Proceedings of the international collaborative effort on injury statistics, Volume 1

Called "Volume I" as it is the proceedings of the first meeting."On May 18-20, 1994 the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) convened the first symposium of the International Collaborative Effort (ICE) on Injury Statistics. This symposium was co-sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health"--p. iii.Also available via the World Wide Web.Includes bibliographic references

Proceedings of the International Collaborative Effort on Automating Mortality Statistics, Volume II

Arialdi M. Minino and Harry M. Rosenberg, editors."September 2001.""Second plenary meeting of the International Collaborative Effort on Automating Mortality Statistics held in Bethesda, Maryland, September 7-10, 1999"--Pref.Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.Also available via the World Wide Web.Includes bibliographical references

Proceedings of the International Collaborative Effort on Perinatal and Infant Mortality, Volume 1: papers presented at the International Symposium on Perinatal and Infant Mortality, 1984 ; Bethesda, Maryland

On August 6-9, 1984, the International Collaborative Effort (ICD) on Perinatal and Infant Mortality of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) convened an International Symposium for the purpose of coordinating research activities of NCHS with parallel activities in selected industrialized countries. The results of these activities are expected to provide guidance for Public Health Service programs and activities designed to improve infant health and reduce the disparities that currently exist between racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups in the United States. The ICE Planning Group is comprised of members from the National Center for Health Statistics, the Center for Environmental Health of the Centers for Disease Control, the Division of Maternal and Child Health of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health and the Association of Vital Records and Health Statistics. This group also includes two eminent researchers from each of six countries: the Federal Republic of Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, Norway and Sweden. The participants of the Symposium included as well epidemiologists, physicians, researchers, health statisticians and health planners experienced in the areas of perinatal and infant health and mortality conditions. The Symposium devoted the first 2 days to presentations describing recent trends and levels, health care systems, and current research and developments related to perinatal and infant mortality in each country represented. On the third day, the participants divided into 4 working groups on: . Risk factors affecting pregnancy outcome; Clinical interventions related to fetal health; Clinical interventions related to infant health; Community interventions. Reports were prepared and presented on the fourth and final day. Recommendations for research activities of mutual concern were made. By publishing these Proceedings, it is hoped that the communication and collaboration will continue far beyond this Symposium.sponsored by National Center for Health Statistics.Includes bibliographical references

Temperature dependence and recoil-free fraction effects in olivines across the Mg-Fe solid solution.

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Faktor pengaruh resiliensi mangsa banjir: kajian kes di Kelantan

The massive flood occurred in December 2014 in Kelantan was an unexpected disaster that has affected not only on physical destruction but leaving flood victims with psychological problems. However, previous studies have concluded that resiliency is a crucial element that can protect the victims from experiencing severe psychological problems effect from disasters. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the factors influencing resiliency of flood victims who suffered property total loss as a result of the disaster. A total of 28 flood victims were selected for in-depth interviews, five months after the floods occurred. Qualitative approach using case study as a research design is used to carry out this study. Informants were selected based on purposive sampling using inclusive criteria. Two face-to-face interview sessions were conducted to all informants separately. The data were collected within three months from May to July 2015. The collected data were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings reported that there are five factors influence on informants’ resilience, which include self-efficiency, coping strategies, sense of community, community leaders and social support. It was found that informants with high resiliency were able to perform self-recovery, while informants with low-resiliency are suggested to undergo for relevant intervention programs including empowerment of self-help support at individual level, building collective capacity at community level, strengthening community leaders to provide holistic social support, which as will lead to help improve the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of flood victims

Proceedings of 1988 International Symposium on Data on Aging

The International Symposium was convened from December 7 to 9, 1988, in Bethesda, Maryland, to develop proposals for research in measuring the health and health care of the aging, The Proceedings include papers from the plenary sessions, where measurement issues were identified, and the workshops, where specific proposals for research were outlined, Speakers and participants were distinguished International experts from a dozen different countries and a variety of organizations, They were selected for their expertise in the six topics addressed by the International Symposium: Common chronic diseases, health promotion, vitality, functioning, mortallty statistics, and outcomes of nursing home care.Part I. Introduction -- 1. Measuring the health and health care of the aging / by Manning Feinleib. -- 2. My grandmother said, "If you have your health, you have everything." What did she mean? / by Harvey Jay Cohen -- -- Part II. Comparing cardiovascular and cancer statistics -- Introduction / by Harry M. Rosenberg. -- 3. Morbidity and mortality information on old age: Comments on availability, validity, and comparability / by Thomas Strasser -- 4. Validity of diagnosis of cancer in the elderly / by C.S. Muir -- 5. Causes of death among the elderly: Information from the death certificate / by Harry Rosenberg, Frances Chevarley, Eve Powell-Griner, Kenneth Kochanek, and Manning Feinleib -- 6. Diagnosisofcardiovascular diseaseinelderlypopulations / by Millicent W. Higgins -- -- Part III.. Health promotion and disease prevention among the aged -- Introduction / by Gerry E. Hendershot. -- 7. Statistics on health promotion and dsease prevention in The Netherlands / by Henk Swinkels. -- 8. Health promotion among the aged in the United States / by Gerry E. Hendershot -- 9. Optimal survey research methods for studying health-related behaviors of older people / by John B. McKinlay -- -- Part IV. Functional disability -- Introduction / by Mary Grace Kovar -- 10. Functional ability and the need for care: Issues for measurement research / by Mary Grace Kovar -- ll. Surveys of the situation of the elderly in Hungary / by Andads Klinger -- 12. A comparison of demographic, health, and housing variables in studies of elderly populations in Canada and the United States / by W.F. Forbes, L.M. Hayward, and B.D.McPherson -- 13. Functioning old age: Measurement, comparability, and service planning / by A. Michael Davies -- 14. Functional disability issues / by Mary Grace Kovar -- -- Part V. International health care research -- Introduction / by Jacob J. Feldman -- 15. Cross-national research in health care / by Gary Robert Andrews -- -- Part VI. Comparative analysis of health statistics for selected diseases common in older persons in the United States -- Introduction / by Tamara Harris -- 16. Opportunities for international collaboration: Comparisons of morbidity and mortality for chronic diseases in older persons by Jacob A. Brody -- 17. Epidemiology of aging in Hong Kong: Health status of the Hong Kong Chinese elderly / by Suzanne C. Ho -- 18. The utility of cross-national comparisons of diseases of older persons / by Tamara Harris -- 19. Utility of cross-national comparisons of diseases of older persons: Osteoporosis as an example / by Jennifer L. Kelsey -- -- Part VII. Measuring risk factors and outcomes of institutional long-term care -- Introduction/ by Joan F. Van Nostrand. -- 20. Research on institutional long-term care in Australia / by Anna L. Howe -- 21. Long-term care in the United States: Issues in measuring nursing home outcomes / by Joan F. Van Nostrand -- 22. Measuring outcomes of institutional long-term care: The problem of both the dependent and independent variables / by Rosalie A. Kane -- 23. Outcomes of community and institutional long-term care / by Betty Havens -- -- Part VIII. Assessment of vitality and aging -- Introduction / by Richard J. Havlik -- 24. Quality of life among the elderly in Veneto, Italy: across-sectional study / by Stefania Maggi, Trudy L . Bush, Giuliano Enzi, and Gaetano Crepaldi -- 25. Physical, social, and mental vitality / by Richard J. Havlik. -- 26. Measurement of vitality in the Americans' Changing Lives study / by A. Regula Herzog -- -- Part IX. Special activities related to measuring health and health care -- 27. Contribution of the World Health Organization Program for Research on Aging to activities related to measuring health and health care / by Jorge Liwak -- 28. Health for the elderly by the year 2000: statistical needs / by Ronald G. Blankenbaker -- -- Part X. Summary -- 29. Overview / by Manning Feinleib -- 30. Comparing cardiovascular and cancer statistics / by Harry M Rosenberg -- 31. Health promotion and disease prevention among the aged / by Gerry E. Hendershot -- 32. Functional disability / by Mary Grace Kovar -- 33. Comparative analysis of health statistics for selected diseases common in older persons in the United States / by Tamara Harris -- 34. International collaboration in measuring outcomes of nursing home care / by Joan F. Van Nostrand -- 35. Assessment of vitality and aging / by Richard J. HavlikManning Feinleib, editor."Symposium ... convened from December 7 to 9, 1988, in Bethesda, Maryland."Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (20.57 MB, 243 p.).Includes bibliographical references

Dietary elimination of children with food protein induced gastrointestinal allergy – micronutrient adequacy with and without a hypoallergenic formula?

Background: The cornerstone for management of Food protein-induced gastrointestinal allergy (FPGIA) is dietary exclusion; however the micronutrient intake of this population has been poorly studied. We set out to determine the dietary intake of children on an elimination diet for this food allergy and hypothesised that the type of elimination diet and the presence of a hypoallergenic formula (HF) significantly impacts on micronutrient intake. Method: A prospective observational study was conducted on children diagnosed with FPIGA on an exclusion diet who completed a 3 day semi-quantitative food diary 4 weeks after commencing the diet. Nutritional intake where HF was used was compared to those without HF, with or without a vitamin and mineral supplement (VMS). Results: One-hundred-and-five food diaries were included in the data analysis: 70 boys (66.7%) with median age of 21.8 months [IQR: 10 - 67.7]. Fifty-three children (50.5%) consumed a HF and the volume of consumption was correlated to micronutrient intake. Significantly (p <0.05) more children reached their micronutrient requirements if a HF was consumed. In those without a HF, some continued not to achieve requirements in particular for vitamin D and zinc, in spite of VMS. Conclusion: This study points towards the important micronutrient contribution of a HF in children with FPIGA. Children, who are not on a HF and without a VMS, are at increased risk of low intakes in particular vitamin D and zinc. Further studies need to be performed, to assess whether dietary intake translates into actual biological deficiencies

Diminished temperature and vegetation seasonality over northern high latitudes

Global temperature is increasing, especially over northern lands (>50° N), owing to positive feedbacks1. As this increase is most pronounced in winter, temperature seasonality (ST)—conventionally defined as the difference between summer and winter temperatures—is diminishing over time2, a phenomenon that is analogous to its equatorward decline at an annual scale. The initiation, termination and performance of vegetation photosynthetic activity are tied to threshold temperatures3. Trends in the timing of these thresholds and cumulative temperatures above them may alter vegetation productivity, or modify vegetation seasonality (SV), over time. The relationship between ST and SV is critically examined here with newly improved ground and satellite data sets. The observed diminishment of ST and SV is equivalent to 4° and 7° (5° and 6°) latitudinal shift equatorward during the past 30 years in the Arctic (boreal) region. Analysis of simulations from 17 state-of-the-art climate models4 indicates an additional STdiminishment equivalent to a 20° equatorward shift could occur this century. How SV will change in response to such large projected ST declines and the impact this will have on ecosystem services5 are not well understood. Hence the need for continued monitoring6 of northern lands as their seasonal temperature profiles evolve to resemble thosefurther south.Lopullinen vertaisarvioitu käsikirjoitu

Eurasian Arctic greening reveals teleconnections and the potential for novel ecosystems

Arctic warming has been linked to observed increases in tundra shrub cover and growth in recent decades on the basis of significant relationships between deciduous shrub growth/biomass and temperature. These vegetation trends have been linked to Arctic sea ice decline and thus to the sea ice/albedo feedback known as Arctic amplification. However, the interactions between climate, sea ice and tundra vegetation remain poorly understood. Here we reveal a 50- year growth response over a >100,000 km2 area to a rise in summer temperature for alder (Alnus) and willow (Salix), the most abundant shrub genera respectively at and north of the continental treeline. We demonstrate that whereas plant productivity is related to sea ice in late spring, the growing season peak responds to persistent synoptic-scale air masses over West Siberia associated with Fennoscandian weather systems through the Rossby wave train. Substrate is important for biomass accumulation, yet a strong correlation between growth and temperature encompasses all observed soil types. Vegetation is especially responsive to temperature in early summer. These results have significant implications for modelling present and future Low Arctic vegetation responses to climate change, and emphasize the potential for structurally novel ecosystems to emerge fromwithin the tundra zone.Vertaisarviointia edeltävä käsikirjoitu

Hubungan antara firma audit pakar industri dan pendedahan urusniaga pihak berkaitan di kalangan syarikat tersenarai di Malaysia

Kajian ini mengkaji hubungan antara firma audit pakar industri (FAPI) dan pendedahan urusniaga pihak berkaitan (UPB) yang mana bukti empirikal hubungan antara keduanya masih kurang. UPB merupakan uruniaga yang sukar diaudit dan oleh itu juruaudit yang mempunyai kepakaran industri diandaikan dapat mengesan dan meningkatkan pendedahan UPB. Sejumlah 646 buah syarikat tersenarai di Malaysia yang melibatkan sebanyak 3,230 pemerhatian dari tahun 2014 sehingga 2018 digunakan untuk menguji hipotesis kajian ini. FAPI diukur menggunakan nilai ambang penguasaan pasaran yang berbeza iaitu FAPI 10% dan FAPI 20% untuk mendapatkan hasil kajian yang lebih mantap (robust). Kaedah analisis kandungan digunakan untuk kutipan data UPB. Berdasarkan ujian regresi, hasil kajian mendapati hubungan antara FAPI dan UPB adalah bergantung pada nilai ambang FAPI. Secara khususnya kajian ini mendapati nilai ambang penguasaan pasaran yang lebih tinggi (FAPI 20%) berhubungan secara positif dengan pendedahan UPB. Hasil kajian ini dapat memberi bukti tambahan bahawa firma audit yang mempunyai kepakaran industri yang tinggi dapat memberikan perkhidmatan audit yang lebih berkualiti menerusi peningkatan pendedahan UPB berbanding firma audit bukan pakar. Badan pengamal dan pengawalselia perakaunan boleh mempertimbangakan ciri kepakaran industri dalam mengawal selia syarikat-syarikat yang terbabit dalam mana-mana kontrak yang melibatkan pihak-pihak berkaitan