the program has influenced care in a positive way through change in the attitude and knowledge of personnel, administrators, and community. In this paper, the authors provide an overview of the approaches utilized, improvement process, and outcomes obtained from this project. To formally evaluate the effectiveness of Project Hope, a quasi-experimental, Solomon-Four design study was conducted. Eighty nurses from various educational backgrounds and experience with alcohol were divided into groups by nursing unit. A normative-reeducative intervention was applied as described by Chin and Benne. Test of cognition showed significant change (p < .01) in the experimental group; no significance was found for attitudes change. Reasons for these findings and lessons learned from the process are described.

Car seat safety: literature review.

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Lincoln, Michelle

2005-01-01

After staggering numbers of infants were killed in automotive crashes in the 1970s, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended in 1974 universal use of car seats for all infants. However, positional problems were reported when car seats are used with premature infants less than 37 weeks gestational age as a result of head slouching and its sequelae. In 1990, the AAP responded with another policy statement introducing car seat testing. It recommended that any infant at or under 37 weeks gestational age be observed in a car seat prior to discharge from the hospital. The AAP did not give specific guidelines on type of car seat, length of testing, equipment, or personnel proficiency, however. Few nurseries have standard policies to evaluate car seats, to teach parents about car seats, or to position newborns in them, and not all hospitals actually conduct car seat challenges or have common standards for testing that is performed.

[Proton beam therapy].

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Ogino, Takashi

2006-04-01

Proton beam therapy (PBT) has made it possible to deliver a higher concentration of radiation to the tumor by its Bragg-peak, and is easy to utilize due to the fact that its biological characteristics are identical with X-rays. PBT has a half-century history, and more than 40,000 patients have been reported as having had treatments with proton beams worldwide. The historic change to this therapy occurred in the 1990s, when the Loma Linda University Medical Center began its clinical activity as the first hospital in the world to utilize a medically dedicated proton therapy facility. Since then, similar hospital-based medically dedicated facilities have been constructed. Results from around the world have shown the therapeutic superiority of PBT over alternative treatment options for ocular melanoma, skull base sarcoma, head & neck cancer, lung cancer,esophageal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and prostate cancer. PBT is expected to achieve further advancement both clinically and technologically.

[Heavy charged particle radiotherapy--proton beam].

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Ogino, Takashi

2003-12-01

Proton beam therapy (PBT) makes it possible to deliver a higher concentration of radiation to the tumor by its Bragg-peak, and is easy to utilize due to its identical biological characteristics with X-rays. PBT has a half-century history, and more than 35,000 patients have been reported as having had treatments with proton beams worldwide. The historic change to this therapy occurred in the 1990s, when the Loma Linda University Medical Center began clinical activity as the first hospital in the world to utilize a medically dedicated proton therapy facility. Since then, similar hospital-based medically dedicated facilities have been constructed. Results from around the world have shown the therapeutic superiority of PBT over alternative treatment options for ocular melanoma, skull base sarcoma, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and prostate cancer. PBT is expected to achieve further advancement both clinically and technologically.

Tropical Deforestation in the Bolivian Amazon

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Tucker, Compton J.; Steininger, Marc K.; Townshend, John R. G.; Killeen, Timothy R.; Desch, Arthur

2000-01-01

Landsat satellite images from the mid-1980s and early 1990s were used to map tropical forest extent and deforestation in approximately 800,000 sq km of Amazonian Bolivia. Forest cover extent, including tropical deciduous forest, totalled 472,000 sq km while the area of natural non-forest formations totalled 298,000 sq km. The area deforested totalled 15,000 sq km in the middle 1980s and 28,800 sq km by the early 1990s. The rate of tropical deforestation in the >1,000 mm/y precipitation forest zone of Bolivia was 2,200 sq km/y from 1985-1986 to 1992-1994. We document a spatially-concentrated "deforestation zone" in Santa Cruz Department where >60% of the Bolivian deforestation is occurring at an accelerating rate in areas of tropical deciduous dry forest.

Mobility 2000 presents intelligent vehicles and highway systems : 1990 summary

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1990-07-01

The national IVHS Workshop in Dallas March 19-21, 1990, was sponsored by government, university, and industry members involved in Mobility 2000, and hosted by the Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M University System. The Workshop was a for...

Making a New and Pliable Professor: American and Soviet Transformations in German Universities, 1945-1990

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Tsvetkova, Natalia

2014-01-01

This article discusses the history of American and Soviet transformations in German universities during the period of the Cold War, 1945-1990. Both American and Soviet policies were resisted by the university community, particularly by the conservative German professoriate, in both parts of the divided Germany. The article shows how and why both…

New trends in the Japanese medical system in 2002.

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Motomatsu, Kenichi; Hirata, Natsuko; Imamura, Toko

2002-07-01

The Japanese have enjoyed the longest average life span in the world for these ten years. The universal health insurance system with free access and low cost seems to play the most important role among the proposed causes. We didn't need to worry about the charges at hospitals when we consulted a doctor, although we had to pay a premium in proportion to our income, and we received a national benefit which was money-paid by tax-payers. Unfortunately, the economic depression started around 1990 has driven us to a difficult situation. We are now planning several new policies to prevent the bankruptcy of the universal health insurance system due to the reduction of the medical expenditure. New attempts, such as reduction in the number of hospital beds, shortening of the average hospital stay, introduction of a long-term care insurance system, and the reduction of fee schedule by 2.7% from April 2002, and so on are being considered. On the other hand, the percentage of medical expenditure to GDP in Japan is the lowest, along with England, among the developed countries. Having realized that the poor medical system was due to low medical expenditure, the British government decided to raise the budget of the national health service. The situation concerning medical expenditure in Japan might become the worst among developed countries in the near future.

The Role of Women in the Soviet Armed Forces

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-04-15

she would stereotype Soviet women, she stated: " Overworked , unhappy with their lives-- standing in lines, taking care of the kids, alcoholism among men...Greece, The Netherlands, Turkey, Israel and Japan . There was no mention of the Soviet Union. Based upon a January 1991 query to the Women’s Research and...1986-1990 due to accidents, suicide and hazing. The group asked the military prosecutor to investigate the abuses within the armed forces, especially

What Could Be Causing Global Ozone Depletion

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Singer, S. Fred

1990-01-01

The reported decline trend in global ozone between 1970 and 1986 may be in part an artifact of the analysis; the trend value appears to depend on the time interval selected for analysis--in relation to the 11-year solar cycle. If so, then the decline should diminish as one approaches solar maximum and includes data from 1987 to 1990. If the decline is real, its cause could be the result of natural and human factors other than just chlorofluorocarbons.

Proceeding of US Army Corps of Engineers Workshop on Sediment Oxygen Demand Held in Providence, Rhode Island on 21-22 August 1990.

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-06-01

part, the composition , structure, and mechanisms for formation of the geopolymers is generally not understood (Henrichs, submitted). A possible scheme...unknown. A major process appears to be the incorpora- tion of organic compounds by refractory geopolymers or humic substances. However, for the most... geopolymers (Ertel and Hedges 1983; Rubinsztain et al. 1984; Taguchi and Sampei 1986). Alternative pathways of geopolymerization could involve alteration

Is Managed Care Leading to Consolidation in Health-care Markets?

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David, Dranove; Simon, Carol J; White, William D

2002-01-01

Objective To determine the extent to which managed care has led to consolidation among hospitals and physicians. Data Sources We use data from the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, and government censuses. Study Design Two stage least squares regression analysis examines how cross-section variation in managed care penetration affects provider consolidation, while controlling for the endogeneity of managed-care penetration. Specifically, we examine inpatient hospital markets and physician practice size in large metropolitan areas. Data Collection Methods All data are from secondary sources, merged at the level of the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area. Principal Findings We find that higher levels of local managed-care penetration are associated with substantial increases in consolidation in hospital and physician markets. In the average market (managed-care penetration equaled 34 percent in 1994), managed care was associated with an increase in the Herfindahl of .054 between 1981 and 1994, moving from .096 in 1981 to .154. This is equivalent to moving from 10.4 equal-size hospitals to 6.5 equal-sized hospitals. In the physician market place, we estimate that at the mean, managed care resulted in a 14 percentage point decrease of physicians in solo practice between 1986 and 1995. This implies a decrease in the percentage of doctors in solo practice from 38 percent in 1986 to 24 percent by 1995. PMID:12132596

Target 88, Shaping the Future. Development Report for 1986-1987. Development Plans for 1987-1988. Annual Development Conference Proceedings (Pittsburg, Kansas, August 19, 1987).

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Pittsburg State Univ., KS.

Proceedings of the 1987 Development Conference of Pittsburg State University, Kansas, are presented. The conference reported on the private support program for fiscal year (FY) 1986-1987 and evaluated national development trends and comparisons with peer institutions. Goals of the private support program for 1987-1988 were also reviewed. Contents…

Agreement between the Board of Trustees of the California State Universtiy and the California Faculty Association. Unit 3--Faculty. August 16, 1983-June 30, 1986.

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California Faculty Association.

The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Trustees of the California State University and the California Faculty Association chapter (18,000 members) of the National Education Association (NEA) covering the period August 16, 1983-June 30, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition; definitions;…

The Corporate Investment in Higher Education. State and National Trends in Gift and Tax Support. 1989 Edition.

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National Inst. of Independent Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC.

The second edition of a report on state and national trends in corporate investments in higher education focuses on the changes taking place in the support of colleges and universities by corporations and businesses. It includes both tax generated support and direct gifts. Trends between 1979-80 and 1986-87 are examined. Study findings for 1986-87…

Theoretical and perceived balance of power inside Spanish public hospitals

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2001-01-01

Background The hierarchical pyramid inside Spanish public hospitals was radically changed by the Health Reform Law promulgated in 1986. According to it, the manpower of the hospitals was divided into three divisions (Medical, Nursing, General Services/Administration), which from then on occupied the same level, only subject to the general manager. Ten years after the implementation of the law, the present study was designed in order to investigate if the legal changes had indeed produced a real change in the balance of power inside the hospitals, as perceived by the different workers within them. Materials and Methods A questionnaire was administered to 1,027 workers from four different public hospitals (two university-based and two district hospitals). The participants belonged to all divisions, and to all three operative levels (staff, supervisory and managerial) within them. The questionnaire inquired about the perceived power inside each division and hierarchical level, as well as about that of the other divisions and hierarchical levels. Results Every division attributed the least power to itself. The Nursing and the Administrative division attributed the highest power to the physicians, and these attributed the highest power to the General Services/Administrative division. All hierarchical levels (including the formal top of the pyramid) attributed significantly more power to the other than to them. Conclusions More than ten years after the implementation of the new law, the majority of workers still perceive that the real power within the hospitals is held by the physicians (whereas these feel that it has shifted to the administrators). No division or hierarchical level believes it holds any significant degree of power, and this carries with it the danger of also not accepting any responsibility. PMID:11574049

Theoretical and perceived balance of power inside Spanish public hospitals.

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Salvadores, P; Schneider, J; Zubero, I

2001-01-01

The hierarchical pyramid inside Spanish public hospitals was radically changed by the Health Reform Law promulgated in 1986. According to it, the manpower of the hospitals was divided into three divisions (Medical, Nursing, General Services/Administration), which from then on occupied the same level, only subject to the general manager. Ten years after the implementation of the law, the present study was designed in order to investigate if the legal changes had indeed produced a real change in the balance of power inside the hospitals, as perceived by the different workers within them. A questionnaire was administered to 1,027 workers from four different public hospitals (two university-based and two district hospitals). The participants belonged to all divisions, and to all three operative levels (staff, supervisory and managerial) within them. The questionnaire inquired about the perceived power inside each division and hierarchical level, as well as about that of the other divisions and hierarchical levels. Every division attributed the least power to itself. The Nursing and the Administrative division attributed the highest power to the physicians, and these attributed the highest power to the General Services/Administrative division. All hierarchical levels (including the formal top of the pyramid) attributed significantly more power to the other than to them. More than ten years after the implementation of the new law, the majority of workers still perceive that the real power within the hospitals is held by the physicians (whereas these feel that it has shifted to the administrators). No division or hierarchical level believes it holds any significant degree of power, and this carries with it the danger of also not accepting any responsibility.

Radical Reform of the French University System

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Bereziat, Gilbert

2008-01-01

The French university system is in crisis. After its dismantlement during the French revolution, its rebirth was progressive under the third republic (1871-1945). But it was only after 1968 that the current universities developed, with an autonomy that is strictly supervised by the state. Since 1986 all experiments at modernizing the management of…

Big Food, Big Agra, and the Research University

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Warren, Cat

2010-01-01

This article presents an interview with Marion Nestle, the New York University food scientist and author of "Food Politics." Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. From 1986 to 1988, she was senior nutrition policy adviser in the Department of Health and…

Agreement between Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education and the American Association of University Professors/American Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO, Local 4531, Temple Chapter. July 1, 1988-June 30, 1990.

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American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC.

This document presents the agreement between Temple University and the Temple Chapter of the American Association of University Professors/American Federation of Teachers (AAUP/AFT) for the period July 1, 1988 through June 30, 1990. The text of the agreement covers the following 28 articles: recognition; definitions; no discrimination; affirmative…

SO 2 and NO x emissions due to fossil ruel combustion in Saudi Arabia: A preliminary inventory

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Ahmed, Azhari Fatahalla Mohamed

Phenomenal economic growth during the last two decades, as a result of oil wealth, has led to a dramatic increase in the demand for fossil fuel in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). In this paper a preliminary inventory for sulfur dioxide (SO 2) and nitrogen oxides (NO x) emitted into the atmosphere as a result of fossil fuel combustion by various economic sectors in KSA in the year 1986 is presented. Emissions are discussed in relation to major source categories (major fuel consuming economic sectors) and on the basis of type of fuel combusted. The data are also geographically disaggregated according to major economic and population centers in KSA in order to show the spatial distribution of emissions. Also, SO 2 and NO x emission trends (1971-1990) were estimated from 1986 data and historical and projected fuel consumption figures.

Effects of marital transitions on changes in dietary and other health behaviours in US male health professionals

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Eng, P. M.; Kawachi, I.; Fitzmaurice, G.; Rimm, E.

2005-01-01

Study objective: To examine the effect of change in marital status on health behaviours among men. Design: Longitudinal study of repeated measures of marital status and health behaviours collected at four year intervals (1986–90; 1990–94). Setting: US male health professionals. Participants: 38 865 men aged 40–75 in 1986. Main results: Relative to men who stayed married over four years, men who became widowed increased their alcohol consumption. Men who become divorced or widowed experienced decreases in body mass index. Compared with men who remained unmarried, men who remarried exhibited increases in body mass index along with decreased physical activity. Becoming divorced or widowed was associated with decreased vegetable intake while remarriage was linked to greater consumption. Conclusions: Marital termination may adversely affect health and dietary behaviours among men. PMID:15598728

Aspects of conversational style—linguistic versus behavioral analysis

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Hall, Genae A.

1992-01-01

Skinner's functional analysis of verbal behavior has been contrasted with formal linguistic analysis which studies the grammatical structure and “meaning” of verbal response-products, regardless of the circumstances under which they are produced. Nevertheless, it appears that certain areas of linguistic analysis are not entirely structural. In her recent books That's Not What I Meant (1986) and You Just Don't Understand (1990), the linguist Deborah Tannen purports to explain how people exhibit different “conversation styles”—that is, how they speak and achieve effects on listeners in different ways. There are indications, however, that the linguistic model may not be the most functional and precise one that could be used in analyzing conversational style. This paper takes concepts presented in Deborah Tannen's book That's Not What I Meant (1986), analyzes them from a linguistic and a behavioral perspective, and compares the relative utility of the two approaches. PMID:22477048

Aspects of conversational style-linguistic versus behavioral analysis.

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Hall, G A

1992-01-01

Skinner's functional analysis of verbal behavior has been contrasted with formal linguistic analysis which studies the grammatical structure and "meaning" of verbal response-products, regardless of the circumstances under which they are produced. Nevertheless, it appears that certain areas of linguistic analysis are not entirely structural. In her recent books That's Not What I Meant (1986) and You Just Don't Understand (1990), the linguist Deborah Tannen purports to explain how people exhibit different "conversation styles"-that is, how they speak and achieve effects on listeners in different ways. There are indications, however, that the linguistic model may not be the most functional and precise one that could be used in analyzing conversational style. This paper takes concepts presented in Deborah Tannen's book That's Not What I Meant (1986), analyzes them from a linguistic and a behavioral perspective, and compares the relative utility of the two approaches.

Nature of Persecutors and Their Behaviors in the Delusions of Schizophrenia: Changes between the 1990s and the 2000s.

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Oh, Hyun Young; Kim, Daeho; Park, Yong-Chon

2012-12-01

Research suggests that the contents of delusions in schizophrenia are influenced by culture and social environment. However, few studies have investigated the chronological change of such delusions within a society. To investigate specifically the changes in the persecutory delusions of schizophrenia that have occurred over time, we compared the nature of the persecutors and their persecutory behaviors among inpatients with schizophrenia. All admissions to the psychiatric unit of Hanyang University Guri Hospital with discharge diagnoses of schizophrenia during two different five-year time frames (1996-2000 and 2006-2010) were reviewed. From their inpatient medical records, we investigated the descriptions of persecutors and their persecutory behaviors in the delusions of 124 patients (54 in the1990s and 72 in the 2000s). Overall, persecutory behaviors and nature of persecutors in the delusions of schizophrenia did not differ between the two time frames. However, subgroup analysis revealed that in women but not in men, rejection as a persecutory behavior was significantly higher in the 1990s (p<0.05). The ten-year time interval may be too short to find significant changes in delusional content in general. However, our additional finding in women may be a result of the tremendous change in status of Korean women during the last decade.

Puerperal sepsis, the leading cause of maternal deaths at a Tertiary University Teaching Hospital in Uganda.

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Ngonzi, Joseph; Tornes, Yarine Fajardo; Mukasa, Peter Kivunike; Salongo, Wasswa; Kabakyenga, Jerome; Sezalio, Masembe; Wouters, Kristien; Jacqueym, Yves; Van Geertruyden, Jean-Pierre

2016-08-05

Maternal mortality is highest in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, the WHO- MDG 5 (aimed at reducing maternal mortality by 75 % between 1990 and 2015) has not been attained. The current maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Uganda is 438 per 100,000 live births coming from 550 per 100,000 in 1990. This study sets out to find causes and predictors of maternal deaths in a tertiary University teaching Hospital in Uganda. The study was a retrospective unmatched case control study which was carried out at the maternity unit of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). The sample included pregnant women aged 15-49 years admitted to the Maternity unit between January 2011 and November 2014. Data from patient charts of 139 maternal deaths (cases) and 417 controls was collected using a standard audit/data extraction form. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to assess for the factors associated with maternal mortality. Direct causes of mortality accounted for 77.7 % while indirect causes contributed 22.3 %. The most frequent cause of maternal mortality was puerperal sepsis (30.9 %), followed by obstetric hemorrhage (21.6 %), hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (14.4 %), abortion complications (10.8 %). Malaria was the commonest indirect cause of mortality accounting for 8.92 %. On multivariable logistic regression analysis, the factors associated with maternal mortality were: primary or no education (OR 1.9; 95 % CI, 1.0-3.3); HIV positive sero-status (OR, 3.6; 95 % CI, 1.9-7.0); no antenatal care attendance (OR 3.6; 95 % CI, 1.8-7.0); rural dwellers (OR, 4.5; 95 % CI, 2.5-8.3); having been referred from another health facility (OR 5.0; 95 % CI, 2.9-10.0); delay to seek health care (delay-1) (OR 36.9; 95 % CI, 16.2-84.4). Most maternal deaths occur among mothers from rural areas, uneducated, HIV positive, unbooked mothers (lack of antenatal care), referred mothers in critical conditions and mothers delaying to seek health care. Puerperal sepsis is the leading cause of maternal deaths at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. Therefore more research into puerperal sepsis to describe the microbiology and epidemiology of sepsis is recommended.

37. Photocopy of engineering drawing (original drawing located in LBNL ...

Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

37. Photocopy of engineering drawing (original drawing located in LBNL Building 90F Architecture and Engineering As-Built Collection). May, 1986. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA TOPOGRAPHIC MAP - University of California Radiation Laboratory, Bevatron, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Colorectal cancer in Crohn's disease--review of a 56-year experience in Karolinska Institute University Hospital.

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Rubio, Carlos A; Befrits, Ragnar

2008-01-01

We previously reported that the frequency of colorectal carcinomas (CRC) in Crohn's disease (CD) had increased at this hospital between 1951 and May 1996. The aim was to compare the frequency of CRC in CD between June 1996 and September 2007 to that found between 1951 and May 1996. For that purpose colectomy specimens with an IBD-CRC diagnosis filed during the last 11 years were reviewed. It was found that 29 patients with IBD developed a CRC at this hospital: 21 had CD (or 1.91 cases/year) and the remaining eight, ulcerative colitis (or 0.72 cases/year). At this hospital, the number of cases of CRC in Crohn's colitis increased from 0.28/year between 1951 and the end of 1989, to 1.69 patients/year between 1990 and May 1996, and to 1.91 patients/year between June 1996 and September 2007 (present report). The marginal increase number of patients with CRC in Crohn's colitis/year during the last 11 years at this hospital might be only apparent, considering that the incidence of Crohn's disease in the county has dramatically increased, and that the localization of Crohn's disease has changed in later years, with a predilection for the colon and rectum.

Modeling organizational determinants of hospital mortality.

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al-Haider, A S; Wan, T T

1991-01-01

This study examines hospital characteristics that affect the differential in hospital mortality. Death rates for 1984 Medicare inpatients in acute care hospitals, released by the Health Care Financing Administration in 1986, were analyzed. A confirmatory statistical approach to organizational determinants of hospital mortality was formulated and validated through an empirical examination of 239 hospitals. The findings suggest that the effect of hospital size and specialization on mortality was a spurious one when the effects of other variables were simultaneously controlled. A positive association existed between service intensity and hospital mortality: the more hospital services consumed, the higher the mortality rate. Community attributes accounted for more variance in hospital mortality rates than did organizational attributes. The organizational and community factors studied explained 27 percent of the total variance in hospital mortality. PMID:1869442

NASA university program management information system, FY 1986

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1986-01-01

The University Program Report provides current information and related statistics for approximately 4300 grants/contracts/cooperative agreements active during the report period. NASA Field centers and certain Headquarters Program Offices provide funds for those R&D activities in universities which contribute to the mission needs of that particular NASA element. This annual report is one means of documenting the NASA-university relationship, frequently denoted, collectively, as NASA's University Program.

A post-1990s assessment of strategic hospital alliances and their marketplace orientations: time to refocus.

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Olden, Peter C; Roggenkamp, Susan D; Luke, Roice D

2002-01-01

In past years, many SHAs formed in local urban markets to better compete for managed care contracts. In response to 1990s forces, these SHAs appear to have adapted product, production, and selling orientations to their markets, aimed at large institutional purchasers of health care. However, health care markets have evolved differently than anticipated. SHAs and their hospitals should now adopt the marketing orientation and focus more on patients and enrollees.

[Evolution of clinical teaching at the Medical School of Lisbon (2)].

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da Costa, J C

1990-01-01

Clinical teaching at Lisbon's Faculty of Medicine is analyzed in its two phases: 1. A period of stability and continuity of the institution (from 1911 to 1947) characterized by good rules in the selection of teachers: an impressive group of personalities (F. Gentil, Pulido Valente, Reynaldo dos Santos, Egas Moniz, A. Flores, Sobral Cid, Lopo de Carvalho, Gama Pinto, etc). At the same period a true University Hospital (of Santa Marta) provided clinical investigation (cerebral angiography and leucotomy, aortography and arteriography of the limbs, angiopneumography, endarterectomy) and the creation of new specialities (neurosurgery, vascular surgery, pneumology) (Act. Méd. Port. 1990; 2: 109-114). 2. A period of instability due to a deleterious political intervention (from 1947 to the present day) responsible for the destruction of the structure and concept of a new teaching hospital (Hospital de Santa Maria). As a result of the socio-political situation conflicting laws and vicious rules lead to an excess of non-selected teachers and an alarming increase of students, patients and medical doctors A change from the present situation and a new concept of clinical teaching must be imagined.

Institute for the Study of Human Capabilities: Summary Descriptions of Research for the Period December 1989 through September 1990

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-05-30

Gallaudet Univesity Hearing & Communication W. Neil Charman. Ph.D. University of Manchester Visual Sciences Institute of Science & Technology Paul M...Capabilities, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Formal properties of cognitive representations. Port, van Gelder Since September, 1990, Timothy van

Leading the Way for Open Access Research

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Warschauer, Mark

2016-01-01

"Language Learning & Technology" ("LLT") was launched in the mid-1990s out of a collaboration between the University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) and the Michigan State University Center for Language Education Research (CLEAR). Like other online journals started in the 1990s, "LLT"…

Dr. Shawn Mehlenbacher 2012 Wilder Silver Medal Recipient

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Dr. Shawn Mehlenbacher, Oregon State University, was awarded the 2012 Wilder Medal by the American Pomological Society for his contributions to hazelnut genetics and cultivar development. Dr. Mehlenbacher took over the leadership of the Oregon State University hazelnut breeding program in 1986 aft...

A Determination of Military and Civilian Personnel Costs as Related to a Member of Technical Staff

DTIC Science & Technology

1992-06-01

Costs, 1986 4 2. Direct Total Manpower Bidget Costs, 1992 5 3. Pay Raises 1985-1992 6 4. Support Costs 9 5. Internal Support Personnel 10 6. External...34 Incremental Costs of Military and Civilian Manpower in the Military Services." This docu- ment provides the basis for this section. The report assesses...6 Aug 91. MTS Workyear Cost Comparison. Internal AFSC paper, 20 November 1990. Palmer, Adele R., Osbaldeston, David J., Incremental Costs of Military

Endothelial Mediation of Coronary Vascular Tone: Nitric Oxide Attenuation of Cholinergic Vasospastic Challenge

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1993-12-01

collection program (Branch Technology ). While this study focused on changes in LADCA flow seen after ACh injection, these other data were collected as...1990. 60. Lembeck, F. Substance P: From extract to excitement. Acta. Physiol. Scand. 133: 435-454, 1988. 61 . Ludmer, P.L., AP. Selwyn, T.L. Shook...before and after removal of the endothelial cells by saponin . Heart Vessels 2: 221-227, 1986. 76. Nakayama, K., G. Osol, and W. Halpern. Reactivity of

The Effects of Implementing TopModel Concepts in the Noah Model

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Peters-Lidard, C. D.; Houser, Paul R. (Technical Monitor)

2002-01-01

Topographic effects on runoff generation have been documented observationally (e.g., Dunne and Black, 1970) and are the subject of the physically based rainfall-runoff model TOPMODEL (Beven and Kirkby, 1979; Beven, 1986a;b) and its extensions, which incorporate variable soil transmissivity effects (Sivapalan et al, 1987, Wood et al., 1988; 1990). These effects have been shown to exert significant control over the spatial distribution of runoff, soil moisture and evapotranspiration, and by extension, the latent and sensible heat fluxes

49 CFR 565.25 - Content requirements.

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2010-10-01

... for VIN Year Code 1980 A 1981 B 1982 C 1983 D 1984 E 1985 F 1986 G 1987 H 1988 J 1989 K 1990 L 1991 M 1992 N 1993 P 1994 R 1995 S 1996 T 1997 V 1998 W 1999 X 2000 Y 2001 1 2002 2 2003 3 2004 4 2005 5 2006... J = 1 K = 2 L = 3 M = 4 N = 5 P = 7 R = 9 S = 2 T = 3 U = 4 V = 5 W = 6 X = 7 Y = 8 Z = 9 (2...

43. Indian Creek (Keeler-Wolf 1986c, 1990d)

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Sheauchi Cheng

2004-01-01

This recommended RNA is on the Lassen National Forest, Tehama County. It is about 9 miles (14 km) SE. of Paynes Creek. It occupies portions of sects. 33 and 34 T28N, R1E, sects. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 T27N, R1E MDBM (40°13'N., 121°50'W.), USGS Panther Spring and Dewitt Peak quads (fig. 89). Ecological subsection – Tuscan...

Silver Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review.

DTIC Science & Technology

1996-09-01

mine production of silver was 14.6 million kg; major producers were Mexico with 17% of the total, the United States with 14%, Peru with 12%, the...states. Of the silver imported into the United States in 1990,44% came from Mexico, 34% from Canada, 5% from Peru , and 4% from Chile. Most was...et al. 1986). Intestinal absorption of silver by rodents , canids, and primates has been recorded at 10% or less after ingestion of radioac- tive

Perspective on Out & Equal Workplace Advocates Building Bridges Model: A Retrospect of the Past, Present, and Future of Training Impacting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Employees in the Workplace

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Baillie, Pat; Gedro, Julie

2009-01-01

As early as 1983, a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders (LGBTs) in the San Francisco Bay Area met with the United Way to discuss the needs of the community in the workplace. In 1986, the United Way authorized a board-level task force on LGBT issues, which looked at health and human care concerns. In 1990, Building Bridges was formed…

A Method for Estimating Missing Hourly Temperatures Using Daily Maximum and Minimum Temperatures

DTIC Science & Technology

1991-08-01

work documented by USAFETAC/PR-90/006, S/urt-Termn Hourl ’y Iernpcrature Interlyolaion, by Mal Wvalter F . Miller, December 1990. In his study, Miller...temperatures for the missing hours and concluded that the best model %as one developed by Hoogenboom and [luck (1986). The Hoogcnboom/Huck model uses a...mean of the error estimate, was determined from the following equation: - 7)) BIAS = 1 N", f (14) where the difference between the observed hourly

Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1991-1995: A Chronology

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Gawdiak, Ihor Y. (Compiler); Shetland, Charles (Compiler)

2000-01-01

This chronology of events in aeronautics, aviation, space science, and space exploration was prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress and RSIS for the History Division of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It covers the years 1991-1995 and continues the series of annual chronologies published by NASA. The present volume uses the format of the previous edition of this series, Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1986-1990: A Chronology. It also integrates, in the appendices, information presented in previous publication

Thermal Dissociation of Halogen Azides

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1994-09-01

Proc. Int. Conf. L.asers 1986. (38) Radimacher, P.; Bittner, A. J.; Schatnc. G.; Wilner, H . Chem. Ber. (43) Hcidner. R. F.; Helvajian . H .; Hollaway. J...Winker, DJ. Bernard and T.A. Seder, H -gh Power Gas Lasers, Proceedings of the SPIE, I= (1990) 543. 6. R.F. Heidner, H . Helvajian , J.S. Holloway and J.B...34Production of NF(a’A) by Dissociation of Fluorine Azide," Journal of Physical Chemistry, vol. 93, pp. 4790-4796, 1989. 3. R.H. Heidner, H . Helvajian , J.S

Pathophysiological Alterations In The Basolateral Amygdala And Neurodegeneration Of Limbic Structures During Epileptogenesis Induced By Status Epilepticus

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2009-02-05

Crestani F, Martin JR, Möhler H, and Rudolph U (2000) Mechanism of action of the hypnotic zolpidem in vivo. Br J Pharmacol 131:1251–56...epilepsy laterality and reproductive hormone levels in women. Epilepsy Behav 4:407-13. Houser CR (1990) Granule cell dispersion in the dentate gyrus of...cortex from epileptic patients. Neurobiol Dis 8:459- 68. Kostarczyk EM (1986) The amygdala and male reproductive functions. I. Anatomical and

Child Pornography. An Exploratory Study

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1990-01-01

The Sexual Exploitation of Children. New York: St Martins Press, 1986. Fields, Howa’-4 "Supreme Court, 6-3, Sans Possossiron of Child Porn ...Court, 6-3, Bans Possession of Child Porn ," Publishers Weekly 237, no.18 (May 4, 1990) 10. 27 See: O’Brien, 65-78; Seth L. Goldstein, "Investigating...15, (1973). 3 New York v. Ferber, 458 U.S. 757, (1982). 4 Howard Fields, "Supreme Court, 6-3, Bans Possession of Child Porn ,’" Publishers Weekly 237

Final report on the waste area grouping perimeter groundwater quality monitoring well installation program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

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Greene, J.A.

1991-06-01

A groundwater quality monitoring well installation program was conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to meet the requirements of environmental regulations, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). A total of 173 wells were installed and developed at 11 different waste area groupings (WAGs) between June 1986 and November 1990. A location map of the wells is included.

[A historical view of rabies in Chile].

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Laval R, Enrique; Lepe I, Paulina

2008-04-01

In this review international and national historical features of rabies are presented remarking the start of preventive immunization in Chile, at year 1896, with the creation of the first service for rabies vaccination and la descentralización of preventive treatment from year 1929. Figures of human cases produced by this zoonosis between 1950 and 1986 are described, señalándose changes that occurred in local epidemiology of rabies since 1990, with an endemic pattern in bats and almost disappearance of canine rabies.

Nonintrusive Diagnostic Strategies for Arcjet Stream Characterization

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2000-04-01

lowpassfiltr. Te aco hinationd of8-0 .3o no M chromaitor sa rta ...... ecdeutcrium lamp’"._• 94 nom Fiber 4- ugt ap Fig. 8. Experimental setup for electrode e...and C. Park, "Stagnation Point Heat lish the validity of this hypothesis, but the spatially Transfer Rate in Nitrogen Plasma Flows: Theory 3B-35 and...R. Loudon, The Quantum Theory of Light, 2nd Ed., Seattle, WA, June, (1990). Clarendon Press, Oxford, pp. 344-347, (1986). 40. W. J. Marinelli, W. J

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Aquatic Plant Control Research Program (25th) Held in Orlando, Florida on 26-30 November 1990

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1991-06-01

to locate and treat pioneering aquatic plants in late spring to assist in populations prior to their rapid expansion the formulation of treatment... Demography Wulff, R. D. 1986a. "Seed Size Variation in and Its Consequences for Potamogeton Desmodium paniculatum; I. Factors Af- pectinatus L...formed by the confluence of the include longevity of the method, constant fish- Wateree and Congaree Rivers. The Wateree feeding activity against

Migration of fallout radiocaesium in a grassland soil from 1986 to 2001. Part I: activity-depth profiles of (134)Cs and (137)Cs.

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Schimmack, W; Schultz, W

2006-09-15

The temporal changes of the vertical distribution of (134)Cs (deposited by the Chernobyl fallout in 1986) and (137)Cs (deposited by the Chernobyl and the global fallout) in the soil were investigated at an undisturbed Bavarian grassland site in Germany. At ten sampling dates between 1986 and 2001, the activity density of (134)Cs and (137)Cs was determined in various soil layers down to 80 cm depth. In 2001, the small-scale spatial variability of the radiocaesium activity was determined by sampling five plots within 10 m(2) (coefficient of variation about 20% for the upper soil layers). Between 1987 and 1990, substantial changes of the activity-depth profiles were observed. The percentage depth distributions of (134)Cs and (137)Cs were rather similar. The 50%-depth of the accumulated activity increased from 2.4 cm in 1988 to 5.3 cm in 2001 for (134)Cs and from 2.7 to 5.8 cm for (137)Cs. This indicates that at the study site the migration data of Chernobyl-derived (137)Cs can be estimated by those of total (137)Cs. In the second part of this study, the activity-depth profiles will be evaluated by the convection-dispersion model [Schimmack, W, Feria Márquez, F. Migration of fallout radiocaesium in a grassland soil from 1986 to 2001. Part II: Evaluation of the activity-depth profiles by transport models. Sci Total Environ 2006-this issue].

The effects of price competition and reduced subsidies for uncompensated care on hospital mortality.

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Volpp, Kevin G M; Ketcham, Jonathan D; Epstein, Andrew J; Williams, Sankey V

2005-08-01

To determine whether hospital mortality rates changed in New Jersey after implementation of a law that changed hospital payment from a regulated system based on hospital cost to price competition with reduced subsidies for uncompensated care and whether changes in mortality rates were affected by hospital market conditions. State discharge data for New Jersey and New York from 1990 to 1996. Study Design. We used an interrupted time series design to compare risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality rates between states over time. We compared the effect sizes in markets with different levels of health maintenance organization penetration and hospital market concentration and tested the sensitivity of our results to different approaches to defining hospital markets. The study sample included all patients under age 65 admitted to New Jersey or New York hospitals with stroke, hip fracture, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, congestive heart failure, hip fracture, or acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Mortality among patients in New Jersey improved less than in New York by 0.4 percentage points among the insured (p=.07) and 0.5 percentage points among the uninsured (p=.37). There was a relative increase in mortality for patients with AMI, congestive heart failure, and stroke, especially for uninsured patients with these conditions, but not for patients with the other four conditions we studied. Less competitive hospital markets were significantly associated with a relative decrease in mortality among insured patients. Market-based reforms may adversely affect mortality for some conditions but it appears the effects are not universal. Insured patients in less competitive markets fared better in the transition to price competition.

Rank-Order Distribution of Administrative Salaries Paid, 1985-86. Nineteenth Annual Report.

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Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville. Office of Institutional Research.

Results of a survey of salaries of full-time administrators at public, doctoral-granting institutions for 1985-1986 are presented. Rank order distributions of 12-month administrative salaries are provided for 156 state universities in 49 states and 33 university systems in 27 states. Salary data for 151 universities in 47 states are also arranged…

IBM Academic Information Systems University AEP Conference: "Tools for Learning" (2nd, San Diego, California, April 5-8, 1986). Agenda [and Abstracts].

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International Business Machines Corp., Milford, CT. Academic Information Systems.

This agenda lists activities scheduled for the second IBM (International Business Machines) Academic Information Systems University AEP (Advanced Education Projects) Conference, which was designed to afford the universities participating in the IBM-sponsored AEPs an opportunity to demonstrate their AEP experiments in educational computing. In…

Employment Migration among Graduates of Southern Land-Grant Universities.

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Ballweg, John A.; Li, Li

This study examined the migration patterns of graduates from southern land-grant universities in an attempt to determine the characteristics of graduates who leave the state where they received the degree and their reasons for moving. The data were collected in 1986-87 by a survey of 1,858 graduates of southern land-grant universities who had…

Determinants of interest rates on tax-exempt hospital bonds.

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Grossman, M; Goldman, F; Nesbitt, S W; Mobilia, P

1993-12-01

The aim of this paper is to examine the determinants of interest rates on tax-exempt hospital bonds. The results highlight the potential and actual roles of Federal and state policy in the determination of these rates. The shift to a Prospective Payment System under Medicare has subsidized the borrowing costs of some hospitals at the expense of others. The selection of underwriters by negotiation rather than by competitive bidding results in higher interest rates. The Federal tax act of 1986 raised the cost of hospital debt by encouraging bond issues to contain call features.

Houston Baptist University Academic Advising Handbook, 1986-1987.

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Ford, Jerry

A handbook for academic advisers at Houston Baptist University (HBU) is presented. Attention is directed to: definitions of advising, roles of academic advisers, behavioral objectives, limitations of academic advising, adviser and advisee responsibilities, and information pertaining to specific HBU departments and regulations. Additional topics…

Evaluation of the peer teaching program at the University Children´s Hospital Essen - a single center experience.

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Büscher, Rainer; Weber, Dominik; Büscher, Anja; Hölscher, Maite; Pohlhuis, Sandra; Groes, Bernhard; Hoyer, Peter F

2013-01-01

Since 1986 medical students at the University Children's Hospital Essen are trained as peers in a two week intensive course in order to teach basic paediatric examination techniques to younger students. Student peers are employed by the University for one year. Emphasis of the peer teaching program is laid on the mediation of affective and sensomotorical skills e.g. get into contact with parents and children, as well as manual paediatric examination techniques. The aim of this study is to analyse whether student peers are able to impart specific paediatric examination skills as good as an experienced senior paediatric lecturer. 123 students were randomly assigned to a group with either a senior lecturer or a student peer teacher. Following one-hour teaching-sessions in small groups students had to demonstrate the learned skills in a 10 minute modified OSCE. In comparison to a control group consisting of 23 students who never examined a child before, both groups achieved a significantly better result. Medical students taught by student peers almost reached the same examination result as the group taught by paediatric teachers (21,7±4,1 vs. 22,6±3,6 of 36 points, p=0,203). Especially the part of the OSCE where exclusively practical skills where examined revealed no difference between the two groups (7,44±2,15 vs. 7,97±1,87 of a maximum of 16 points, p=0,154). The majority of students (77%) evaluated peer teaching as stimulating and helpful. The results of this quantitative teaching study reveal that peer teaching of selected skills can be a useful addition to classical paediatric teaching classes.

Bracketed morality revisited: how do athletes behave in two contexts?

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Kavussanu, Maria; Boardley, Ian D; Sagar, Sam S; Ring, Christopher

2013-10-01

The concept of bracketed morality has received empirical support in several sport studies (e.g., Bredemeier & Shields, 1986a, 1986b). However, these studies have focused on moral reasoning. In this research, we examined bracketed morality with respect to moral behavior in sport and university contexts, in two studies. Male and female participants (Study 1: N = 331; Study 2: N = 372) completed questionnaires assessing prosocial and antisocial behavior toward teammates and opponents in sport and toward other students at university. Study 2 participants also completed measures of moral disengagement and goal orientation in both contexts. In most cases, behavior in sport was highly correlated with behavior at university. In addition, participants reported higher prosocial behavior toward teammates and higher antisocial behavior toward opponents in sport than toward other students at university. The effects of context on antisocial behavior were partially mediated by moral disengagement and ego orientation. Our findings extend the bracketed morality concept to prosocial and antisocial behavior.

Six year trend of neonatal septicaemia in a large Malaysian maternity hospital.

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Boo, N Y; Chor, C Y

1994-02-01

A study carried out in the Maternity Hospital, Kuala Lumpur over a 6 year period from 1986 to 1991, showed that the annual rates of septicaemia ranged from 5.2 to 10.2/100 admissions. Septicaemia accounted for between 11.0 to 30.4% of all neonatal deaths. The case fatality ratios ranged from 23.0 to 52.2%, being highest in 1989 when basic facilities were compromised. Low birthweight neonates accounted for 55.5% of those with septicaemia. The most common causative organisms were Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus in 1986 and 1987, but from 1988 Klebsiella species became the most common. More than 50% of neonatal septicaemia occurred after the age of 2 days. The results of the study demonstrated the dynamism of infection control: when control measures introduced earlier were not sustained, outbreaks of nosocomial infection recurred or worsened.

Tax Reform Act of 1986: implications and trends.

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Harris, R F

1988-10-01

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 contains several changes that substantially reduce economic flexibility for not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems. These changes, involving limited partnerships, investment tax credit, depreciation, and income deferral plans, among other items, carry several implications. Tax-motivated joint ventures will no longer be attractive to physician investors, donations to hospitals are expected to decline by up to 15 percent, and flexibility in attracting and retaining high-caliber employees is reduced. Efforts to reduce the federal budget deficit and renewed scrutiny of unrelated business income further jeopardize economic flexibility. Another threat is intensified Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of Form 990, which is filed by all not-for-profit organizations with $25,000 or more in annual gross receipts, and Form 990T, which is used to report unrelated business income. Measures to protect facilities' economic flexibility include careful return preparation, alternative recruitment tactics, objective opinions, refusal of high-risk deals, and outside appraisals.

Assessment of carpool utilization of the Katy high-occupancy vehicle lane and the characteristics of Houston's HOV lane users and nonusers. Final research report, Sep 84-Aug 91

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Bullard, D.L.

1991-10-01

The report documents data collected in the Katy Freeway corridor in October 1990, 66 months or 5.5 years after carpool utilization of the Katy HOV Lane began. The 1990 data are compared to similar data collected before carpool utilization was permitted (March 1985) and after carpool utilization was permitted (April 1986, October 1987, October 1988 and October 1989). These comparisons address numerous concerns and provide an indication of the effectiveness of allowing carpools onto the Katy HOV Lane. Also included in the report are summaries of survey data collected along the Katy, North, Northwest and Gulf Freeway/HOV Lane corridors frommore » April 1985 through October 1990. The primary intent of these surveys was to: (1) determine perceptions of HOV lane utilization; (2) identify why commuters have chosen their present travel mode; and (3) assess attitudes and impacts pertaining to the HOV lanes. Demographic data and data concerning general travel characteristics were also collected.« less

Adenoviral hemorrhagic disease in California mule deer, 1990-2014.

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Woods, Leslie W; Schumaker, Brant A; Pesavento, Patricia A; Crossley, Beate M; Swift, Pamela K

2018-03-01

We reviewed case records from the California Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) laboratory and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) spanning 25 years (1990-2014) for all deer accessions submitted to CAHFS for pathology and/or histopathology, with and without a diagnosis of adenoviral hemorrhagic disease (AHD), in order to determine the prevalence of AHD in California. We also examined spatial and temporal distribution, age, and mule deer subspecies in deer that died from AHD. Of 483 deer submitted to CAHFS for diagnostic testing in 1990-2014, 17.2% were diagnosed with confirmed AHD, and 26.5% were confirmed plus suspected cases of AHD. Columbian black-tailed deer ( Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), particularly fawns and juveniles, were most frequently affected. Deer adenovirus ( Odocoileus adenovirus 1; OdAdV-1) was detected by immunohistochemistry in archived CDFW formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues from deer that died in mortality events in 1981, 1983, and 1986-1987. OdAdV-1 is a common cause of hemorrhagic disease mortality events in California deer, and mortality as a result of AHD is documented as early as 1981.

Seismic Surveillance. Nuclear Test Ban Verification

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1990-02-26

e.g., see Matthews and Cheadle, 1986). To summarize, data processing tied to 8 msec sampling is a bit coarse for the sedimentary column but...Continental Extensional Tectonics. Geological Society Special Publication No. 28, 53-65. Matthews , D.H. and Cheadle, M.J. 1986: Deep Reflections from the...Laboratory P. 0. Box 73 P.O. Box 1620 Lexington, MA 02173-0073 (3 copies) La Jolla, CA 92038-1620 Prof Fred K. Lamb Prof. William Menke University of

Pre-College Science and Mathematics Teachers: Supply, Demand, and Quality

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1990-12-01

The most recent mathematics assessment from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that "most students, even at age 17, do not...teachers in most states over the past decade (Association for School, College, and University Staffing ( ASCUS ), 1984, 1986), and there is some...physics and chemistry, for a number of years (Howe and Gerlovich, 1982; ASCUS , 1986). Other data suggest that many new mathematics and science teachers

Space medicine research publications: 1984-1986

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Wallace, Janice S.

1988-01-01

A list is given of the publications of investigators supported by the Biomedical Research and Clinical Medicine Programs of the Space Medicine and Biology Branch, Life Sciences Division, Office of Space Science and Applications. It includes publications entered into the Life Sciences Bibliographic Database by the George Washington University as of December 31, 1986. Publications are organized into the following subject areas: Clinical Medicine, Space Human Factors, Musculoskeletal, Radiation and Environmental Health, Regulatory Physiology, Neuroscience, and Cardiopulmonary.

Mexican American Women's Activism at Indiana University in the 1990s

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Hernandez, Ebelia

2013-01-01

This article offers a historical analysis of documents and narratives from Mexican American women that reflect the tumultuous 1990s at Indiana University. Their recollections reveal how they became activists, the racist incidents that compelled them into activism, and the racial tensions and backlash towards identity politics felt by students of…

Geographic Origins of Students, Fall 1990. Volume II.

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State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research.

This report (the second of three volumes) presents the results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the fall 1990 term. The report presents data on all credit-course students and all institutions of the State University system. Volume…

College and University Employee Retirement and Insurance Benefits Cost Survey, 1990.

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Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, New York, NY. College Retirement Equities Fund.

This report, the seventh in a regular biennial survey series, provides standardized comparative information on expenditures by colleges and universities for employee retirement and insurance benefits in 25 tables and 5 charts. The data, collected in 1990 from 634 institutions, reflect information supplied for either fiscal or calendar year 1989.…

Reaching the Children: Universal Child Immunization by 1990. Development Education Kit.

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United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. United States Committee.

The goal of the Universal Child Immunization Program, adopted by the World Health Organization in 1977, is to inoculate by 1990, every child in the world against measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, tuberculosis, and polio. By 1987, nearly 80 countries had undertaken or were planning immunization programs. These diseases, combined with…

[The European Working Time Directive and surgical residents' expertise: no effect on the number of operations].

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Guicherit, Onno R

2015-01-01

Residents' working hours in the Netherlands were first capped in the early 1990 s. In 2003, European legislation consolidated restrictions to a 48-hour week. No adverse effects were seen on the number of surgical operations performed either in the first or the second decade following these measures. Either the effect on surgical training is minimal, or the number of operations carried out during a residency is not a meaningful indicator of its quality. Personalized modular rotations in both university and teaching hospitals are needed for residents with sub-specializations. Training activities, in combination with more supervision, have to focus on a broader set of competencies beyond simply mastering surgical procedures.

Does the prescriptive lifestyle of Seventh-day Adventists provide 'immunity' from the secular effects of changes in BMI?

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Kent, Lillian M; Worsley, Anthony

2009-04-01

To examine the effect of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) membership on 'immunity' to the secular effects of changes in BMI. Three independent, cross-sectional, screening surveys conducted by Sydney Adventist Hospital in 1976, 1986 and 1988 and a survey conducted among residents of Melbourne in 2006. Two hundred and fifty-two SDA and 464 non-SDA in 1976; 166 SDA and 291 non-SDA in 1986; 120 SDA and 300-non SDA in 1988; and 251 SDA and 294 non-SDA in 2006. Height and weight measured by hospital staff in 1976, 1986 and 1988; self-reported by respondents in 2006. The mean BMI of non-SDA men increased between 1986 and 2006 (P < 0.001) but did not change for SDA men or non-SDA women. Despite small increases in SDA women's mean BMI (P = 0.030) between 1988 and 2006, this was no different to that of SDA men and non-SDA women in 2006. The diet and eating patterns of SDA men and women were more 'prudent' than those of non-SDA men and women, including more fruit, vegetables, grains, nuts and legumes, and less alcohol, meat, sweetened drinks and coffee. Many of these factors were found to be predictors of lower BMI. The 'prudent' dietary and lifestyle prescriptions of SDA men appear to have 'immunised' them to the secular effects of changes that occurred among non-SDA men's BMI. The dietary and lifestyle trends of SDA women did not reflect the increase in their BMI observed in 2006.

Research productivity in select psychology journals, 1986-2008.

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Mahoney, Kevin T; Buboltz, Walter C; Calvert, Barbara; Hoffmann, Rebecca

2010-01-01

Examination of research productivity has a long history in psychology. Journals across psychology have periodically published research-productivity studies. An analysis of institutional research productivity was conducted for 17 journals published by the American Psychological Association for the years 1986-2008. This analysis implemented two methodologies: one a replication and extension of G. S. Howard, D. A. Cole, and S. E. Maxwell's (1987) method, the other a new method designed to give credit to psychology departments rather than only overall institutions. A system of proportional credit assured all articles with multiple institutions received credit. Results show that for the 23-year period, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was ranked 1st, followed by the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Overall, results showed both consistency and change across all journals examined. The authors explore the implications of these findings in the context of the current academic environment.

The Impact of Hypothyroidism and Heart Failure on Hospitalization Risk.

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Ro, Kevin; Yuen, Alexander D; Du, Lin; Ro, Clarissa C; Seger, Christian D; Yeh, Michael W; Leung, Angela M; Rhee, Connie M

2018-06-13

Prior studies suggest that the relationship between hypothyroidism and mortality is dependent on underlying cardiovascular risk. Little is known about the association of hypothyroidism with hospitalization risk, and how these associations are modified by cardiovascular status. We examined the association of thyroid status, defined by serum thyrotropin (TSH), with hospitalization risk among patients who received care from a large university-based tertiary care center over 1990-2015. Thyroid status was categorized as hypothyroidism vs. euthyroidism (TSH >4.7 vs. 0.3-4.7mIU/L, respectively). We examined the relationship between thyroid status and hospitalization risk stratified by cardiovascular status using multivariable Cox models. Among 52,856 patients who met eligibility criteria, 49,791 (94.2%) had euthyroidism and 3,065 (5.8%) had hypothyroidism. In analyses stratified by congestive heart failure (CHF) status, compared to euthyroidism, hypothyroidism was associated with higher risk of hospitalization in those with CHF but slightly lower risk in those without CHF (adjusted HRs [aHRs] [95%CI] 1.86 [1.17-2.94] and 0.95 [0.92-0.99], respectively; p-interaction=0.006). In sensitivity analyses accounting for death as a competing event, underlying coronary artery disease (CAD) modified the hypothyroidism-hospitalization relationship, such that stronger associations were observed among those with vs. without CAD. In competing risk analyses, hypothyroidism was associated with higher vs. lower risk of hospitalization among those with vs. without cerebrovascular disease, respectively. Hypothyroidism is associated with higher hospitalization risk among patients with underlying cardiovascular disease. Future studies are needed to determine whether correction of thyroid status with replacement therapy ameliorates hospitalization risk in this population.

University Library Online Reference Service Program Plan, 1986/87.

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Koga, James S.

This program plan for online reference service--the individualized assistance provided to a library patron using an online system--at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, covers the areas of funding, eligibility for online services, search request eligibility, database eligibility, management of online services, reference faculty…

Deferred Compensation for Personnel of Tax-Exempt Universities: Effective Use of Section 403(b) Plans.

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Crain, John L.; And Others

1989-01-01

Under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 many university employees are no longer able to make tax deductible contributions to an IRA. Several alternative plans of action are discussed including tax-deferred annuities. Tax planning strategies are offered. (MLW)

Collaboration Around Research and Education (CARE) in Prostate Cancer

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2009-02-01

Nurse Licensure August 1972 - November 2009 Specialty certification( s ) and dates (Month/Day/Year): St. Margaret’s Hospital , Boston...Effectiveness of pediatric primary care. J. S . O’Shea & E.W. Collins, (Eds.), in Physical And Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. 2. Price M.M...1986). Diagnosis and management of the hospitalized child. H.B. Levy, S.H. Sheldon, & R.F. Sulayman (Eds.), in Physical and Occupational Therapy in

[Prevalence and costs of tuberculin screening performed at Altopiano di Asiago (Vicenza) during a decade].

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Demi, M

1997-01-01

We determined the results of Tuberculosis Skin Test (TST) screening on pediatric population in the Asiago District, Italy, by means of Tine-test. During the period 1986-1995, all schoolchildren born between 1976 and 1988 were Tine-tested at least once. Furthermore all children, 6 months-14 years, hospitalized in the local General Hospital during the same period, 1986-1995, received one Mantoux-test; only the immunologically depressed ones and those who had undergone a Tine-test in the previous 6 months were excluded. A total of 5436 Tine-tests over 3220 schoolchildren were carried out; 1244 children were tested by Mantoux-test during hospitalization; 414 children underwent both of them by chance. 34 schoolchildren (1.07%) were Tine-test positive; only 3 out of them proved to be positive at the following Mantoux-test and therapy was carried out. 5 children out of 1244 proved to be Mantoux-positive during hospitalization; among them only 2 cases of tuberculosis were identified, less than 0,5% of all screned children. Tine-test identified 3 Mantoux-positive children; each of them costed about 9,850 US. It is a moot question if resources should then be directed only towards screening children at high risk of tuberculosis infection.

VizieR Online Data Catalog: The MIT-Green Bank 5GHz Survey (Bennett+, 1986-91)

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Bennett, C. L.; Lawrence, C. R.; Burke, B. F.; Hewitt, J. N.; Mahoney, J.

2003-08-01

The MIT-Green Bank 5GHz survey catalog was produced from four separate surveys with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) 91m transit telescope (Bennett et al., 1986ApJS...61....1B (MG1); Langston et al., 1990ApJS...72..621L (MG2); Griffith et al., 1990ApJS...74..129G (MG3); Griffith et al. 1991ApJS...75..801G (MG4)). The sky coverage of the various surveys is: 00h < RAB < 24h, -00d30'13" < DECB < +19d29'47" for MG1; 04h < RAJ < 21h, +17.0d < DECJ < +39d09' for MG2; 16h30m < RAB < 05h, +17d < DECB < +39d09' for MG3; and 15h30m < RAB < 02h30m, +37.00d < DECB < +50d58'48" for MG4; where RAB and DECB refer to B1950 coordinates, and RAJ and DECJ refer to J2000 coordinates. The catalog contains 20344 sources detected with a signal-to-noise ratio greater than 5 and 3836 possible detections (MG1) with a signal-to-noise ratio less than 5. Spectral indices are computed for MG1 sources also identified in the Texas 365MHz survey (Douglas et al. 1980), and for MG1-MG4 sources also identified in the NRAO 1400MHz Survey (Condon and Broderick 1985). (1 data file).

VizieR Online Data Catalog: The MIT-Green Bank 5GHz Survey (Bennett+, 1986-91)

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Bennett, C. L.; Lawrence, C. R.; Burke, B. F.; Hewitt, J. N.; Mahoney, J.

1999-04-01

The MIT-Green Bank 5 GHz survey catalog was produced from four separate surveys with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) 91m transit telescope (Bennett et al., 1986ApJS...61....1B (MG1); Langston et al., 1990ApJS...72..621L (MG2); Griffith et al., 1990ApJS...74..129G (MG3); Griffith et al. 1991ApJS...75..801G (MG4)). The sky coverage of the various surveys is: 00h < RAB < 24h, -00d30'13" < DECB < +19d29'47" for MG1; 04h < RAJ < 21h, +17.0d < DECJ < +39d09' for MG2; 16h30m < RAB < 05h, +17d < DECB < +39d09' for MG3; and 15h30m < RAB < 02h30m, +37.00d < DECB < +50d58'48" for MG4; where RAB and DECB refer to B1950 coordinates, and RAJ and DECJ refer to J2000 coordinates. The catalog contains 20344 sources detected with a signal-to-noise ratio greater than 5 and 3836 possible detections (MG1) with a signal-to-noise ratio less than 5. Spectral indices are computed for MG1 sources also identified in the Texas 365 MHz survey (Douglas et al. 1980), and for MG1-MG4 sources also identified in the NRAO 1400 MHz Survey (Condon and Broderick 1985). (1 data file).

Financial Report on Ontario Universities, 1986-87. Volume 1, Universities. Report 87-6.

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Data on the total revenue and expenses and changes in fund balances of the 21 provincially-assisted universities of Ontario are provided for the fiscal year ending in 1987. The categories and definitions used to present financial data are explained. In addition to financial data for each institution, summary information for all schools on a…

The Effect of Surface Topography on the Nonlinear Dynamics of Rossby Waves

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Abarzhi, S. I.; Desjardins, O.; Pitsch, H.

2003-01-01

Boussinesq convection in rotating systems attracts a sustained attention of the fluid dynamics community, because it has intricate non-linear dynamics (Cross & Hohenberg 1993) and plays an important role in geophysical and astrophysical applications, such as the motion of the liquid outer core of Earth, the Red Spot in Jupiter, the giant cells in the Sun etc. (Alridge et al. 1990). A fundamental distinction between the real geo- and astrophysical problems and the idealized laboratory studies is that natural systems are inhomogeneous (Alridge et al. 1990). Heterogeneities modulate the flow and influence significantly the dynamics of convective patterns (Alridge et al. 1990; Hide 1971). The effect of modulations on pattern formation and transition to turbulence in Boussinesq convection is far from being completely understood (Cross & Hohenberg 1993; Aranson & Kramer 2002). It is generally accepted that in the liquid outer core of the Earth the transport of the angular momentum and internal heat occurs via thermal Rossby waves (Zhang et al. 2001; Kuang & Bloxham 1999). These waves been visualized in laboratory experiments in rotating liquid-filled spheres and concentric spherical shells (Zhang et al. 2001; Kuang & Bloxham 1999). The basic dynamical features of Rossby waves have been reproduced in a cylindrical annulus, a system much simpler than the spherical ones (Busse & Or 1986; Or & Busse 1987). For convection in a cylindrical annulus, the fluid motion is two-dimensional, and gravity is replaced by a centrifugal force, (Busse & Or 1986; Or & Busse 1987). Hide (1971) has suggested that the momentum and heat transport in the core might be influenced significantly by so-called bumps, which are heterogeneities on the mantle-core boundary. To model the effect of surface topography on the transport of momentum and energy in the liquid outer core of the Earth, Bell & Soward (1996), Herrmann & Busse (1998) and Westerburg & Busse (2001) have studied the nonlinear dynamics of thermal Rossby waves in a cylindrical annulus with azimuthally modulated height.

Using the Feature Exchange Language in the Next Generation Controller

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1990-08-01

IFCTE DEC 28 The Robotics InstituteCarnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 LI 4 August 1990 Copyright 0 1990 Carnegie Mellon University The work...ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER The Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University CMU-RI-TR-90-19 Pittsburgh, PA...Basic Syntax 3.1.1. The Grammar The design of FEL syntax is based on a few simple concepts: (1) sentences, (2) verbs, (3) attributes with associated

The Postindustrial University: Fiscal Crisis and the Changing Structure of Academic Labour.

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Barrow, Clyde W.

This paper, in reflecting on socioeconomic trends that will affect higher education in the 1990s, argues for a "postindustrial" university model. The paper predicts that the current fiscal crisis in American higher education will persist throughout the 1990s as a result of: (1) slowly rising state appropriations, (2) market constrains on…

Glass Ceiling in Academic Administration in Turkey: 1990s versus 2000s

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Gunluk-Senesen, Gulay

2009-01-01

This paper assesses the glass ceiling for academics in the Turkish universities with reference to top administration positions: rectors and deans. Glass ceiling indicators show that the glass ceiling thickened from the 1990s to late 2000s. The findings are discussed against the background of the transformation in the Turkish universities in the…

American Catholic Higher Education. Essential Documents, 1967-1990.

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Gallin, Alice, Ed.

This reference volume contains the texts of documents pertinent to the development of Catholic higher education during the years from 1967 to 1990. The documents reveal church officials' and university presidents' collaborative efforts to address the questions of what it means it mean to be a university or college and what it means for such an…

Relationship of Diet to Small and Large Adenomas of the Sigmoid Colon

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Imanishi, Koji; Shinchi, Koichi; Yanai, Fumio

1993-01-01

The relation of dietary factors to the risk of adenomas of the sigmoid colon was examined in men receiving a retirement health examination at the Self‐Defense Forces Fukuoka Hospital between October 1986 and 1990. A total of 187 adenoma cases and 1557 controls with normal colonoscopy were identified in the series. Cases were further classified into small‐adenoma (<5 mm, n=78) and large‐adenoma (≥5 mm, n=67) groups. The consumptions of selected foods and beverages were ascertained before colonoscopy by means of a self‐administered questionnaire. After adjustment for smoking, alcohol use, rank and body mass index, low rice consumption and high meat intake were independently associated with an increased risk of large adenomas. The risk of small adenomas was not related to either rice consumption or meat intake. Adjusted odds ratios of large adenomas for the low, intermediate and high consumption levels of rice were estimated to be 1.0 (referent), 0.83 and 0.43, respectively (trend P= 0.08), and the corresponding figures for meat consumption were 1.0 (referent), 1.58 and 2.38, respectively (trend P=0.02). The findings suggest that low rice consumption and high meat intake may promote the growth of colon adenomas, thereby increasing the risk of colon cancer. PMID:8449821

Compilation of 1986 Annual Reports of the Navy ELF (Extremely Low Frequency) Communications System Ecological Monitoring Program. Volume 2. TABS D-G.

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1987-07-01

8217. -. , i U ELF ECOLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRAM INDEX OF 1986 ANNUAL REPORTS A. Herbaceous Plant Cover and Tree Studies \\ Michigan Technological University...SUBCONTRACT NUMBER EO 6549-84-C-005 LELF Communications System Ecological Monitoring Program BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON POLLINATING INSECTS: MEGACHILID...such as those in the vicinity of the ELF antenna because they are pollinators of flowering plants , and are therefore important to the reproductive

Atmospheric Turbulence Measurements in Support of Adaptive Optics Technology

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1989-03-01

Nieuwstadt and Brost (1986) performed a large eddy simulation model study of the decay of convective turbulence. We can use the TKE budget equation to...gradients and advections, M.S. thesis, Pennsylvania State University. Nieuwstadt, F.T.M., and R.A. Brost , 1986: The decay of convective turbulence. ,L...P.O Box 261 Puunene, Maui, HI 96784 AFWALIAAWW-3 ATTN: Mr. George Vogel Wright-Patterson AFB..OH 45433-6543 DL-4 Perkin-Elmer ATTN: Mr. NeufieLd GSO

Learning and Adaptive Hybrid Systems for Nonlinear Control

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1991-05-01

34 Invention Report, S81-64, File 1, Office of Technology Liscensirig, Stanford University, 1982. [Ros62J Rosenblatt, F., Principles of Neurodynamics ...Explorations in the Microstructure of Cognition , vol. 1, Rumelhart, D., and J. McClelland, ed., MIT Press, Carbnbdge, MA, 1986. [RI-1W86] Rumnelhart, D., 0...Microstructure of Cognition , vol. 1, Rumelhart, D., and J. McClelland, ed., MIT Pres, Cambridge, MA, 1986. [Sain67] Samuel, A., "Some Studies in Machine Learning

Prospects for College and University Fund Raising.

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Hoeflich, M. H.

1987-01-01

Changes in fund raising because of the implementation of the 1986 Tax Reform Act are discussed. The impact on individual and corporate donors is described. Universities and colleges must increase their efforts on the state level to assure themselves a fair share of any windfall revenues and bond-issuance authority. (MLW)

Educational Computing. Annual Report, 1984-1985.

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Yeaman, Andrew R. J.

Divided into three major sections, this report documents the introduction and first year of the educational computing program, introduced at the University of Maine at Presque Isle in 1985 and discontinued in 1986. The first section provides details on the program: its goals, the baccalaureate degree, and a proposed university certificate for…

Shaw University Regains Its Momentum.

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Nicklin, Julie L.

1994-01-01

Shaw University (North Carolina), a black institution near closing in 1986, has reorganized its finances and remade its image under a new president. It has since renovated buildings, lowered its debt, operated on a balanced budget for five years, built a substantial endowment, doubled its enrollment, and provided regular faculty raises. (MSE)

Passive Infrared Detection of Microburst Induced Low Level Wind Shear

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1990-05-17

ring vortex breaks up as the microburst matures. Some rotor microbursts develops from larger scale macrobursts and gust fronts. From Fujita (1985) 2.2...Canada, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 638-645. , 1985:" The Downburst; Microburst and Macroburst ", University of Chicago, SRMP, University of Chicago. , 1986

High risk of brain tumors in military personnel: a case control study.

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Fallahi, P; Elia, G; Foddis, R; Cristaudo, A; Antonelli, A

2017-01-01

Scientific literature suggests a relationship between military occupation and the development of brain tumors, but no italian study has investigated on the impact of this job on the brain cancer morbidity. In this a study information were obtained from patients recruited in the Neurosurgical Department of the University-Hospital of Pisa, Italy, from 1990 to 1999. The study has been conducted as a case-control study. 161, newly diagnosed cases of brain tumors (glioma and meningiomas, histologically confirmed), were recruited, such as 483 controls (with other non tumoral neurologic diseases: trauma, hemorrhagic brain disorders, aneurism, etc), by matching cases and controls (1:3), for age (± 5 years) and gender. Cases and controls were interviewed in the Neurosurgical Department, University-Hospital of Pisa, Italy, and the occupational histories of cases and controls were compared. Cases and controls have showed a statistically significant difference, based on their occupation (military vs. non-military occupation). A statistically significant association was seen between brain tumors and military occupation among evaluated patients (p=0.013). Further studies regarding this population group are needed, to determine the causes for the increased risk of this cancer. Furthermore, a subsequent reevaluation in other patients collected in more recent years will be needed to evaluate the trend of this association.

Trends in presenting characteristics and hospital mortality among patients with ST elevation and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction from 1990 to 2006.

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Rogers, William J; Frederick, Paul D; Stoehr, Edna; Canto, John G; Ornato, Joseph P; Gibson, C Michael; Pollack, Charles V; Gore, Joel M; Chandra-Strobos, Nisha; Peterson, Eric D; French, William J

2008-12-01

Although ST elevation (STEMI) and non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction (AMI) have been the focus of intense clinical investigation, limited information exists on characteristics and hospital mortality of patients not enrolled in clinical trials. Previous large databases have reported declining mortality of patients with STEMI but have not noted substantial mortality change among those with NSTEMI. The National Registry of Myocardial Infarction enrolled 2,515,106 patients at 2,157 US hospitals from 1990 to 2006. Of these, we evaluated 1,950,561 with diagnoses reflecting acute myocardial ischemia on admission. From 1990 to 2006, the proportion of NSTEMI increased from 14.2% to 59.1% (P < .0001), whereas the proportion of STEMI decreased. Mean age increased (from 64.1 to 66.4 years, P < .0001) as did the proportion of females (from 32.4% to 37.0%, P < .0001). Patients were less likely to report prior angina, prior AMI, or family history of coronary artery disease but more likely to report history of diabetes, hypertension, current smoking, heart failure, prior revascularization, stroke, and hyperlipidemia. From 1994 to 2006, hospital mortality fell among all patients (10.4% to 6.3%), STEMI (11.5% to 8.0%), and NSTEMI (7.1% to 5.2%), (all P < .0001). After adjustment for baseline covariates, hospital mortality fell among all patients by 23.6% (odds ratio [OR] 0.764, 95% CI 0.744-0.785), STEMI by 24.2% (OR 0.758, 0.732-0.784), and NSTEMI by 22.6% (OR 0.774, 0.741-0.809), all P < .001. This large, observational database from 1990 to 2006 shows increasing prevalence of NSTEMI and, despite higher risk profile on presentation, falling risk-adjusted hospital mortality in patients with either STEMI or NSTEMI.

Evaluations of children who have disclosed sexual abuse via facilitated communication.

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Botash, A S; Babuts, D; Mitchell, N; O'Hara, M; Lynch, L; Manuel, J

1994-12-01

To review the findings of interdisciplinary team evaluations of children who disclosed sexual abuse via facilitated communication. Case series. Tertiary care hospital outpatient child sexual abuse program in central New York. Between January 1990 and March 1993, 13 children who disclosed sexual abuse via facilitated communication and were referred to a university hospital child abuse referral and evaluation center. The range of previously determined developmental diagnosis included mental retardation, speech delay, and autism. None. Medical records were reviewed for (1) disclosure, (2) physical evidence, (3) child's behavioral and medical history, (4) disclosures by siblings, (5) perpetrator's confession, (6) child protective services determinations, and (7) court findings. Four children had evidence of sexual abuse: two had physical findings consistent with sexual abuse, one also disclosed the allegation verbally, and one perpetrator confessed. These results neither support nor refute validation of facilitated communication. However, many children had other evidence of sexual abuse, suggesting that each child's case should be evaluated without bias.

Nature of Persecutors and Their Behaviors in the Delusions of Schizophrenia: Changes between the 1990s and the 2000s

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Oh, Hyun Young; Kim, Daeho

2012-01-01

Objective Research suggests that the contents of delusions in schizophrenia are influenced by culture and social environment. However, few studies have investigated the chronological change of such delusions within a society. To investigate specifically the changes in the persecutory delusions of schizophrenia that have occurred over time, we compared the nature of the persecutors and their persecutory behaviors among inpatients with schizophrenia. Methods All admissions to the psychiatric unit of Hanyang University Guri Hospital with discharge diagnoses of schizophrenia during two different five-year time frames (1996-2000 and 2006-2010) were reviewed. From their inpatient medical records, we investigated the descriptions of persecutors and their persecutory behaviors in the delusions of 124 patients (54 in the1990s and 72 in the 2000s). Results Overall, persecutory behaviors and nature of persecutors in the delusions of schizophrenia did not differ between the two time frames. However, subgroup analysis revealed that in women but not in men, rejection as a persecutory behavior was significantly higher in the 1990s (p<0.05). Conclusion The ten-year time interval may be too short to find significant changes in delusional content in general. However, our additional finding in women may be a result of the tremendous change in status of Korean women during the last decade. PMID:23251194

FIRST Quantum-(1980)-Computing DISCOVERY in Siegel-Rosen-Feynman-...A.-I. Neural-Networks: Artificial(ANN)/Biological(BNN) and Siegel FIRST Semantic-Web and Siegel FIRST ``Page''-``Brin'' ``PageRank'' PRE-Google Search-Engines!!!

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Rosen, Charles; Siegel, Edward Carl-Ludwig; Feynman, Richard; Wunderman, Irwin; Smith, Adolph; Marinov, Vesco; Goldman, Jacob; Brine, Sergey; Poge, Larry; Schmidt, Erich; Young, Frederic; Goates-Bulmer, William-Steven; Lewis-Tsurakov-Altshuler, Thomas-Valerie-Genot; Ibm/Exxon Collaboration; Google/Uw Collaboration; Microsoft/Amazon Collaboration; Oracle/Sun Collaboration; Ostp/Dod/Dia/Nsa/W.-F./Boa/Ubs/Ub Collaboration

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Belew[Finding Out About, Cambridge(2000)] and separately full-decade pre-Page/Brin/Google FIRST Siegel-Rosen(Machine-Intelligence/Atherton)-Feynman-Smith-Marinov(Guzik Enterprises/Exxon-Enterprises/A.-I./Santa Clara)-Wunderman(H.-P.) [IBM Conf. on Computers and Mathematics, Stanford(1986); APS Mtgs.(1980s): Palo Alto/Santa Clara/San Francisco/...(1980s) MRS Spring-Mtgs.(1980s): Palo Alto/San Jose/San Francisco/...(1980-1992) FIRST quantum-computing via Bose-Einstein quantum-statistics(BEQS) Bose-Einstein CONDENSATION (BEC) in artificial-intelligence(A-I) artificial neural-networks(A-N-N) and biological neural-networks(B-N-N) and Siegel[J. Noncrystalline-Solids 40, 453(1980); Symp. on Fractals..., MRS Fall-Mtg., Boston(1989)-5-papers; Symp. on Scaling..., (1990); Symp. on Transport in Geometric-Constraint (1990)

Health Reform in Ceará: the process of decentralisation in the 1990s

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Medeiros, Regianne Leila Rolim; Atkinson, Sarah

2015-01-01

The objective of this article is to offer an overview of the health reform in Ceará focusing on the decentralisation process in the 1990s. The driving factor behind the Brazilian health reform movement was the necessity to reorganise the national health system and overcome inequalities. For the reformists, decentralisation, and together with it the idea of popular participation, is seen as essential to guarantee the fulfilment of the people’s needs and to incorporate their voice in the decision-making processes of the health system. In the state of Ceará, after the 1986 elections, health reform movement members took control over the management of the state Health Secretariat. This is the main cause of the acceleration of the decentralisation process with the transference of responsibility over the management of health care delivery to municipalities. PMID:25729333

Research summary, January 1989 - June 1990

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1990-01-01

The Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science (RIACS) was established at NASA ARC in June of 1983. RIACS is privately operated by the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a consortium of 62 universities with graduate programs in the aerospace sciences, under a Cooperative Agreement with NASA. RIACS serves as the representative of the USRA universities at ARC. This document reports our activities and accomplishments for the period 1 Jan. 1989 - 30 Jun. 1990. The following topics are covered: learning systems, networked systems, and parallel systems.

Feasibility of Investigating Smith-Purcell Free-Electron Laser Configurations by Electron Energy Loss Studies.

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1986-06-09

PROJECT. TASK University of the District of Columbia AREA & WORK UNIT NUMBERS Howard University Washington, D.C. 1" CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND...Arthur N. Thorpe, Ph.D. June 9, 1986 U. S. ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE DAAG29-80-G-0013 University of the District of Columbia and Howard University Approved...701. 1958. 9. Speller, L. C. Ph.D. Dissertation, Howard University . 1971. -’ ~ ~ -. -.. o’ -7- 7_ -. -t - --’~ - LOJ 0L ..c U CL) . ...... - -J

A Study to Determine the Most Efficient Provision of Surgical Care at Darnall Army Community Hospital

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1987-09-01

the health care facility, the nursing staff, the patients , and quality of care. There are several reasons for hospitals to provide ambulatory surgery...Anestnesiologists (ASA) Category 2-- Patients in moderately good health with well controlteC systemic disease. Free standing ambuiatory center (FASC)--is...costs. (GAO/HRO-85-23). Washington, DC: Author.- Health Services Command. (1986, July). The workload management system for nursing: Patient acuity system

Non-Credit Instructional Activities, July 1, 1990, through December 31, 1990, with Trend Information from 1983. Report No. 20-91A.

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State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research.

This report summarizes the responses of the State University of New York (SUNY) constituent institutions to the biannual survey of Non-Credit Instructional Activities for July 1, 1990, through December 31, 1990. Non-Credit Course (NCC) reports one through six are summary reports of the number of non-credit activities and registrations by sex…

Non-Credit Instructional Activities: January 1, 1990 through June 30, 1990 with Trend Information from 1983. OIR Report 20-91.

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State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research.

This report summarizes the responses of the State University of New York (SUNY) constituent institutions to the biannual survey of Non-Credit Instructional Activities for January 1, 1990, through June 30, 1990. The format of the report is as follows: Part 1 includes information on non-credit activities and registrations from a SUNY-wide…

Impact of Discontinued Obstetrical Services in Rural Missouri: 1990-2002

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Sontheimer, Dan; Halverson, Larry W.; Bell, Laird; Ellis, Mark; Bunting, Pamela Wilbanks

2008-01-01

Purpose: This study examines the potential relationship between loss of local obstetrical services and pregnancy outcomes. Methods: Missouri Hospital Association and Missouri Department of Health birth certificate records were used as sources of information. All member hospitals of the Missouri Hospital Association that were located in cities of…

Cultural Diversity in Higher Education: Implications for Hospitality Programs

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Casado, Matt A.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I.

2007-01-01

During the decade of the 1990s, the rapidly changing ethnic composition of our schools and workplace, especially in the hospitality industry, required that attention be given to curriculum content and methods of instruction to accommodate increasing numbers of minority students and employees. Most institutions, including hospitality programs,…

Development Achievements for Fiscal 1990.

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Smoot, Joseph G.

This document presents the Fiscal Year (FY) 1990 report of Kansas' Pittsburg State University's (PSU) development program. The report addresses the annual fund, the campaign for distinction, the PSU foundation, and development plans for FY 1991. It includes an overview of FY 1990 activities and an executive summary. Among the findings presented…

Density of loons in central Alaska

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Lanctot, Richard B.; Quang, Pham Xuan

1992-01-01

Loons breed across North America from the high arctic south to about 43 north latitude. (AOU 1983). Populations, particularly of Common Loons (Gavia immer) have recently declined in the continental U.S. and southern Canada (Sutcliff 1979, Titus and VanDruff 1981, McIntyre 1988). As a result, state and private natural resource organizations began more intensive monitoring of loon populations (in McIntyre 1986, Strong 1988). These surveys, however, are restricted to areas accessible by road, although recently aircraft were used for more remote areas (Lee and Arbuckle 1988, Strong 1990).

Proceedings of the Antenna Applications Symposium Held on 23-25 September 1992. Volume 2

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1993-06-01

Kahrizi, S. M. Rao, and A . R. Djordjevic, "Analysis of arbitrarily shaped microstrip patch anten- nas using the Sommerfeld formulation," Int. J...Trans. Antennas Propagat., vol. AP-34, pp. 905-911, July 1986. [231 W. C. Chew, Z. Nie, and Y. T. Lo, "The effect of feed on the input impedance of a ...microstrip antenna," Microwave & Opt. Technol. Lett., vol. 3, pp. 79-83, Mar. 1990. [24] W. C. Chew, " A quick way to approximate a Sommerfeld -Weyl-type

Legendre modified moments for Euler's constant

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Prévost, Marc

2008-10-01

Polynomial moments are often used for the computation of Gauss quadrature to stabilize the numerical calculation of the orthogonal polynomials, see [W. Gautschi, Computational aspects of orthogonal polynomials, in: P. Nevai (Ed.), Orthogonal Polynomials-Theory and Practice, NATO ASI Series, Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, vol. 294. Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1990, pp. 181-216 [6]; W. Gautschi, On the sensitivity of orthogonal polynomials to perturbations in the moments, Numer. Math. 48(4) (1986) 369-382 [5]; W. Gautschi, On generating orthogonal polynomials, SIAM J. Sci. Statist. Comput. 3(3) (1982) 289-317 [4

An Analysis of the Materiel Fielding Plan for the SINCGARS (Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System) Radio.

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1984-12-01

34 sexy " topic. It is easy to see why personnel involved in the fielding for SINCGARS would not be interested in this area. However, the impact of a poor...1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 TRADOC XXXXXX FT. HOOD XXXXXXXXXXX KOREA XXXXXXX USAREUR XXXXXXXXwwwww? IIIIIIIII KEY: SINCGARS Fielded XXX IFTE Fielded III...Dou Circuiar--N-./UU- XXX . 10. U.S Department of Defense, Instructions for Materiel Fielding/Transfer, DoD Pamphl et 700-xx (Dra-t). 11. U.S

Genetic Induction of Cytolytic Susceptibility in Breast Cancer Cells

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1999-07-01

Gryka , M ., Litwak, G., Gebhardt, M ., Bressac, B., Ozturk, M ., Baker, S., Vogelstein, B., and Friend, S. (1990). p5 3 functions as a cell cycle control...Routes, C. Leu, T. Walker, K. Colvin, Exp Cell Res, Submitted for publication (1999). 3. E. White, Genes Dev 10, 1-15 (1996). 4. J. L. Cook, A. M ...6965-6969 (1986). 7. J. L. Cook, D. L. May, A. M . Lewis, Jr., T. A. Walker, J. Virol. 61, 3510-3520 (1987). 8. T. A. Walker, B. A. Wilson, A. M . Lewis

Specificity of perceptual processing in rereading spatially transformed materials.

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Horton, K D; McKenzie, B D

1995-05-01

While most studies using the task of reading spatially transformed text do not reveal evidence of specific perceptual transfer, a study by Masson (1986, Experiment 3) provides clear evidence of such effects. Several experiments were designed to identify the basis for this empirical discrepancy. The only substantive evidence of specific perceptual transfer occurred when the words were presented in an unfamiliar typography, although each study suggested a trend toward perceptual specificity effects. The results are discussed in terms of Graf and Ryan's (1990) ideas about the role of distinctive memory representations.

Defense Policy and Low-Intensity Conflict. The Development of Britain’s ’Small Wars’ Doctrine During the 1950s

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1991-01-01

United States was spending as a pro- portion of its national income. Ibid., p. 52. 5William Wallace, "World Status Without Tears," in Bogdanor and... Bogdanor , Vernon, and Robert Skidelsky (eds.), The Age of Affluence, 1951-1964, Macmillan, London, 1970. Bowie, Robert R., Suez 1956, Oxford...1986. Wallace, William, "World Status Without Tears," in Bogdanor and Skidelsky, 1970., Wolffe, Jim, "Powell Rejects Plan to Loosen Special Operations Leash," The Army Times, 16 July 1990, p. 12.

Assessment and Correlation of Customer and Rater Response to Cold-Start and Warmup Driveability

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1993-08-01

Customer satisfaction fleet Year N % 1986 13 18 1988 10 14 1987 12 18 1988 12 16 1989 14 19 1990 9 12 1991 3 4 Consumer I Rater Fleet Hydrocarbon fuel...2 4 1991 0 0 Fuel system * Customer satisfaction fleet Fuel system N % Carbureted 19 26 PFI 33 48 1T1 21 29 Consumer I Rater Fleet Hydrooarbon fuel...between the customer fleet and one of the consumer /rater subfleets; these vehicles are included in both places in the tables above. 30 TABLE 2 AVERAGE

Study to forecast and determine characteristics of world satellite communications market

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Filep, R. T.; Schnapf, A.; Fordyce, S. W.

1983-01-01

The world commercial communications satellite market during the spring and summer of 1983 was examined and characteristics and forecasts of the market extending to the year 2000 were developed. Past, present and planned satellites were documented in relation to frequencies, procurement and launch dates, costs, transponders, and prime contractor. Characteristics of the market are outlined for the periods 1965 - 1985, 1986 - 1989, and 1990 - 2000. Market share forecasts, discussions of potential competitors in various world markets, and profiles of major communication satellite manufacturing and user countries are documented.

The impact of payer-specific hospital case mix on hospital costs and revenues for third-party patients.

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Lee, Keon-Hyung; Roh, M P H Chul-Young

2007-02-01

Competition among hospitals and managed care have forced hospital industry to be more efficient. With higher degrees of hospital competition and managed care penetration, hospitals have argued that the rate of increase in hospital cost is greater than the rate of increase in hospital revenue. By developing a payer-specific case mix index (CMI) for third-party patients, this paper examined the effect of hospital case mix on hospital cost and revenue for third-party patients in California using the hospital financial and utilization data covering 1986-1998. This study found that the coefficients for CMIs in the third-party hospital revenue model were greater than those in the hospital cost model until 1995. Since 1995, however, the coefficients for CMIs in the third-party hospital revenue model have been less than those in hospital cost models. Over time, the differences in coefficients for CMIs in hospital revenue and cost models for third-party patients have become smaller and smaller although those differences are statistically insignificant.

NASA/DOD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. Paper Sixty Eight, Who is Managing Knowledge? The Implications for Knowledge Production and Management of Global Strategic Alliances in Knowledge-Dependent Industries

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1998-03-01

United States. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University Press (August). Cohen, S.S., S . Halimi , and J. Zysman. 1986. "Institutions, Politics, and...San Marcos 333 S . Twin Oaks Valley Rd. San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 vgolich@csusm.edu Thomas E. Pinelli Technology & Distance Learning Officer NASA...1991; Chesnais, 1993; Cohen 1977; Cohen, Halimi , and Zysman, 1986 Crossland, 1975; Gillispie, 1980; Gilpin 1968; Golich

Memoria de la XXII Reunion Ordinaria de la Asamblea General de la ANUIES (Report of the 22nd Meeting of the General Assembly of the National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education) (22nd, Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, October 1986).

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Revista de la Educacion Superior, 1986

1986-01-01

This serial issue is entirely devoted to the proceedings of the 1986 meeting of the "Asociacion Nacional de Universidades e Institutos de Ensenanza Superior (ANUIES)." Major attention is given to the "Programa Integral Para el Desarrollo de la Educacion Superior (PROIDES)," i.e. a comprehensive program for the development of…

Implementation of the Education of the Handicapped Act [Public Law 94-142], 1989. Eleventh Annual Report to Congress. Information on the Supply and Demand for Personnel: Excerpts. Reporting Data on the 1986-87 School Year. Information on Personnel Supply and Demand.

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National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education, Reston, VA.

This paper concerns the supply and demand for special education personnel for the 1986-87 school year. Obtaining valid, reliable, and comparable data on all the elements that generated personnel need was not possible. Single indicators were most commonly used to obtain data for planning by states, school districts, universities, and the Federal…

Mate replacement and alloparental care in Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)

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Datta, Shubham; Inselman, Will M.; Jenks, Jonathan A.; Jensen, Kent C.; Swanson, Christopher C.; Klaver, Robert W.; Sasmal, Indrani; Grovenburg, Troy W.

2015-01-01

Alloparental care (i.e., care for unrelated offspring) has been documented in various avian species (Maxson 1978, Smith et al. 1996, Tella et al. 1997, Lislevand et al. 2001, Literak and Mraz 2011). A male replacement mate that encounters existing broods has options, which include alloparental care or infanticide. Infanticide may be beneficial in some species (Rohwer 1986, Kermott et al. 1990), but in long-lived avian species, like the ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) that do not renest within a season, infanticide might be detrimental. Adoption and rearing success likely provide direct evidence of competence of replacement mates as potential parents for future seasons, a benefit that might outweigh the investment of time and effort associated with adoption and rearing (after Rohwer 1986). Anticipated mating opportunity at the cost of adoption (Gori et al. 1996, Rohwer et al. 1999) may explain step-parental benevolence and therefore, in such a scenario would enhance individual fitness through subsequent recruitment of related young.

Ozone profiles over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during August, September, and October of 1986 - 1991

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Deshler, Terry; Hofmann, David J.

1994-01-01

Vertical profiles of ozone and temperature have been measured at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during the springs of 1986 to 1991, roughly every two days from 25 August to 31 October. Comparisons of temporal histories and average vertical structure for these years reveals some striking consistency in the ozone depletion process. Ozone depletion generally begins in early September, and with a half-life of 20-30 days, reaches its maximum in mid-October. The depletion occurs almost exclusively between 12 and 20 km. At the time of maximum depletion total ozone has been decreased roughly 40 percent while ozone between 12 and 20 km has been reduced 80 percent. Recovery generally begins in late October with the influx, above 20 km, of ozone rich air from the lower latitudes. From this record the worst years for ozone depletion were 1987, 1989, and 1990. A new region of ozone depletion, below 12 km, was observed in 1991, coinciding with the entrainment of a volcanic cloud into the polar vortex.

Reformulated gasolines: The experience of Mexico City Metropolitan Zone

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Alvarez, H.B.; Jardon, R.T.; Echeverria, R.S.

1997-12-31

The introduction of several reformulated gasolines into the Mexico City Metropolitan Zone (MCMZ) in the middle 1986 is an example of using fuel composition to improve, in theory, the air quality. However, although these changes have resulted in an important reduction of lead airborne concentrations, a worsened situation has been created. Ozone levels in the atmosphere MCMZ have presented a sudden rise since the introduction of the first reformulated gasoline, reaching in the 1990`s an annual average of 1,700 exceedances to the Mexican Ozone Air Quality Standard (0.11 ppm not to be exceeded 1 hr. a day one day amore » year). The authors examine the tendency on ozone air quality in MCMZ in relation with the changes in gasoline composition since 1986. The authors also discuss the importance to perform an air quality impact analysis before the introduction of reformulated gasolines in countries where the local economy do not allow to change the old car fleet not fitted with exhaust treatment devices.« less

Soil chemistry and mineralogy of the Santa Cruz coastal terraces

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Pinney, Colin; Aniku, Jacob; Burke, Raymond; Harden, Jennifer; Singer, Michael; Munster, Jennie

2002-01-01

Marine terraces in the central coast of California provide an opportunity to study a soil chronosequence in which similar materials (beach deposits) have been weathered under similar slope, climatic, and vegetation conditions during the Quaternary. The terraces between Santa Cruz and Año Nuevo, California, have been studied for decades and are thought to be one of the best example of marine terraces in California {Lawson (1893), Wilson (1907); Branner and others (1909), Rode (1930) Page and Holmes (1945), Alexander (1953), Bradley (1956, 1957, 1958, and 1965), Bradley and Addicott (1968), Clark (1966 and 1970), Jahns and Hamilton (1971), Lajoie and others (1972), Bradley and Griggs (1976). Hanks and others (1986), Aniku (1986), Fine and others (1988), Anderson (1990 and 1994), and Rosenbloom and Anderson (1994).} Here we report morphological, chemical, physical, and mineralogical data for the soils that were formed in deposits on the Santa Cruz marine terraces in order to examine soil characteristics as a function of increasing terrace age.

Phase correlation of foreign exchange time series

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Wu, Ming-Chya

2007-03-01

Correlation of foreign exchange rates in currency markets is investigated based on the empirical data of USD/DEM and USD/JPY exchange rates for a period from February 1 1986 to December 31 1996. The return of exchange time series is first decomposed into a number of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) by the empirical mode decomposition method. The instantaneous phases of the resultant IMFs calculated by the Hilbert transform are then used to characterize the behaviors of pricing transmissions, and the correlation is probed by measuring the phase differences between two IMFs in the same order. From the distribution of phase differences, our results show explicitly that the correlations are stronger in daily time scale than in longer time scales. The demonstration for the correlations in periods of 1986-1989 and 1990-1993 indicates two exchange rates in the former period were more correlated than in the latter period. The result is consistent with the observations from the cross-correlation calculation.

The Impact of a University Policy on the Sexual Harassment of Female Students.

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Williams, Elizabeth A.; And Others

1992-01-01

Comparison of undergraduate student survey results of 1983, 1986, and 1989 at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) indicate that reports of faculty/staff sexual harassment of female undergraduates have declined over the past six years. Analysis suggests that the sexual harassment policy and grievance procedure established in 1982 have been…

Facts and Figures. A Compendium of Statistics on Ontario Universities. Volume 4.

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Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto.

The purpose of this compendium is to provide consistent and accurate statistical and graphical information on the Ontario (Canada) university system. The compendium consists of seven sections: (1) Ontario population data with population projections 1986-2021, median income by educational attainment 1985-1994, and unemployment rates by educational…

Restructuring the University of Alaska Statewide System of Higher Education.

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Gaylord, Thomas A.; Rogers, Brian

The radical restructuring of Alaska's public higher education system brought on by the state's 1986 economic collapse is discussed. The plan called for a merger of 11 community colleges with three universities into three multi-campus institutions. It realigned statewide programs in vocational technical education, fisheries and ocean sciences,…

Recruiting and Retaining Army Nurses: An Annotated Bibliography, 1990

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-12-01

Questionnaire and burnout as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory . Doyle, T.C., Cooper, G.E., and Anderson, R.G. The Impact of Health Svstem ChanQes on the...Hospital Data Center. R- port of the Hospital Nursing Personnel Survey . 1987. Chicago: American Hospital Association, 1987, AHA catalogue #154752...Abstract: This report summarizes the results of the 1987 Hospital Nursing Personnel Survey conducted by the American Hospital Association Division of

Institutional Reports on Pacific Rim Programs. Submissions by the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California in Response to Assembly Concurrent Resolution 82 (1986). Commission Report 87-25.

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California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento.

Reports from the California State University, the University of California, and the California community colleges consider their roles in the Pacific Rim region. The Pacific Rim includes all lands with at least a portion of their coastlines fronting on the Pacific Ocean. Of concern are: the need for changes in program offerings and exchange…