Sesame Project - Deliverable D08-02 - WP02 H/V technique : experimental conditions - Final report on Measurement Guidelines

In the following we report the final results for WP02-Measurement Guidelines. This work was conducted under the framework of the SESAME Project (Site Effects Assessment Using Ambient Excitations, EC-RGD, Project No. EVG1-CT-2000-00026 SESAME), Task A (H/V technique), Work Package 02 (WP02 – Measurement Guidelines).European Commission – Research General Directorate Project No. EVG1-CT-2000-00026 SESAMEPublished4.1. Metodologie sismologiche per l'ingegneria sismicaope

GEM-GEP Rapport final, Le Risque Sismique à Nice: Apports Méthodologiques, Résultats et Perspectives Opérationnelles

Rapport distribué lors de la Journée du Risque Sismique à Nice - Rendu des résultats GEM-GEP le 7 avril 2005.les bâtiments publics les plus sensibles. Ce projet a été réalisé par le CETE-Méditerranée.1. Le choix des séismes de scénarios et l’évaluation de l’aléa: Le choix des deux séismes de scénarios retenus, 1644 et 1887, se base sur la connaissance de l’aléa régional. Il est tenu compte des effets de site potentiels (topographiques et sédimentaires) sur la ville de Nice.2. La vulnérabilité: La méthode développée pour l’analyse de la vulnérabilité met en œuvre trois étapes : Une délimitation de secteurs homogènes pour le bâti (27 sur Nice) ; Puis par secteur, un échantillonnage statistique des bâtiments ; et enfin, une estimation de la vulnérabilité moyenne par quartier.3. Le risque: Les scénarios sismiques réalisés sur Nice se traduisent par des estimations statistiques de l’importance et de la distribution spatiale des dommages sur le bâti. Les résultats de GEMGEP ont permis d’approfondir et de compléter la connaissance de l’aléa et de la vulnérabilité initiée avec GEMITIS

Sesame Project - Deliverable D08-02 - WP02 H/V technique : experimental conditions - Final report on Measurement Guidelines

In the following we report the final results for WP02-Measurement Guidelines. This work was conducted under the framework of the SESAME Project (Site Effects Assessment Using Ambient Excitations, EC-RGD, Project No. EVG1-CT-2000-00026 SESAME), Task A (H/V technique), Work Package 02 (WP02 – Measurement Guidelines)

Effect of Nebulized Hypertonic Saline Treatment in Emergency Departments on the Hospitalization Rate for Acute Bronchiolitis

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Clinical course and cost assessment of infants with a first episode of acute bronchiolitis presenting to the emergency department: Data from the GUERANDE clinical trial

International audienceIntroduction: Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalization for infants but its economic burden is not well documented. Our objective was to describe the clinical evolution and to assess the 1-month cost of a first episode of acute bronchiolitis presenting to the emergency department (ED).Methods: Our study was an epidemiologic analysis and a cost study of the cohort drawn from the clinical trial GUERANDE, conducted in 24 French pediatric EDs. Infants of 6 weeks to 12 months of age presenting at pediatric EDs with a first episode of bronchiolitis were eligible. The costs considered were collected from a societal viewpoint, according to the recommendations of the French National Health Authority.Results: A total of 777 infants were included with a median age of 4 months. A total of 57% were hospitalized during the month following the first consultation in the ED, including 28 (3.6%) in an intensive care unit. The mean length of stay was 4.2 days (SD = 3.7). The average time to relief of all symptoms was 13 days (SD = 7). Average total cost per patient was €1919 (95% confidence interval: 1756-2138) from a societal perspective, mostly due to hospitalization cost. The estimated annual cost of bronchiolitis in infants was evaluated to be between €160 and €273 million in France.Discussion: Bronchiolitis represent a high cost for the health care system and broadly for society, with hospitalizations costs being the main cost driver. Thus significant investments should be made to develop innovative therapies, to reduce the number of hospitalizations and length of stay

Clinical course and cost assessment of infants with a first episode of acute bronchiolitis presenting to the emergency department: Data from the GUERANDE clinical trial

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