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More Tools For The Synthesist’S Toolbag In Harris Cooper’S Research Synthesis And Meta-Analysis: A Step-By-Step Approach (4th Ed.), Carla Hansen Dec 2009

More Tools For The Synthesist’S Toolbag In Harris Cooper’S Research Synthesis And Meta-Analysis: A Step-By-Step Approach (4th Ed.), Carla Hansen

The Qualitative Report

The need for research synthesis grows along with the volume of contemporary published scholarship. Reporting such synthesis warrants rigorous guidelines for preparing these important, information-rich documents that make statements concerning the state of knowledge about a topic, gaps in knowledge, or the aggregation or integration of primary research. Cooper’s revised and expanded fourth edition of Research Synthesis and Meta­Analysis: A Step-by-Step Approach (2010) provides these needed guidelines with special attention given to the threats to validity at all steps of the research synthesis process.

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Relation Of Immuno-Inflammatory Markers (Il-6, Crpand Esr Value) With Prediction Of Ischemic Heart Disease, Mahdi Haider Al-Najy, Ikbal Khider Al-Joofy Dec 2009

Relation Of Immuno-Inflammatory Markers (Il-6, Crpand Esr Value) With Prediction Of Ischemic Heart Disease, Mahdi Haider Al-Najy, Ikbal Khider Al-Joofy

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: Ischemic heart diseases (I.H.D) become more common during 21st century as the dominant chronic diseases in many parts of the world, and it is predicted to be become the main causes of disability and death world wide. Many factors play a role in pathogenesis of I.H.D among those could be immuno-inflammatory markers which may lead to development of this disease. OBJECTIVE: The present study was conducted to obtain more clarification about the impact of some immuno-inflammatory markers (IL-6, CRPand ESR value) on the clinical expression of heart disease among Iraqi patients. METHODS: Hundred Iraqi patients with I.H.D …

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The Prevalence Of Weight Loss Assessed By Body Mass Index In Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Kassim M. Sultan, Muhammed .W.Alobaidy, Alaa. I. Hussein Dec 2009

The Prevalence Of Weight Loss Assessed By Body Mass Index In Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Kassim M. Sultan, Muhammed .W.Alobaidy, Alaa. I. Hussein

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and weight loss has long been recognized and is a common clinical observation and it is one of the systemic manifestations of COPD. A number of studies have identified weight loss and low body mass index (BMI) as independent predictors of mortality and worse prognosis. OBJECTIVE: We have undertaken this study to confirm the association between BMI, weight loss and COPD and the relation to its severity. METHODS: A cross section study of 100 patients with stable COPD have been identified and classified according to Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive …

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A Study On Humoral Immunity And Oral Bacterial Diversity In Patients With Trichomonas Tenax Infection, Batool M. Mahdi, Waffa Hazim, Bassma Maki, Ali Ghalib M. Mahdi, Mazin K. Ameen Dec 2009

A Study On Humoral Immunity And Oral Bacterial Diversity In Patients With Trichomonas Tenax Infection, Batool M. Mahdi, Waffa Hazim, Bassma Maki, Ali Ghalib M. Mahdi, Mazin K. Ameen

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Trichomonas tenax (T tenax) is a protozoan that inhabit the oral cavity of poor oral hygiene. It is found in the dental caries, tartar and periodontal area. It feed on the normal flora of the mouth. It had been found to cause pulmonary infection and respiratory diseases in immunocompromised patients and patients wi advanced cancer. thOBJECTIVE: To determine the humoral immune response to Trichomonas tenax and studying if there is any relation with specific bacteria. METHODS: Forty patients who consult Al-Kindy Teaching hospital –maxillofacial and dental department from June-2008 to January -2009.Two gingival swabs were taken from those …

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Kerosene Poisoning In Children, Mahjoob Al-Naddawi, Mohammad Abdul-Qader Al-Chalabi, Khawla Mohammad Kamil Dec 2009

Kerosene Poisoning In Children, Mahjoob Al-Naddawi, Mohammad Abdul-Qader Al-Chalabi, Khawla Mohammad Kamil

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Accidental kerosene ingestion is the commonest cause of poisoning and its subsequent mortality and morbidity in children less than five year of age in developing countries. Low socio- economic status and frequent use of kerosene for cooking, lighting and heating are the major cause. OBJECTIVES: To study the epidemiology, presentations and radiological appearance of kerosene poisoning in children. METHODS: A prospective study comprised fifty patients, who were admitted with accidental kerosene poisoning into children welfare hospital in medical city complex /Baghdad. In the period from the 1st of January to the 31st of august 2008. History was taken …

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Cytogenetic Response Of Peripheral Blood In Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients Treated With Imatinb, Maysaa Abdul Razaq Dhahi, Daad Imad, Nidhal Abdul Mohaymen, Nabeel Salman Murad Dec 2009

Cytogenetic Response Of Peripheral Blood In Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients Treated With Imatinb, Maysaa Abdul Razaq Dhahi, Daad Imad, Nidhal Abdul Mohaymen, Nabeel Salman Murad

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACK GROUND: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a stem cell disorder associated with an acquired chromosomal abnormality, Philadelphia chromosome (Ph), which arises from the reciprocal translocation of part of long arm of chromosome 9, in which proto-oncogene ABL gene (ablson) is located, to long arm of chromosome 22, in which BCR gene (break point cluster region) is located forming BCR-ABL fusion gene. The suppression of BCR-ABL is likely to be crucial for therapeutic success. The development of the BCR-ABL-targeted Imatinib mesylate represents a paradigm shift in the treatment of CML. OBJECTIVE: This is a prospective study designed as a …

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Indications Of Iv Fluids In Medical City, Bassam Hameed Al-Jarrah, Zeena Muthafer Al-Nema Dec 2009

Indications Of Iv Fluids In Medical City, Bassam Hameed Al-Jarrah, Zeena Muthafer Al-Nema

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Intravenous (IV) fluids are the most commonly used drugs in the inpatient wards and the emergency units. They are not usually dealt with as a medication, and are frequently prescribed even by junior doctors and even the nursing staff. Serious side effects and complication may arise from this practice. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the indications of IV fluid prescription in the Medical City. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of the use of IV fluids in surgical wards and emergency units in the Medical city in Baghdad during a period of ten weeks. Two hundreds and ninety three patients were collected. …

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Computed Tomography Performance In Renal Cystic Diseases, Haider Qasim Hamood Dec 2009

Computed Tomography Performance In Renal Cystic Diseases, Haider Qasim Hamood

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Renal cysts represent notably dilated nephrons or collecting ducts. A cystic kidney is a kidney with three or more cysts. The accuracy of CT diagnosis of typical simple renal cyst approaches 100% but many renal cysts do not fulfill the criteria for simple renal cyst, such lesions vary from simple renal cysts which do not require surgery to renal neoplasms with cystic component that need surgical resection. Contrast-enhanced helical CT scanning has 96% sensitivity and 95% specificity in detecting carcinoma in acquired renal cystic diseases. AIM OF STUDY: To confirm the sensitivity, specificity and performance of the spiral …

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Study Of Risk Factors For Breast Cancer In A Hundred Breast Cancer Patients, Sorror Mahdi Latif, Sorror Mahdi Latif, Kholod Dhaher Habib Dec 2009

Study Of Risk Factors For Breast Cancer In A Hundred Breast Cancer Patients, Sorror Mahdi Latif, Sorror Mahdi Latif, Kholod Dhaher Habib

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding has been found to provide a measure of protection against uterine, cervical and ovarian cancers as well as breast cancer. . It's long been known that breast cancer is common in situations where women have few children and breast feed for short periods. Various physiopatholoical mechanisms are involved in the protective effect of breast feeding; anovulation , and cellular differentiation of the mammary cells. OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of breast feeding on breast cancer incidence. METHODS: One hundred married Women with breast cancer were evaluated to find out the impact of breast feeding on breast cancer …

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Role Of Antioxidant On Nephropathy In Alloxan Induced Diabetes In Rabbits, Israa F. Jaffar Alsamaraee, Huda Arif Jasim Dec 2009

Role Of Antioxidant On Nephropathy In Alloxan Induced Diabetes In Rabbits, Israa F. Jaffar Alsamaraee, Huda Arif Jasim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The development and progression of diabetic nephropathy is dependent on glucose homeostasis and many other contributing factors. Diabetic nephropathy is a leading cause of end-stage renal failure, accounting for 35 to 40% of all new cases that require dialysis therapy worldwide. Recent clinical studies clearly demonstrated that hyperglycemia and oxidative stress is an important causal factor in mediating the development and progression of diabetic kidney disease. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of levamesole in diabetic nephropathy . METHODS: The study included 10 rabbits Weight (1kg ±20 gm); they were followed up for 7months. Blood was aspirated from …

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Urbanisation In The United Arab Emirates: The Challenges For Ecological Mitigation In A Rapidly Developing Country, Andrew Gardner, Brigitte Howarth Dec 2009

Urbanisation In The United Arab Emirates: The Challenges For Ecological Mitigation In A Rapidly Developing Country, Andrew Gardner, Brigitte Howarth

All Works

Th e United Arab Emirates is a small Gulf country with perhaps the fastest rate of infrastructure development anywhere. While there is legislation in place requiring environmental impact assessments (EIA) to be undertaken for all major projects, the speed and scope of development provides special challenges in devising and implementing ecological mitigation against the loss of habitats and biodiversity that this development engenders. Th is paper critically discusses mitigation strategies that have been attempted, and suggests mitigation strategies in the local context. It is hoped that this will assist both the environmental consultants involved in the EIA process and the …

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Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 27, 2009, Barry Strassler Dec 2009

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 27, 2009, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2009

No abstract provided.

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December 27, 2009: As Christmas Goes, So Goes The Nation, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2009

December 27, 2009: As Christmas Goes, So Goes The Nation, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “As Christmas Goes, So Goes the Nation“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 27, 2009, Barry Strassler Dec 2009

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 27, 2009, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2009

No abstract provided.

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12/27/2009 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries Dec 2009

12/27/2009 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/27/2009. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

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Ethics Of Human Enhancement: An Executive Summary, Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, Jesse Steinberg Dec 2009

Ethics Of Human Enhancement: An Executive Summary, Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, Jesse Steinberg

Philosophy

With multi-year funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), a team of researchers has just released a comprehensive report detailing ethical issues arising from human enhancement (Allhoff et al. 2009). While we direct the interested reader to that (much longer) report, we also thank the editors of this journal for the invitation to provide an executive summary thereof. This summary highlights key results from each section of that report and does so in a self-standing way; in other words, this summary presupposes no familiarity with the report and offers the opportunity to gain quick familiarity with its most central …

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December 26, 2009 (Pages 7171-7322), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Dec 2009

December 26, 2009 (Pages 7171-7322), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 39 (2009)

No abstract provided.

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The Murray Ledger And Times, December 26, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2009

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 26, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

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Herbaline Rich Dec 2009

Herbaline Rich

African American Funeral Programs

Interment: Bulloch Memorial Gardens in Statesboro, Georgia.

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Mrs. Annie Bell Taylor Dec 2009

Mrs. Annie Bell Taylor

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs. Annie Bell Taylor

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12/25/2009 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries Dec 2009

12/25/2009 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/25/2009. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

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Model Mitigasi Kebakaran Berbasis Masyarakat : Kajian Kualitatif Pada Aparat Pemerintah Dan Lsm, Fatmah Fatmah Dec 2009

Model Mitigasi Kebakaran Berbasis Masyarakat : Kajian Kualitatif Pada Aparat Pemerintah Dan Lsm, Fatmah Fatmah

Kesmas

Lingkungan masyarakat kota yang bebas kebakaran dapat tercipta melalui upaya pencegahan dan pemadaman kebakaran dini. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan model mitigasi kesiapsiagaan kebakaran berbasis masyarakat. Metoda kualitatif wawancara mendalam dilakukan terhadap 30 informan terpilih di Jabodetabek meliputi aparat kecamatan, kelurahan, Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat, dan Suku Dinas Pemadam Kebakaran. Mayoritas informan mengenal organisasi Barisan Sukarelawan Kebakaran, tetapi dalam pelaksanaan ditemukan beberapa kendala antara lain meliputi tidak ada honorarium, status pekerjaan, dan anggota penduduk musiman. Hal tersebut berakibat banyak anggota yang berhenti dan sulit merekrut anggota baru. Bentuk upaya pencegahan kebakaran yang dilakukan masyarakat meliputi simulasi, penyuluhan, dan pelatihan bahaya kebakaran, serta …

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Double Superhelix Model Of High Density Lipoprotein, Zhiping Wu, Valentin Gogonea, Xavier Lee, Mathew A. Wagner Dec 2009

Double Superhelix Model Of High Density Lipoprotein, Zhiping Wu, Valentin Gogonea, Xavier Lee, Mathew A. Wagner

Chemistry Faculty Publications

High density lipoprotein (HDL), the carrier of so-called “good” cholesterol, serves as the major athero-protective lipoprotein and has emerged as a key therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease. We applied small angle neutron scattering (SANS) with contrast variation and selective isotopic deuteration to the study of nascent HDL to obtain the low resolution structure in solution of the overall time-averaged conformation of apolipoprotein AI (apoA-I) versus the lipid (acyl chain) core of the particle. Remarkably, apoA-I is observed to possess an open helical shape that wraps around a central ellipsoidal lipid phase. Using the low resolution SANS shapes of the protein …

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Florida Sentinel Bulletin, December 25, 2009, Gwen Hayes Dec 2009

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, December 25, 2009, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The December 25, 2009, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

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Program Langit Biru : Kontribusi Kebijakan Pengendalian Pencemaran Udara Kota Terhadap Penurunan Penyakit Pernapasan Pada Anak, Laila Fitria Dec 2009

Program Langit Biru : Kontribusi Kebijakan Pengendalian Pencemaran Udara Kota Terhadap Penurunan Penyakit Pernapasan Pada Anak, Laila Fitria

Kesmas

Pencemaran udara perkotaan yang berdampak buruk terhadap kesehatan masyarakat sering dikaitkan dengan PM 10, NO2, dan ozon, polutan reaktif yang memicu kerusakan jaringan dalam saluran napas melalui mekanisme stres oksidatif dan inflamasi saluran napas. Pajanan jangka panjang polutan tersebut berpengaruh terhadap gangguan pernapasan, penurunan fungsi paru, asma, serta penyakit sistem pernapasan kronik lain seperti penyakit paru-paru obstruktif kronik. Program Langit Biru merupakan salah satu upaya mengurangi pencemaran udara dari sektor transportasi yang dicanangkan sejak tahun 1996. Hingga kini, kontribusi Program Langit Biru terhadap penurunan kasus gangguan pernapasan pada anak belum dapat diperkirakan, antara lain disebabkan oleh karena pelaksanaan program melalui …

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Praktik Dokter Terkait Perilaku Merokok Pasien, Pujianto Pujianto, Hasbullah Thabrany, Budi Hidayat, Michael Ong, Fitriah Fitriah Dec 2009

Praktik Dokter Terkait Perilaku Merokok Pasien, Pujianto Pujianto, Hasbullah Thabrany, Budi Hidayat, Michael Ong, Fitriah Fitriah

Kesmas

Kini Indonesia berada pada awal tahap kedua epidemi tembakau dengan prevalensi perokok pada penduduk berumur di atas 10 tahun mencapai 23,7%. Dalam memerangi epidemi tembakau, dokter memegang peran kunci membantu pasien berhenti merokok. Untuk mengetahui praktik dokter terkait perilaku merokok pasiennya telah dilakukan survei di Jakarta dengan sampel 96 dokter yang dipilih secara acak. Hasil survei menunjukkan hanya 1 dari 50 dokter yang merokok setiap hari (2,1%). Pengetahuan dan sikap dokter tentang merokok pada umumnya sangat baik, yaitu 93,8% mengetahui dampak negatif perokok pasif, 84,4% mengetahui bahwa rokok dengan kadar tar/nikotin rendah tetap membahayakan, 93,8% setuju menjadikan dokter sebagai role …

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Penyebab Keberhasilan Dan Kegagalan Praktik Pemberian Asi Eksklusif, Sandra Fikawati, Ahmad Syafiq Dec 2009

Penyebab Keberhasilan Dan Kegagalan Praktik Pemberian Asi Eksklusif, Sandra Fikawati, Ahmad Syafiq

Kesmas

Target cakupan ASI eksklusif oleh Depkes RI sebesar 80% masih sulit dilaksanakan. Berbagai studi menunjukkan cakupan ASI eksklusif di Indonesia masih sangat rendah. Ada berbagai faktor yang mempengaruhi keberhasilan dan kegagalan pelaksanaan ASI eksklusif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggali berbagai faktor predisposisi, pemungkin, dan pendorong yang berhubungan dengan keberhasilan atau kegagalan pelaksanaan ASI eksklusif di Puskesmas Kecamatan Jagakarsa, Jakarta Selatan. Disain studi adalah studi kualitatif dengan 14 informan yaitu ibu bayi yang berusia >6-24 bulan yang dibagi berdasarkan keberhasilan pelaksanaan ASI eksklusifnya. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara mendalam dan dilakukan triangulasi sumber data mencakup bidan puskesmas dan suami serta triangulasi analisis …

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Potret Kebijakan Pengendalian Demam Berdarah Dengue Di Kabupaten Indramayu, Henri Peranginangin, Hasim Hasim, Bambang Pramudya, Sri Budiarti Dec 2009

Potret Kebijakan Pengendalian Demam Berdarah Dengue Di Kabupaten Indramayu, Henri Peranginangin, Hasim Hasim, Bambang Pramudya, Sri Budiarti

Kesmas

Penyakit demam berdarah dengue (DBD) masih menjadi masalah di Kabupaten Indramayu. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi elemen-elemen prioritas kebijakan pengendalian penyakit DBD di Kabupaten Indramayu menurut pakar berdasarkan metode Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan “strategi utama” pengendalian penyakit DBD di Kabupaten Indramayu adalah peningkatan kesehatan lingkungan permukiman; “aktor utama pengendalian” ialah Pemerintah Kabupaten Indramayu; “faktor utama pengendalian” adalah lingkungan; “tujuan utama pengendalian” ialah Kabupaten Indramayu bebas penyakit DBD; dan “kriteria utama pengendalian” adalah jumlah dan mutu sumber daya manusia. Agar implementasi strategi pengendalian itu efektif maka Pemerintah Kabupaten Indramayu perlu meningkatkan kerja sama lintas program dan sektoral; dukungan teknologi, …

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Kesehatan Jiwa Yang Terabaikan Dari Target Milenium, Sri Idaiani Dec 2009

Kesehatan Jiwa Yang Terabaikan Dari Target Milenium, Sri Idaiani

Kesmas

Millenium Development Goals (MDG) yang dicanangkan pada tahun 2000 sangat didominasi oleh penyakit menular serta kesehatan ibu dan anak, tetapi mengabaikan berbagai masalah penyakit tidak menular. Tidak sedikitpun terlintas dalam benak para pemimpin dunia itu target dan indikator yang menyentuh atau berhubungan dengan masalah kesehatan jiwa. Tulisan ini bertujuan membahas posisi kesehatan jiwa di seluruh dunia yang cenderung semakin memprihatinkan, tetapi justru terabaikan dari target MDG. Pencapaian target milenium tampaknya tidak memperhitungkan beban penyakit akibat berbagai masalah kejiwaan. Padahal, jika dibiarkan, pada masa mendatang masalah kesehatan jiwa akan menjadi besar seperti yang tengah dihadapi oleh berbagai negara maju. Berdasarkan prediksi …

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2008-2009 Annual Report Dec 2009

2008-2009 Annual Report

Lancaster County, Nebraska Extension: Reports

Know how. Know now.
15-to-1 Return on Investment
2009 Program Highlights
Research Confirms 4-H Youth Are Leaders and Contribute to Our Community
From NU to You
http://lancaster.unl.edu is Your 24/7 Local Extension Connection
4-H Youth Learn Life Skills Through Learning-by-Doing
AmericCorps Member is part of Go-Green Initiative
Honors, Awards and Accomplishments
Lancaster Extension Education Center Conference Facilities
Yard & Garden
Plant and Pest Diagnostic Services
Pests & Wildlife
Home & Family Living
Farms & Acreages
Nutrition & Food Safety
Family & Community Education (FCE) Clubs

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