Colonel Heg and His Boys: a Norwegian Regiment in the American Civil War

Review of: Colonel Heg and His Boys: A Norwegian Regiment in the American Civil War. Ager, Waldemar; Catuna, Della Kittleson and Clausen, Clarence A., transl

Lincoln\u27s Pathfinder: John C. Fremont And The Violent Election Of 1856

1856: Moment of Change The famed historian David Potter once wrote that if John Calhoun had been alive to witness the election of 1856, he might have observed a further snapping of the cords of the Union. The Whig cord had snapped between 1852 and 1856, he argued and the Democratic cord was dr...

Replacing iron-folic acid with multiple micronutrient supplements among pregnant women in Bangladesh and Burkina Faso: costs, impacts, and cost-effectiveness.

Consumption of multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) during pregnancy offers additional benefits compared with iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation, but the tablets are more expensive. We estimated the effects, costs, and cost-effectiveness of hypothetically replacing IFA supplements with MMS for 1 year in Bangladesh and Burkina Faso. Using baseline demographic characteristics from LiST and effect sizes from a meta-analysis, we estimated the marginal effects of replacing IFA with MMS on mortality, adverse birth outcomes, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) averted. We calculated the marginal tablet costs of completely replacing MMS with IFA (assuming 180 tablets per covered pregnancy). Replacing IFA with MMS could avert over 15,000 deaths and 30,000 cases of preterm birth annually in Bangladesh and over 5000 deaths and 5000 cases of preterm birth in Burkina Faso, assuming 100% coverage and adherence. We estimated the cost per death averted to be US$175-185 in Bangladesh and$112-125 in Burkina Faso. Cost per DALY averted ranged from $3 to$15, depending on the country and consideration of subgroup effects. Our estimates suggest that this policy change would cost-effectively save lives and reduce life-long disabilities. Improvements in program delivery and supplement adherence would be expected to improve the cost-effectiveness of replacing IFA with MMS

Land Conservation in the Lower Presumpscot Watershed: Vision, Values & Priorities

This report comes out of a multi-year collaborative effort between participating land trusts, municipalities, and other conservation practioners to develop shared vision, values and priorities for land conservation in the lower Presumpscot River watershed. For more information and to download the report, visit http://www.presumpscotcoalition.org/vvp.html. Please send an email to [email protected] to request a paper copy or a better electronic copy of this report. Twelve Presumpscot River Watershed maps associated with this report can be found by following the links below: Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Aquatic Habitat (Map) Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Combined Values for Conservation (Map) Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Combined Values for Conservation, Top 25% (Map) Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Natural Communities of Special Concern (Map) Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Relative Recreation Value (Map) Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Terrestrial Habitat (Map) Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Water Quality (Map) Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Working Forest Values (Map) Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Agricultural Values (Map) Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Areas of Importance-Municipal (Map) Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Conserved and Public Lands (Map) Presumpscot River Watershed Map: Historical Values (Map