Establishing the economic impact of the green industry on Louisiana\u27s economy

The general objective of this study was to provide updated estimates of value of the green industry in Louisiana. Data collection was conducted for the production sector (Nursery Growers and Sod Producers, and Landscape Design, Installation and Maintenance Services) and the Golf Industry. In addition, expenditures on green industry products and services incurred by other sectors were obtained. Among those sectors were churches and cemeteries, public schools (elementary and secondary), public colleges and universities, private schools (elementary, secondary and college/university), parish/city grounds, state parks, road shoulder and median maintenance, and airports. To conduct the surveys, listings from those sectors were obtained from sources such as the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana Department of Transportation, Louisiana Board of Cemeteries, American Business Directory and internet sources. Questionnaires were developed for the three main groups based on previous studies, and a single page questionnaire was developed to collect expenditures from other sectors. Survey procedures followed Dillman’s methodology. Using IMPLAN, a 1999 input-output model was built. This model provided results of direct, indirect, induced and total effects of the green industry in specific sectors such as Production, Golf Industry,Retail, Other, and an overall impact on Louisiana’s economy. Those impacts were measured in four categories: gross sales, personal income, gross state product and employment, and multiplier tables were reported. Economic impact by the Production sector on gross sales was estimated at $605 million, which includes Greenhouse and Nursery Products ($119 million) and Landscape and Horticultural Services ($266 million), while the impact of the Golf Industry on gross sales was estimated at$151 million. The economic impact by the Retail Sector and “Horticultural Expenditures Reported by Other Industries’ were estimated at $557 million and$872 million, respectively. Total economic impact by the green industry on Louisiana’s economy was estimated at $2.21 billion and 56,685 jobs were generated

ANALYZING LINKAGES BETWEEN NURSERY FARM GROWTH RATES, STRUCTURAL VARIABLES, AND FIRM CHARACTERISTICS

Production of ornamental plants is one of agriculture's successes. However, concentration of production and retailing is occurring, bringing additional competitive pressure. An econometric model is used to explain growth rate using a cross-sectional data set from 2001, self-reported growth rates for nursery firms, and firm and operator characteristics.Production Economics,

ESTABLISHING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE GREEN INDUSTRY ON LOUISIANA'S ECONOMY

Ornamental and horticultural products and services represent one of the growing sectors in agriculture. This study includes data collection and an input-out IMPLAN model used to estimate the total economic impact of the green industry on Louisianas economy. This model provided results in total impact in personal income, gross state product, employment, expenditures in selected sectors and multiplier tables.Production Economics,

Louisiana’s Green Industry: Evaluation of its Economic Contribution (Research Information Sheet #108)

The green industry is the production, sale and maintenance of ornamental plants and related products. The purpose of this study was to estimate the impact of the green industry on Louisiana’s economy.https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/agcenter_researchinfosheets/1001/thumbnail.jp

ANALYZING LINKAGES BETWEEN NURSERY FARM GROWTH RATES, STRUCTURAL VARIABLES, AND FIRM CHARACTERISTICS

Production of ornamental plants is one of agriculture's successes. However, concentration of production and retailing is occurring, bringing additional competitive pressure. An econometric model is used to explain growth rate using a cross-sectional data set from 2001, self-reported growth rates for nursery firms, and firm and operator characteristics

ESTABLISHING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE GREEN INDUSTRY ON LOUISIANA'S ECONOMY

Ornamental and horticultural products and services represent one of the growing sectors in agriculture. This study includes data collection and an input-out IMPLAN model used to estimate the total economic impact of the green industry on Louisiana's economy. This model provided results in total impact in personal income, gross state product, employment, expenditures in selected sectors and multiplier tables

Epilepsia temporal estudo psiquiátrico evolutivo de uma série tratada cirurgicamente

Os autores estudaram do ponto de vista psiquiátrico, no pré e no pós-operatório, série de 31 casos operados por epilepsia temporal incontrolável. Esta, com seu substrato fisiopatológico, está associada a irritabilidade patológica, tenacidade afetiva, impulsividade, disfunção cognitiva epiléptica e deficiências de abstração nos processos intelectuais. As altas incidências dessas psicopatologias nos doentes estudados demonstram essa associação e sugerem fortemente a existência de relação causal entre elas e a epilepsia temporal. As lobectomias temporais unilaterais se mostraram eficazes para o controle das crises epilépticas, cuja freqüência se reduziu intensamente no pós-operatório. As cirurgias promoveram intensa e útil redução nas manifestações da irritabilidade patológica, da impulsividade, da disfunção cognitiva epiléptica e das instabilidades da capacidade de abstração promovidas por impactos afetivos. A tenacidade afetiva foi pouco alterada pelas operações, embora tenha ocorrido efeito favorável. Incapacidades de abstração, estáveis, não foram afetadas pelas cirurgias. A presença de focos em ambos os lobos temporais não diminuiu a eficácia da cirurgia, nem quanto a seu efeito sobre as crises, nem quanto a seu efeito sobre as alterações psicopatológicas estudadas

Effect of general anaesthesia on functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke having endovascular thrombectomy versus standard care: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

Background: General anaesthesia (GA) during endovascular thrombectomy has been associated with worse patient outcomes in observational studies compared with patients treated without GA. We assessed functional outcome in ischaemic stroke patients with large vessel anterior circulation occlusion undergoing endovascular thrombectomy under GA, versus thrombectomy not under GA (with or without sedation) versus standard care (ie, no thrombectomy), stratified by the use of GA versus standard care. Methods: For this meta-analysis, patient-level data were pooled from all patients included in randomised trials in PuMed published between Jan 1, 2010, and May 31, 2017, that compared endovascular thrombectomy predominantly done with stent retrievers with standard care in anterior circulation ischaemic stroke patients (HERMES Collaboration). The primary outcome was functional outcome assessed by ordinal analysis of the modified Rankin scale (mRS) at 90 days in the GA and non-GA subgroups of patients treated with endovascular therapy versus those patients treated with standard care, adjusted for baseline prognostic variables. To account for between-trial variance we used mixed-effects modelling with a random effect for trials incorporated in all models. Bias was assessed using the Cochrane method. The meta-analysis was prospectively designed, but not registered. Findings: Seven trials were identified by our search; of 1764 patients included in these trials, 871 were allocated to endovascular thrombectomy and 893 were assigned standard care. After exclusion of 74 patients (72 did not undergo the procedure and two had missing data on anaesthetic strategy), 236 (30%) of 797 patients who had endovascular procedures were treated under GA. At baseline, patients receiving GA were younger and had a shorter delay between stroke onset and randomisation but they had similar pre-treatment clinical severity compared with patients who did not have GA. Endovascular thrombectomy improved functional outcome at 3 months both in patients who had GA (adjusted common odds ratio (cOR) 1·52, 95% CI 1·09–2·11, p=0·014) and in those who did not have GA (adjusted cOR 2·33, 95% CI 1·75–3·10, p<0·0001) versus standard care. However, outcomes were significantly better for patients who did not receive GA versus those who received GA (covariate-adjusted cOR 1·53, 95% CI 1·14–2·04, p=0·0044). The risk of bias and variability between studies was assessed to be low. Interpretation: Worse outcomes after endovascular thrombectomy were associated with GA, after adjustment for baseline prognostic variables. These data support avoidance of GA whenever possible. The procedure did, however, remain effective versus standard care in patients treated under GA, indicating that treatment should not be withheld in those who require anaesthesia for medical reasons