THE EMPIRICAL IMPACT OF BOVINE SOMATOTROPIN ON A GROUP OF NEW YORK DAIRY FARMS

The empirical impact of rBST was measured for 211 dairy farms using 1993-95 data. Farms applying rBST on roughly half of their herds saw, on average, a net increase of about 1,300 pounds of milk per cow per year. The impact on profits, was, however, not statistically different from zero.Livestock Production/Industries,

Is Sublingual Buprenorphine Treatment Effective and Efficient When Compared to Traditional Neonatal Opium Solution (Morphine) in Treating Newborns with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome?

Objective: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether sublingual buprenorphine treatment is effective and efficient when compared to traditional neonatal opium solution (morphine) in treating newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Study Design: Review of one randomized active-control clinical trial, one randomized doubleblind, double-dummy clinical trial, and one retrospective cohort analysis. Data Sources: All articles were published in English between the years of 2011 and 2017. Articles were obtained from peer-reviewed journals and databases using PubMed and Embase. Outcomes: Outcomes measured were length of stay using the neonates birth date and hospital discharge date as well as duration of treatment using the cessation date of treatment once MOTHER NAS score \u3c8. Results: Kraft et al. (2011) found a statistically significant decrease in hospital stay and duration of treatment with buprenorphine when compared to morphine treatment of NAS. Further study by Kraft et al. (2017) again found a statistically significant decrease in hospital stay and duration of treatment with buprenorphine compared to morphine. Hall et al. (2016) found in their retrospective cohort study that patients treated with buprenorphine had a shorter hospital stay and a shorter duration of treatment when compared to patients who were treated with morphine or methadone. Conclusions: All three studies confirm that buprenorphine treatment is both effective and efficient when compared to traditional neonatal opium solution (morphine) in treating newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Further studies should place focus on treatment weaning the mother from the offending substance and its effect on the incidence of NAS, length of stay in the hospital, and possible elimination of pharmacologic intervention in neonates

Nautilus ROV Robot Manipulator

Global warming and climate change are prevalent issues in today’s society. As a result, research in the ocean, our world’s biggest ecosystem, is imperative in efforts to protect the environment. Santa Clara University’s Robotic Systems Lab contributes to this field through work and developments on remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). An existing ROV system called Nautilus consists of a robot arm, end effector, and storage system in order to collect various types of sediments at a depth of 300 feet. However, the previous system does not meet that requirement. In direct collaboration with researchers within the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, we were able to create and accomplish a set of deliverables to improve our ROV. Our team’s main goal was to make the system functional and more efficient by redesigning the manipulator arm and soft gripper in order to retrieve samples, as well as creating a sample storage container that is in view of the camera or workspace to document and record the location of those samples. Our project gives researchers a cheaper alternative compared to existing sample collection methods, which are relatively more expensive, so that they can continue to explore and document stretches of the ocean far more easily. The project was done with the guidance of faculty in the Robotic Systems Lab as well as researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)

THE EMPIRICAL IMPACT OF BOVINE SOMATOTROPIN ON A GROUP OF NEW YORK DAIRY FARMS

WP 1998-03 April 1998Data from a panel of New York Dairy farms were used to estimate rbST adoption functions, and to measure the impact of rbST on milk output and profitability per cow. Adoption results are consistent with previous rbST adoption studies. Farm size, productivity and education of the principal operator are the most important explanatory variables influencing adoption. The use of rbST was found to significantly increase milk output per cow net of other explanatory variables, correcting for self-selection with respect to rbST use. The impact on profits, was, however, not statistically different from zero at any conventional statistical significance level.Funding for Stefanides was provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

SUCCESS IN MAXIMIZING PROFITS AND REASONS FOR PROFIT DEVIATION ON DAIRY FARMS

WP 1997-05 April 1997The Weak Axiom of Profit Maximization (WAPM) was used to test how successful each of 70 individual New York State dairy farms was in maximizing profits using nine years of data. The netput vectors were corrected for technological change using nonparametric indices that do not require the assumption of profit maximization nor any functional form for the underlying technology. These technology indices are consistent with the nonparametric assumptions used in the WAPM tests. The average negative WAPM deviation over the 70 farms was .20, indicating that on average these farms could have selected available netput vectors that would have increased profits by 20 percent of total receipts. A tobit regression showed that the available characteristics on these farms explained very little of the variability in their abilities to select the best netput vectors. Yet, increased age and additional education increased the ability to select the best netput vector

Panagiotis Chr.Stefanides Invited to 4th TECHNIUM International Conference - Recognition of Career: the Generator Polyhedron by Panagiotis Stefanides, Proposed Form of “the Other Genus-genus of the Soul” in Plato's Epinomis, of the “Soul of the World” in Timaeus and of the Republic's Planetary System Structure

As I anticipate, it concerns another genus of Polyhedron, a very Special one Ontologically, and this is very important ? understand:  “....?????? ?? ?????? ???????? ??? …. ?????, ……., ?? ?? ???? ????? ???? ???? ?????? ?????…..…????? ?????" http://remacle.org/bloodwolf/philosophes/platon/cousin/epinomisgrec.htm [..there are .. five solid bodies…. the other genus which in total has one form …the genus of the soul…]  Plato's Epinomis 981b. In 981a, of this work, Plato states that the composition of, soul and body bares a single form. Similarly, Plato in Timaeus [53 E] refers to the solids having each its own genus and in his Republic makes reference to the Construction of the Universal Planets [XIV 616 E -617A]. Interpretation for ????? genus  – form] Proposed By Panagiotis Stefanides is the “Generator Polyhedron”, ohis recent Abstract. Searching, for many years, Plato's Timaeus Work, geometry related to      the creation of the world- soul of the world] and presenting it to conferences       nationally and Internationally, I searched in the Liddell and Scott reference for the word “?????”  found in Plato's "Epinomis" 981b  Discovered [Invention [ 03 April 2017].https://www.linkedin.com/…/generator-polyhedron-platonic-e…/ . “Generator Polyhedron” refers to the geometric characteristics of this Solid found to be the root upon which other Solid Polyhedra are based i.e. the Platonic/Eucleidean Solids [Icosahedron Dodecahedron etc.] The Geometry of this paper is part of book: [ISBN 978 – 618 – 83169 – 0 - 4], National Library of Greece , 04/05/2017, by Panagiotis Ch. Stefanides

ESTIMATING INDIVIDUAL FARM SUPPLY AND DEMAND ELASTICITIES USING NONPARAMETRIC PRODUCTION ANALYSIS

WP 1997-03 March 1997Nonparametric production methods are used to estimate individual supply response and input demand elasticities for a group of New York dairy farm businesses. The ranges of estimates from the upper and lower bounds are extremely large, probably because only nine observations (years) are available for each farm

THE EMPIRICAL IMPACT OF BOVINE SOMATOTROPIN ON A GROUP OF NEW YORK DAIRY FARMS

The empirical impact of rBST was measured for 211 dairy farms using 1993-95 data. Farms applying rBST on roughly half of their herds saw, on average, a net increase of about 1,300 pounds of milk per cow per year. The impact on profits, was, however, not statistically different from zero