U.S. Dairy Trade Situation and Outlook: 2009

Agribusiness, International Development, International Relations/Trade,

U.S. Dairy Trade Situation and Outlook, 2006

This Discussion Paper explores the value of U.S. dairy exports and imports in 2006. It also looks at the influence the ongoing negotiations under the Doha Round of the WTO will have on trade in the long-run and the prospects for reaching a world trade agreement prior to expiration of U.S. "fast track" authority.U.S. Diary Trade, Doha Round Negotiations, WTO Agreement, Fast-track Authority, International Relations/Trade,

U.S. Dairy Trade: Situation and Outlook, 2008

In 2007, U.S. diary exports rose 300 per cent from 2006. This paper discusses the international market factors that led to this large increase and then projects exports for 2008 based on these changing factors. The paper also discusses trade agreements both in effect and proposed and how these agreements may affect the exportation of dairy products.<br><a href=http://www.babcock.cals.wisc.edu/>The Babcock Institute</a>U.S. Diary Trade, U.S. Dairy Exports, U.S. Trade Agreements, Demand and Price Analysis, International Relations/Trade,

The Dairy Sector of Mexico: A Country Study

Agribusiness, International Development, International Relations/Trade,

U.S. Dairy Trade Situation and Outlook: 2010

Agribusiness, International Development, International Relations/Trade,

Pediatric Resuscitation: Evaluation of a Clinical Curriculum

Objective: To assess the impact of a 6-hour pediatric resuscitation curriculum on the comfort levels of resident physicians’ evaluation and treatment of critically ill pediatric patients. Methods: An evaluation instrument assessed resident comfort levels, measured on a seven digit Likert scale ranging from significantly uncomfortable to significantly comfortable, in 13 areas of pediatric resuscitation. To complete the curriculum, residents had to demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and procedural skills during mock resuscitation scenarios and on both written and oral examinations. Results: Thirty-one residents participated in the study: 51.6% were pediatric, 12.9% were medicine/pediatric and 35.5% were emergency medicine residents. Participants in the curriculum had little previous experience with pediatric resuscitation (83% had been involved in five or fewer pediatric resuscitations). In all 13 areas of pediatric resuscitation tested, residents reported improvement in comfort levels following the course (p<0.002; Wilcoxon Signed Rank Tests). The most significant changes were observed for the following items: resuscitation of pulseless arrest, performance of cardioversion and defibrillation, performance of intraosseous needle insertion, and drug selection and dosing for rapid sequence intubation. Fewer than 48% of learners rated themselves as comfortable in these areas prior to training, but after completion, more than 80% rated themselves in the comfortable range. All residents but one received passing scores on their written examinations (97%). During the mock resuscitation scenarios and oral examination, 100% of the residents were assessed to have ‘completely’ met the learning objectives and critical actions Conclusion: Implementation of a pediatric resuscitation curriculum improves pediatric and emergency medicine residents’ comfort with the evaluation and treatment of critically ill pediatric patients. This curriculum can be used in residency training to document the acquisition of core competencies, knowledge and procedural skills needed for the evaluation and treatment of the critically ill child. The results reported in this study support using this model of instructional design to implement educational strategies, which will meet the requirements of graduate education

The madrigals of Thomas Morley

The “golden age” of the arts in England in the sixteenth century came about largely because of the combined efforts of poets and musicians. That Elizabethan England is renowned for her music and literature is no accident. Experiments in the new musical forms were being made on the continent, particularly in Italy. Here the first efforts were made to fuse music and the drama in purely secular ways. This was finally to lead to the creation of opera, and the form that it was but a step to the creation of other secular vocal forms. The strong hold of the church was perceptibly loosening by reason of the need for expression of emotion of a purely earthly kind. The Flemish madrigalists, drawn by their interest in the new method, went to Italy, some to stay and some to return to their homeland enthusiastically proclaiming the new art. England received the impetus of this spirit late in the century; and she was more than ready to receive it

The Dairy Sector of Brazil: A Country Study

Agribusiness, International Development, International Relations/Trade,