Prospectus, July 18, 1984

AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN\u27S ASSOCIATION SHOOTING STAR CHAPTER…HONORS TWO OF PARKLAND\u27S OWN…SCHERL ZAMARY WAS CHOSEN WOMEN OF THE YEAR AND BOB ABBUEHL WAS SELECTED AS BOSS OF THE YEAR; Crisis nursery ready to help; Community Calendar; Concert in Park with PC Choral Union; Concert for Senior Citizens; Outdoor Break Dance Festival; C.I.A. promotes \u27independent thinking\u27; Vague and evasive answers angers reporter; Costa survives slide; Zamary and Abbuehl always \u27there\u27 when needed; The unsung heros of Parkland; Bigger and better Fair; Younger students attend PC; Entertain with summer recipes; Did You Know...; Last Starfighter; Teens dance...; Cars finally hit number one; Staub delves into effects of horror on human psyche; Rooney relates on down to earth level; Games people play-by Dr. Ima Sorloser; Annual Abe\u27s Amble Run; No magic solutions-just understanding and action; Cold steel; Martin offered scholarship to Southern Ill. University; Sports Digesthttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1984/1016/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, August 27, 1984

HOPE FOR SATISFYING, REWARDING EXPERIENCE AND BEST YEAR EVER FROM PRESIDENT STAERKEL; PC Happenings; Fall-In 1984-Join us for the big fall kick-off; Student Services-to supplement your studies with practical experience; Herbsleb honored; Voter Registration deadline Oct. 2 at Parkland; Campus Services...Day and Evening; Warm Welcome to Parkland; Awareness of diverse individual needs basis for expanding support systems/self-help groups; Black Student Association BSA\u27s priority is on teaching black history and culture to everyone; Champaign County N.O.W. reaches out to new woman; Homosexual, heterosexuals strive for understanding of each other in C-U Gay and Lesbian Illini; One right way and plenty of wrong ways to offer help to the disabled; Champaign County Mental Health Center available to all; Prospectus staff enjoys opportunity for creativeness, camaraderie, challenge, and extended family; Mike Dubson, Reporter, Autobiographical; Autobiographical Jeanene Edmison; Parkland News Editor, Office Manager; Autobiographical James E. Costa, Reporter; Advice from the Duodenum; Profiles in Courage The unsung heroes of Parkland College student workers smooth the way; The Dead Zone will make your skin crawl; Students now feel free to turn down a drink; Trolley\u27s broaden early residents\u27 lives; Champaign offers variety with 37 parks/ 480 acres; Urbana has total of 22 parks covering 400 acres; Black voters turn out in record numbers; Which system produces better candidates?; Community musicians welcome to join groups at Parkland; Champaign-Urbana retains glimpses of yesteryear with charming older homes; Champaign culture; Arts school has widespread reputation; Don\u27t miss Missing Persons; Good ol\u27 days were fun; Celebrate; Parkland\u27s new baseball coach: Tom Dedin, Jr.; Certain traits typical for world-class distance runner/athleticshttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1984/1015/thumbnail.jp

Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I

New observations and new research have increased our understanding of past, current, and future climate change since the Third U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA3) was published in May 2014. This Climate Science Special Report (CSSR) is designed to capture that new information and build on the existing body of science in order to summarize the current state of knowledge and provide the scientific foundation for the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4)

Improvement in quality of life measures in patients with refractory hepatitis C, responding to re-treatment with Pegylated interferon alpha -2b and ribavirin

Abstract Background In this paper, we report the health related quality of life (HRQOL) data from patients with hepatitis C viral infection (HCV) who were refractory to prior therapy and had re-treatment with a combination of Pegylated interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin. We hypothesized that the HRQOL will improve in those patients who attain sustained viral response similar to naïve patients undergoing treatment for HCV. Methods HRQOL data was obtained from 152 patients enrolled into a randomized study for re-treatment of HCV refractory to prior therapy with interferon alpha-2b in combination with ribavirin. The treatment protocol was for 48 weeks and had a high and low dose arm. The HRQOL data was collected at baseline, weeks 24 and 48 of treatment, and at 24 week follow-up after treatment. A repeated measures statistical model was used for comparing the HRQOL domain scores between the responders and non-responders and the treatment groups. The responders and non-responders were also compared to the age and sex adjusted national mean scores. Results Twenty-five of the 152 (17%) patients achieved a sustained viral response. At baseline, HRQOL is lower in HCV patients compared to national norms. The norm based HRQOL domain scores for the different domains of the SF-36 instrument were as follows: physical functioning = 47.13, role-physical = 46.87, bodily pain = 48.00, general health = 44.01, vitality = 45.39, social functioning = 47.05, role-emotional = 48.88, mental health = 48.76, physical component score 43.26 and mental component score = 46.17. The scores decreased during therapy in those who would be responders and non-responders, but the pattern of change was different. During the treatment, the HRQOL domain scores of responders decrease notably in the domain of vitality. At week 48 vitality scores were worst in responders. 5 of the 8 domain scores were lower compared to baseline in non-responders. At 24 weeks post treatment follow up, HRQOL in those refractory patients who respond to re-treatment tended to be better than the national average in the domains of vitality (p = .06), social functioning (p = .06) and role-emotional (p = .03) while the non-responders improved their scores in domains of physical function and bodily pain. Conclusion We conclude that patients who are to be responders and non-responders behave differently in terms of the HRQOL domain scores when re-treated with a combination of interferon alpha 2b and ribavirin. The responders sustained a significant decrease in the domain score of vitality while 5 of the 8 domain scores decrease in non-responders at the end of treatment. At the end of follow up, in responders, the HRQOL score tended to be better than the national average notably in the domains of role-emotional, vitality and social functioning. On the other hand, in non-responders, the domain scores of physical function improve, while that of role-emotional worsened.</p

Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I

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Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I

New observations and new research have increased our understanding of past, current, and future climate change since the Third U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA3) was published in May 2014. This Climate Science Special Report (CSSR) is designed to capture that new information and build on the existing body of science in order to summarize the current state of knowledge and provide the scientific foundation for the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4).</p