SIMULATED EFFECTS OF USE VALUE ASSESSMENT ON PROPERTY TAX RATES

Public Economics,

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia in a premature infant case report and literature review

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in premature infants. The aim of this study is to present a premature, extremely low birth weight infant with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. A reviewof the case records of a child with recurrent respiratory distress and the relevant literature. A preterm, extremely low birth weight baby (birth weight was 0.8 Kg), delivered by emergency caesarian section for previous caesarian section and prolonged rupture of fetal membranes at 27 weeks gestational age. She had spontaneous breathing at birth (APGAR scores were 8 in one minute and 10 in 5 minutes). She developed respiratory distress with cyanosis and became oxygen dependent from the second week of life. Examination revealed severe dyspnoea with grunting respiration, tachypnoea, cyanosis and crackles in the lung fields. Chest X-ray showed hyper inf lat ion, r ight lower zone patchy consolidation with obliteration of the costophrenic angle. Echocardiography was however normal. She was successively managed with intermittent oxygen, dexamethasone, salbutamol and antibiotics (ceftriaxone). She was nursed in the incubator for 3 months. There was no episode of apneic attack throughout admission. She responded to treatment and was discharged home on intermittent oxygen therapy and nebulisation. The weight on discharge was 1.6kg. At 6 months of age, she is still having recurrent respiratory distress and supplemental oxygen at home. She is regular to follow up with recurrent episodes of wheeze requiring admissions. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia should be suspected in a premature extremely low birth weight infant with early recurrent respiratory distress.Key words: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, prematurity, extreme lowbirth weight

Creep, Strength and Moisture Absorption of Adhesive Bonded FRP Joints

The effects of the environment on adhesive bonded single lap joints formed using XMC-3 and SMC-R50 composites were investigated. Tests were performed at temperatures of 23C and 93C with test coupons immersed in air, water, and 5% NaCl water mixture. The weight changes of both bonded joints (XMC-3 to SMC-R50 and SMC-R50 to SMC-R50) and unbonded materials were measured. Data were also ob tained showing the effects of moisture, temperature, and applied load on changes in weight, on creep deformation, lap shear strength, and separation modes of the joints.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68649/2/10.1177_073168448500400206.pd

Learn by doing: Modelling the effect of training and job interruptions on tree cutting time for chainsaw operators in plantation forests, Tanzania

Timber harvesting in Tanzania uses semi-mechanized and labour – intensive logging systems. Manual or semi-mechanized logging operations by using hand tools are more favoured due to cheap labour availability. For example, tree cutting is done manually using two-man crosscut saws, axes or chainsaws. This study was conducted at Sokoine University of Agriculture Training Forest to assess the effect of training and job interruptions for chainsaw operators during tree cutting operations in softwood plantation forests in Tanzania. Tree cutting operations using experienced and inexperienced chainsaw operators were studied in three experiments; before training, after training and after the break. Time study and work sampling techniques were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics and modeling was performed for each crews’ performance. Results show that generally, experienced crew spends lesser time in cutting as compared to inexperienced crews. However, start up chainsaw crew spent 32% higher time for preparation before tree felling. However, the crew showed significant improvement after training unlike the experienced one. The analysis of the delay times start up crew was had a significant proportion of the delay times during the first engagement which decreased substantially in the other two experiments. Generally, there was an improvement of the cutting time after training for all crew categories with decrease after the break. This observation signifies that job interruptions impact the productivity of the crews. Therefore, on job training on resumption of the operations may significantly improve crews’ productivity, safety as well as ensuring product quality. Key words: Tree cutting, training, chainsaws, time studies, Tanzania

Effects of Temperature and Moisture on Sheet Molding Compounds

A summary is given on the effects of moisture and temperature on the properties of chopped fiber reinforced sheet molding compounds. The properties surveyed include tensile strength and modulus, compression strength and modulus, shear strength and modulus, flexural strength and modulus, fatigue, creep, vibration damping, moisture absorption characteristics, and thermal expansion.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68648/2/10.1177_073168448300200201.pd

Bringing Agriculture into the GATT: Negotiating a Framework for Action

International Relations/Trade,

An Ethnohistorical Perspective on Cheyenne Demography

Administrative censuses of the Southern Cheyenne Indians from 1880,1891, and 1900 permit family reconstitution, identification of residence groups, and comparisons of fertility between monogamous and polygynous women, when the records are approached by ethnohistori cal methods. This approach includes an awareness of the aboriginal adoption practices, kinship system, and naming practices. It is argued that the biases and distortions of administrative records can be effectively corrected to add to our store of information on band and tribal societies.Yeshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guideline

Measurement of the polarisation of W bosons produced with large transverse momentum in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS experiment

This paper describes an analysis of the angular distribution of W->enu and W->munu decays, using data from pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC in 2010, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about 35 pb^-1. Using the decay lepton transverse momentum and the missing transverse energy, the W decay angular distribution projected onto the transverse plane is obtained and analysed in terms of helicity fractions f0, fL and fR over two ranges of W transverse momentum (ptw): 35 < ptw < 50 GeV and ptw > 50 GeV. Good agreement is found with theoretical predictions. For ptw > 50 GeV, the values of f0 and fL-fR, averaged over charge and lepton flavour, are measured to be : f0 = 0.127 +/- 0.030 +/- 0.108 and fL-fR = 0.252 +/- 0.017 +/- 0.030, where the first uncertainties are statistical, and the second include all systematic effects.Comment: 19 pages plus author list (34 pages total), 9 figures, 11 tables, revised author list, matches European Journal of Physics C versio

Observation of a new chi_b state in radiative transitions to Upsilon(1S) and Upsilon(2S) at ATLAS

The chi_b(nP) quarkonium states are produced in proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV and recorded by the ATLAS detector. Using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.4 fb^-1, these states are reconstructed through their radiative decays to Upsilon(1S,2S) with Upsilon->mu+mu-. In addition to the mass peaks corresponding to the decay modes chi_b(1P,2P)->Upsilon(1S)gamma, a new structure centered at a mass of 10.530+/-0.005 (stat.)+/-0.009 (syst.) GeV is also observed, in both the Upsilon(1S)gamma and Upsilon(2S)gamma decay modes. This is interpreted as the chi_b(3P) system.Comment: 5 pages plus author list (18 pages total), 2 figures, 1 table, corrected author list, matches final version in Physical Review Letter

Search for direct production of charginos and neutralinos in events with three leptons and missing transverse momentum in √s = 7 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector

A search for the direct production of charginos and neutralinos in final states with three electrons or muons and missing transverse momentum is presented. The analysis is based on 4.7 fb−1 of proton–proton collision data delivered by the Large Hadron Collider and recorded with the ATLAS detector. Observations are consistent with Standard Model expectations in three signal regions that are either depleted or enriched in Z-boson decays. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are set in R-parity conserving phenomenological minimal supersymmetric models and in simplified models, significantly extending previous results