Aerostructural design optimization of a 100-passenger regional jet with surrogate-based mission analysis

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Finding Aid for Program of Advisement for Stout Students/ PASS Program, 1969-1995

The Program of Advisement for Stout Students, or PASS Program, was instituted in the fall of 1969; whereby upper-class students were selected to provide, on campus and through residence halls, peer advisement to new freshmen and new transfer students. The program began at fall registration to help new students successfully navigate the registration process: “what to take, how to take it and whom to go to for assistance”. The innovation of the program hinged upon the idea that upper-classmen had learned from experience the ins-and-outs of college life, and that freshmen needed someone they could relate to that understood the particular problems of being a student new to college. The PASS office of New Student Advisement was established, and student peer advisors were selected, trained, and supervised by the Coordinator of New Student Advisement. The PASS program augmented the typical academic advisement process performed by faculty. Student advisors were recommended by faculty, later by outgoing PASS Student Advisors. Beginning at registration PASS Student Advisors advised small numbers of new students based on their academic area of interest. PASS Student Advisors met one-on-one with new students and assisted them with selecting courses, and understanding class schedules, class registration, academic policies, and campus orientation. In the ensuing years, the PASS Program expanded the responsibilities and programs of its PASS Student Advisors. The Program assessed its success through evaluations and updated its policies and procedures in response to suggestions.The records of the Peer Advisement for Stout Students or PASS program begin in 1969 with the inception of the PASS program, and include administrative records, an organizational history, program evaluations, and correspondence; printed media, newspaper accounts, a press release, and photographs of PASS staff and student advisors

Hospitalizations and deaths due to Salmonella infections, FoodNet

Nontyphoidal Salmonella causes a higher proportion of food-related deaths annually than any other bacterial pathogen in the United States. We reviewed 4 years (1996-1999) of population-based active surveillance data on laboratory-confirmed Salmonella infections from the Emerging Infections Program's Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), to determine the rates of hospitalization and death associated with Salmonella infection. Overall, 22% of infected persons were hospitalized, with the highest rate (47%) among persons aged 160 years. Fifty-eight deaths occurred, for an estimated annual incidence of 0.08 deaths/100,000 population. These deaths accounted for 38% of all deaths reported through FoodNet from 1996 through 1999, and they occurred primarily among adults with serious underlying disease. Although Salmonella infection was seldom listed as a cause of death on hospital charts and death certificates, our chart review suggests that Salmonella infection contributed to these deaths. Each year in the United States, nontyphoidal Salmonella, which is one of the most common bacterial pathogens, accounts for ∼1.4 million foodborne infections and roughly one-quarter (26%) of the ∼323,000 hospitalizations for foodborne infection

Early stage and locally advanced (non-metastatic) non-small-cell lung cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Lung cancer represents the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, accounting for ∼1.2 million deaths each year. Improving survival in lung cancer is a major challenge for modern oncology considering that 5-year survival remains <15%, across all stages of disease and with <7% of patients alive 10 years after diagnosis. Because of the difficulties in significantly improving survival in locally advanced and metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), diagnosis and treatment of early stages theoretically represent the most consistent possibility of modifying the outcome of NSCLC in terms of disease-free and overall survival

A comparison of three policy approaches for tobacco retailer reduction

BACKGROUND: The Institute of Medicine recommends that public health agencies restrict the number and regulate the location of tobacco retailers as a means of reducing tobacco use. However, the best policy strategy for tobacco retailer reduction is unknown. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to test the percent reduction in the number and density of tobacco retailers in North Carolina resulting from three policies: (1) prohibiting sales of tobacco products in pharmacies or stores with a pharmacy counter, (2) restricting sales of tobacco products within 1,000 feet of schools, and (3) regulating to 500 feet the minimum allowable distance between tobacco outlets. METHODS: This study uses data from two lists of tobacco retailers gathered in 2012, one at the statewide level, and another “gold standard” three-county list. Retailers near schools were identified using point and parcel boundaries in ArcMap. Python programming language generated a random lottery system to remove retailers within 500 feet of each other. Analyses were conducted in 2014. RESULTS: A minimum allowable distance policy had the single greatest impact and would reduce density by 22.1% at the state level, or 20.8% at the county level (range 16.6% to 27.9%). Both a pharmacy and near-schools ban together would reduce density by 29.3% at the state level, or 29.7% at the county level (range 26.3 to 35.6%). CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of policies restricting tobacco sales in pharmacies, near schools, and/or in close proximity to another tobacco retailer would substantially reduce the number and density of tobacco retail outlets