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Completing the design spectra for graphs with six vertices and eight edges
Apart from two possible exceptions, the design spectrum has been determined for every graph with six vertices and at most eight edges. The purpose of this note is to establish the existence of the two missing designs, both of order 32
Theta Graph Designs
We solve the design spectrum problem for all theta graphs with 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 edges
Designs for graphs with six vertices and ten edges - II
The design spectrum has been determined for ten of the 15 graphs with six vertices and ten edges. In this paper, we solve the design spectrum problem for the remaining five graphs with three possible exceptions
“Allez Wiggo”: A Case Study on the Reactions of the British Print Media to Bradley Wiggins’s Victory in the Tour de France
The Vehicle, 1967, Vol. 9 no. 1
Vol. 9, No. 1
Table of Contents
Commentarypage 3
PoofMolly J. Evanspage 4
PreludeMike Baldwinpage 5
UntitledMike Baldwinpage 5
Where is Tomorrow?Paula Bresnanpage 6
Could It Be Or NotMary Hoeggerpage 7
PsalmAnthony Griggspage 7
Where Am I Going?William A. Framepage 8
Out of DarknessMarilyn Henry Hoodpage 9
She CriedMolly J. Evanspage 12
When I MoveAnthony Griggspage 13
Hi Ya, MorningWilliam A. Framepage 13
Summer Twilight ThoughtsSteve Allenpage 14
Too MuchBill Moserpage 16
Ink SketchWilliam A. Framepage 17
No. 1Molly J. Evanspage 18
Youth, So Hated and DamnedJeff Hendrickspage 18
GoneJackie Jaquespage 19
The JesterWilliam A. Framepage 20
ReflectionMike Baldwinpage 20
No. 3Molly J. Evanspage 21
EpitaphBill Moserpage 22
I Take A Long-Out-of-Use BookAnthony Griggspage 23https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1016/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, 1967, Vol. 9 no. 1
Vol. 9, No. 1
Table of Contents
Commentarypage 3
PoofMolly J. Evanspage 4
PreludeMike Baldwinpage 5
UntitledMike Baldwinpage 5
Where is Tomorrow?Paula Bresnanpage 6
Could It Be Or NotMary Hoeggerpage 7
PsalmAnthony Griggspage 7
Where Am I Going?William A. Framepage 8
Out of DarknessMarilyn Henry Hoodpage 9
She CriedMolly J. Evanspage 12
When I MoveAnthony Griggspage 13
Hi Ya, MorningWilliam A. Framepage 13
Summer Twilight ThoughtsSteve Allenpage 14
Too MuchBill Moserpage 16
Ink SketchWilliam A. Framepage 17
No. 1Molly J. Evanspage 18
Youth, So Hated and DamnedJeff Hendrickspage 18
GoneJackie Jaquespage 19
The JesterWilliam A. Framepage 20
ReflectionMike Baldwinpage 20
No. 3Molly J. Evanspage 21
EpitaphBill Moserpage 22
I Take A Long-Out-of-Use BookAnthony Griggspage 23https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1016/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, 1967, Vol. 9 no. 2
Table of Contents
Commentarypage 3
SketchAnn Butlerpage 4
I Take A Long-Out-of-Use BookAnthony Griggspage 5
The Leaf StemDianne Cochranpage 6
The Four MusketeersJim Courterpage 7
Status QuoAdrian Beardpage 7
SketchAnn Butlerpage 8
NocturneMike Baldwinpage 9
Oh Impatient HeartK. H. Shariffpage 9
Letter to a FianceeMaurice Snivelypage 10
Listen!Bonnie Blackpage 11
The Water\u27s EdgeStephen W. Gibbspage 12
TogetherDavid Reifpage 13
SketchAnn Butlerpage 14
Evening TimeSharon Nelsonpage 15
Japanese HaikuBev Hensonpage 15
Of Love and WarBruce Czeluscinskipage 16
Always AloneKib Voorheespage 17
the end of loveJackie Bratcherpage 18
1-20-66Sharon Nelsonpage 19
Blessed Are WeBonnie Marie Beckpage 19
The Time To LiveNeil Tracypage 20
Imminent AwakeningHelen Coxpage 21
The Dead Panther LairMolly J. Evanspage 21
Good SheepMike Tilfordpage 22
The Flame of LifeJacki Jacquespage 23
Then Arrives The Day Of DarkMolly J. Evanspage 23
Sketch: To love is to rememberAnn Butlerpage 24
Hidden RiversCharles J. Mertzpage 25
SilenceLinda G. Phillipspage 26
December - 1964Bonnie Blackpage 26
LoveHazel Thomaspage 27
To Praise A Good Man Neil Tracypage 28
Definitions \u2767Sharon Nelsonpage 29
To Wish Is a CrimeBonnie Marie Beckpage 30
College MadhatterMaurice Snivelypage 31
No. 8Sharon Nelsonpage 32
The Open FireSusan Williamspage 32https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1017/thumbnail.jp
Comorbidity, age, race and stage at diagnosis in colorectal cancer: a retrospective, parallel analysis of two health systems
© 2008 Zafar et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Background :
Stage at diagnosis plays a significant role in colorectal cancer (CRC) survival. Understanding which factors contribute to a more advanced stage at diagnosis is vital to improving overall survival. Comorbidity, race, and age are known to impact receipt of cancer therapy and survival, but the relationship of these factors to stage at diagnosis of CRC is less clear. The objective of this study is to investigate how comorbidity, race and age influence stage of CRC diagnosis.
Methods :
Two distinct healthcare populations in the United States (US) were retrospectively studied. Using the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium database, we identified CRC patients treated at 15 Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals from 2003–2007. We assessed metastatic CRC patients treated from 2003–2006 at 10 non-VA, fee-for-service (FFS) practices. Stage at diagnosis was dichotomized (non-metastatic, metastatic). Race was dichotomized (white, non-white). Charlson comorbidity index and age at diagnosis were calculated. Associations between stage, comorbidity, race, and age were determined by logistic regression.
Results :
342 VA and 340 FFS patients were included. Populations differed by the proportion of patients with metastatic CRC at diagnosis (VA 27% and FFS 77%) reflecting differences in eligibility criteria for inclusion. VA patients were mean (standard deviation; SD) age 67 (11), Charlson index 2.0 (1.0), and were 63% white. FFS patients were mean age 61 (13), Charlson index 1.6 (1.0), and were 73% white. In the VA cohort, higher comorbidity was associated with earlier stage at diagnosis after adjusting for age and race (odds ratio (OR) 0.76, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.58–1.00; p = 0.045); no such significant relationship was identified in the FFS cohort (OR 1.09, 95% CI 0.82–1.44; p = 0.57). In both cohorts, no association was found between stage at diagnosis and either age or race.
Conclusion :
Higher comorbidity may lead to earlier stage of CRC diagnosis. Multiple factors, perhaps including increased interactions with the healthcare system due to comorbidity, might contribute to this finding. Such increased interactions are seen among patients within a healthcare system like the VA system in the US versus sporadic interactions which may be seen with FFS healthcare
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