Focused nurse-defibrillation training: a simple and cost-effective strategy to improve survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest

Time to first defibrillation is widely accepted to correlate closely with survival and recovery of neurological function after cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia. Focused training of a cadre of nurses to defibrillate on their own initiative may significantly decrease time to first defibrillation in cases of in-hospital cardiac arrest outside of critical care units. Such a program may be the best single strategy to improve in-hospital survival, simply and at reasonable cost

Urban grasslands support threatened water voles

Urbanisation is often linked with habitat loss and a reduction in species richness but some species may be able to adapt to urban environments. Water voles Arvicola amphibius, a rapidly declining species in the UK, have recently been recorded in isolated grassland habitats in Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city (human population 1.2 million). The aim of this study was to determine the distribution and habitat characteristics of water vole populations occupying these dry grasslands. Field work was undertaken from March to October 2014 in a 34 km2 study area located 3 km east of the city centre. Field sign transects recorded water vole presence in 21/65 (32%) and 19/62 (31%) surveyed sites in spring and autumn, respectively. Vole occupancy increased with distance from water and was greatest in parkland, followed by sites with rank vegetation and roadside habitats. Occupancy was lower where signs of predators were recorded but surprisingly occupancy was found to be greater in the most disturbed sites, perhaps linked to the fact that many of these sites were public parks containing suitable grassland. Sites occupied by water voles were classed as neutral grasslands with species composition dominated by two main species. The number of grassland sites occupied by water voles, especially within public areas suggests that careful management of these urban grassland habitats will benefit the conservation of this highly threatened species in the UK

Bulletin No. 122 - The Nature of the Dry Farm Soils of Utah

Successful farming in Utah is dependent upon two main factors: First, the economic use of irrigation water upon the lands lying under the irrigation ditch, and second, upon the correct practice of the principles of dry farming upon those lands not susceptible to irrigation. Dry farming in Utah is, therefore, of great importance and it becomes essential to learn something of the nature of the dry farming soils of the State

Bulletin No. 121 - The Soil of the Southern Utah Experiment Station

The soil of the Southern Utah Experiment Farm is a very interesting type: it is highly charged with gypsum and thereby presents a condition unique in reported studies of the soils of America. Gypsiferous soils are characteristic of a large portion of Southern Utah; many of them are derived from shale, others from sandstone, impregnated with gypsum

Burning and Burying in Connecticut: Are Regional Solutions to Solid Waste Disposal Equitable?

To comply with federal legislation, states throughout the country are replacing old town dumps with a regional system for municipal solid waste disposal.This system includes trash-to-energy incinerators and ash landfills as well as recycling and reduction facilities. While these new types of facilities are expected to be environmentally safer, they have concentrated the disposal process of waste generated throughout the state in fewer locations. State leaders champion the use of newer, cleaner disposal methods, while local community groups complain that they have become the dumping grounds for the state. This is the first environmental equity study to examine whether these newer types of facilities are being disproportionately located in racial/ethnic minority or low-income Connecticut neighborhoods. Our analysis indicates that regional facilities are located nearer to neighborhoods with high percentages of minority and poor residents. Employing multivariate techniques, we found that when we control for other variables, the percentage of racial/ethnic minorities remains a predictor of distance to these regional facilities, while poverty and income do not

Simulation Programs in Financial Institutions

Christine Stewart is Manager of Educational Services for Olson Research Associates. Inc., Greenbelt, Maryland. John A. Haslem is Professor and Chairman of Finance at the University of Maryland

Contributors to the January Issue/Notes

Notes by John J. Locher, W. A. Stewart, John H. Logan, John A. Berry, Albert J. Andreoni, Richard A. Molique, Robert B. Devine, and Joseph A. McCabe

Contributors to the January Issue/Notes

Notes by John J. Locher, W. A. Stewart, John H. Logan, John A. Berry, Albert J. Andreoni, Richard A. Molique, Robert B. Devine, and Joseph A. McCabe

Epibenthic and benthic microcrustaceans (copepods, cladocerans, ostracods) from a nearshore area in southeastern Lake Michigan

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