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Regional Strategies To Collaboratively Measure Affordability, Meredith Roberts Tomasi, Katie Dobler, Pamela Mariea-Nason

Books, Presentations, Posters, Etc.

Learn how Oregon and other states and regions are addressing health care quality and affordability with multi-payer regional data, cost reporting, and community stakeholder collaborations. This session will create a common understanding of terminology and share reports in use today. Participants will draft an affordability roadmap, deepen their knowledge of how to identify meaningful partnerships, and understand how any organization fits into the conversation.

After this presentation you will be able to:

1. 1. Discuss the terminology, data elements, and regional resources already working with quality and cost data across the country, and explain how Oregon uses regional data and multi-stakeholder …

Structure-Mediated Excitation Of Air Plasma And Silicon Plasma Expansion In Femtosecond Laser Pulses Ablation, Qingsong Wang, Lan Jiang, Changji Pan, Weina Han, Guoyan Wang, Feifei Wang, Kaihu Zhang, Ming Li, Yongfeng Lu

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

Femtosecond laser-induced surface structures upon multiple pulses irradiation are strongly correlated with the pulse number, which in turn significantly affects successive laser-material interactions. By recording the dynamics of femtosecond laser ablation of silicon using time-resolved shadowgraphy, here we present direct visualization of the excitation of air plasma induced by the reflected laser during the second pulse irradiation. The interaction of the air plasma and silicon plasma is found to enhance the shockwave expansion induced by silicon ablation in the longitudinal direction, showing anisotropic expansion dynamics in different directions. We further demonstrate the vanishing of air plasma as the pulse number …

Social Justice Educator Training Announced, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Pertumbuhan Bibit Kelapa Sawit (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq.) Dengan Pemberian Kompos Blotong Disertai Dengan Frekuensi Penyiraman Yang Berbeda Di Pembibitan Utama, Mira Ariyanti, Santi Rosniawaty, Hana Alfianita Utami

Jurnal Kultivasi

Blotong merupakan salah satu bentuk limbah di pabrik gula yang memiliki nilai manfaat untuk diterapkan sebagai pupuk organik. Pada blotong terkandung beberapa unsur hara yang bermanfaat bagi tanaman yaitu unsur 1.51% N, 5.63% P2O5, 0.26% K2O dan 32.38% C-organik. Selain itu pemanfaatan blotong sebagai pupuk organik diharapkan mengurangi penggunaan pupuk anorganik dimana penggunaan yang berlebihan dalam jangka waktu yang lama secara terus menerus akan menyebabkan tanah tidak sehat karena mengerasnya lapisan tanah. Tujuan percobaan ini adalah mengkaji pertumbuhan bibit kelapa sawit dengan pemberian kompos blotong yang dikombinasikan dengan frekuensi penyiraman yang berbeda. Percobaan dilakukan mulai Desember 2017 sampai dengan April …

2018-2019 Gingerbread Holiday Concert, Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson

Philharmonia

16th Annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert presented by Lynn University and Friends of the Conservatory of Music

Anticorrosion Behavior Of Deposited Magnetite On Galvanized Steel In Saline Water Using Rf-Magnetron Sputtering, Nafeesa J. Kadhim, Ahlam M. Farhan, Harith I. Jaafer

Baghdad Science Journal

Thin films of Magnetite have been deposited on Galvanized Steel (G-S) alloy using RF-reactive magnetron sputtering technique and protection efficiency of the corrosion of G-S. A Three-Electrodes Cell was used in saline water (3.5 % NaCl) solution at different temperatures (298, 308, 318 and 328K) using potentiostatic techniques with. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and fitting impedance data via Frequency Response Analysis (FRA) were applied to G-S alloy with Fe3O4 and tested in 3.5 % NaCl solution at 298K.Results taken from Nyquist and Bode plots were analyzed using software provided with the instrument. The results obtained show that the rate of …

Evaluation Of The Ecosystem Services Of The Central Marsh In Southern Iraq, Nadheer A. Fazaa, Jonathon C. Dunn, Mark J. Whittingham

Baghdad Science Journal

Ecosystems provide humans with services that include benefits from food, fresh water, climate regulation, and socio-economic assets. The Mesopotamian marshlands are among the largest wetlands in the Middle East and they provide various benefits. However, ecosystem services of the Marshlands are consistently undervalued in national economic analysis and decision making. This study focusses on the Central Marshes, the first National Park in Iraq, and is the first attempt at valuing a series of ecosystem services from a valuable natural ecosystem in Iraq. We adopted the Toolkit for Ecosystem Services Site-Based Assessment (TESSA) for the determination of biophysical and economic values …

Application Of Randomly Amplified Polymorphic Dna (Rapd) Technique To Estimate Genetic Distance Among Some Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated From Different Iraqi Hospitals, Alyaa Mohammed H, Maysaa Adil Ali, Mohammed Saad Alnasari, Wedean Al-Hadban

Baghdad Science Journal

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the principal nosocomial causative agents. This bacterium has the capability to resist wide range of antibiotics and it is responsible for many diseases like skin, nose and wounds infection. In this study, randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR was applied with ten random primers to examine the molecular diversity among methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates in the hospitals and to investigate the genetic distance between them. 90 Isolates were collected from clinical specimens from Iraqi hospitals for a total of 90 isolates. Only 10 strains (11.11%) were found to be MRSA. From …

Conjugated Polymer (Meh-Ppv:Mwcnts) Organic Nanocomposite For Photodetector Application, Isam M. Ibrahim, Abeer H. Khalid

Baghdad Science Journal

Fabrication of a photodetector consists of the conjugated polymer "MEH-PPV"- poly (2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenlenevinylene) and MEH-PPV:MWCNT nanocomposite thin film. The volume ratio investigated was 0.75:0.25. MEH-PPV was dissolved in chloroform solvent and doped with MWCNTs. The spin coating method was used to achieve a facile and low cost photodetector. The absorption spectrum decreases by adding the CNTs. The PL spectrum detected recombination curve results by doping the polymer with CNTs, and AFM measurement showed an increase of roughness average from (0.168 to 2.43nm) of "MEH-PPV" and "MEH-PPV:CNTs", respectively. The doping ratio 0.25, which has a higher photoresponsivity, was evaluated at 1.70 A/W …

Enhancement Of The Tensile And The Compression Properties For Heat- Cured Acrylic Resin Denture Base Materials, Mohammed Gh. Hammed, Ibrahim H. Al-Fahdawi, Moaaed Motlak

Baghdad Science Journal

This work aims to investigate the tensile and compression strengths of heat- cured acrylic resin denture base material by adding styrene-butadiene (S- B) to polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The most well- known issue in prosthodontic practice is fracture of a denture base. All samples were a blend of (90%, 80%) PMMA and (10%, 20%) S- B powder melted in Oxolane (Tetra hydro furan). These samples were chopped down into specimens of dimensions 100x10x2.5mm to carry out the requirements of tensile tests. The compression strength test specimens were shaped into a cylinder with dimensions of 12.7mm in diameter and 20mm in length. …

Tadpole Domination In Graphs, M. N. Al-Harere, P. A. Khuda Bakhash

Baghdad Science Journal

A new type of the connected domination parameters called tadpole domination number of a graph is introduced. Tadpole domination number for some standard graphs is determined, and some bounds for this number are obtained. Additionally, a new graph, finite, simple, undirected and connected, is introduced named weaver graph. Tadpole domination is calculated for this graph with other families of graphs.

Optimal Uav Deployment For Data Collection In Deadline-Based Iot Applications, Alaa Taima Albu-Salih, Seyed Amin Hosseini Seno

Baghdad Science Journal

The deployment of UAVs is one of the key challenges in UAV-based communications while using UAVs for IoT applications. In this article, a new scheme for energy efficient data collection with a deadline time for the Internet of things (IoT) using the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) is presented. We provided a new data collection method, which was set to collect IoT node data by providing an efficient deployment and mobility of multiple UAV, used to collect data from ground internet of things devices in a given deadline time. In the proposed method, data collection was done with minimum energy consumption …

Pose Invariant Palm Vein Identification System Using Convolutional Neural Network, Nidaa Flaih Hassan, Husam Imad Abdulrazzaq

Baghdad Science Journal

Palm vein recognition is a oneof the most efficient biometric technologies, each individualcan be identified through its veins unique characteristics, palm vein acquisition techniques is either contact based or contactless based, as the individual's hand contact or not the peg of thepalm imaging device, the needs a contactless palm vein system in modern applications rise tow problems, the pose variations (rotation, scaling and translation transformations) since the imaging device cannot aligned correctly with the surface of the palm,and a delay of matching process especially for large systems, trying to solve these problems. This paper proposed a pose invariant identification system …

Respons Tanaman Jagung (Zea Mays L.) Hibrida Terhadap Aplikasi Paraquat Pada Lahan Tanpa Olah Tanah (Tot), Agus Wahyudin, Dedi Widayat, Fiky Yulianto Wicaksono, Aep Wawan Irwan, Abdulah Hafiz

Jurnal Kultivasi

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman jagung akibat persiapan lahan dengan menggunakan herbisida paraquat pada lahan tanpa olah tanah (TOT), serta memperoleh dosis yang tepat yang dapat digunakan dalam budidaya jagung untuk menggantikan olah tanah sempurna (OTS). Percobaan dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan Ciparanje Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjajaran, Jatinangor, Kabupaten Sumedang, Jawa Barat dengan ketinggian tempat ± 750 meter diatas permukaan laut dan ordo tanah Inceptisol serta tipe curah hujan C3 menurut Oldeman (1975). Percobaan dilaksanakan dari bulan Mei 2017 hingga Agustus 2017. Metode percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok terdiri dari 6 perlakuan dan diulang sebanyak …

Efektivitas Herbisida Bentazone Sodium (370 G/L) Dan Mcpa Dma (62 G/L) Dalam Mengendalikan Gulma Pada Budidaya Padi Sawah, Uum Umiyati, Denny Kurniadie, Dedi Widayat, Yayan Sumekar, A. Iim

Jurnal Kultivasi

Pengendalian gulma pada budidaya padi sawah perlu dilakukan, karena gulma dapat menyebabkan penurunan hasil padi sawah. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui keefektifan campuran herbisida Bentazone sodium dan MCPA DMA dalam mengendalikan gulma pada budidaya padi sawah. Percobaan dilaksanakan pada bulan November sampai bulan Desember 2017 di Kecamatan Ciparay Kabupaten Bandung. Rancangan percobaan yang dilakukan yaitu Rancangan Acak Kelompok dengan tujuh perlakuan dan empat kali ulangan, percobaan yang diuji yaitu: campuran herbisida Bentazone sodium + MCPA DMA dosis 0,75 L/ha; 1 L/ha; 1,25 L/ha; 1,5 L/ha; 1,75 L/ha; penyiangan manual, dan tanpa perlakuan (kontrol). Hasil percobaan menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan campuran herbisida Bentazone …

Seleksi Karakter Kandungan Amilosa Sedang Pada Populasi Hasil Persilangan Sintanur X Ptb33 Dan Pandanwangi X Ptb33 Berdasarkan Marka Fenotipik Dan Molekuler Ssr, Whitea Yasmine Slamet, Anita R. S. Wardani, Santika Sari, Nono Carsono

Jurnal Kultivasi

Padi dengan kandungan amilosa sedang sangat diminati oleh masyarakat Asia dan Dunia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memperoleh individu keturunan F7 (yang berasal dari hasil persilangan Sintanur x PTB33 dan Pandanwangi x PTB33) dengan kandungan amilosa sedang. Alat yang digunakan untuk analisis kandungan amilosa yaitu spektrofotometer dengan panjang gelombang 625 nm, sedangkan marka molekuler menggunakan marka Wx. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa SP73-3-1-7 memiliki jumlah tanaman paling banyak yang mengandung amilosa yang sedang (20-24%) berdasarkan marka molekuler dan fenotipik. Kombinasi kedua pengujian ini akurat dalam menyeleksi karakter fisikokimia padi. Abstract. Medium amylose rice is a special type of …

Input: An Academic–Practice Partnership To An Underserved Rural Community, Judy Neubrander, Susan Franzen, Rebecca Mathis

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

The INPUT project is a model partnership that changed the way health care was offered to the underserved in rural Western North Carolina. Grant funding provided a full‐time Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) to a free clinic and created clinical placements for FNP students. Students had opportunities to learn about unique aspects of care for vulnerable, underserved populations to encourage them to consider working in rural communities. The clinic saw an increase in patient visits and offered more continuity in follow‐up care. This academic–practice partnership represents a successful example of how working together can benefit the collaborators and community.

The Comprehensive Chronic Pain Management In Primary Care Practice Improvement Project, Erin Smith Do, Kevin Mcneill Md, Gloria Robinson Lpc, Stephen Denton Lcsw

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.

Blitch Street Center, The

Bulloch County Papers

Digitized folder for the Blitch Street Center. Contains their 1992 Annual Report booklet.

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies And Approaches For Outdoor Recreation, Daniel O'Toole, Leslie A. Brandt, Maria K. Janowiak, Danielle Shannon, Patricia Leopold, Stephen D. Handler, Et Al.

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Climate change will alter opportunities and demand for outdoor recreation through altered winter weather conditions and season length, climate-driven changes in user preferences, and damage to recreational infrastructure, among other factors. To ensure that outdoor recreation remains sustainable in the face of these challenges, natural resource managers may need to adapt their recreation management. One of the major challenges of adapting recreation to climate change is translating broad concepts into specific, tangible actions. Using a combination of in-depth interviews of recreational managers and a review of peer-reviewed literature and government reports, we developed a synthesis of impacts, strategies, and approaches, …

High-Energy Nutrition In Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial, Huiwen Zhang, Ying Gu, Ya Ping Mi, Yun Jin, Weijia Fu, Jos M. Latour

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Background: Previous studies have shown that feeding high-energy formula to infants after cardiac surgery increased energy intake with fewer side effects on cardiopulmonary function. However, impacts on weight gain and gastrointestinal function remain unclear. Aims: To determine the impact of high-energy formula compared to standard formula on weight gain and gastrointestinal tolerance in postoperative infants with congenital heart disease. Design: Randomised Controlled Trial. Method: The setting of the study was at a 20-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at a tertiary children’s hospital in China. Study population were infants <1 year of age who underwent cardiac surgery were allocated to the intervention group (n=32) and control group (n=32). The intervention group received high-energy formula (100kcal/100 mL) and the control group received standard formula (67kcal/100 mL) for 7 days during the stabilized postoperative period at the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Primary outcomes were weight gain and gastrointestinal intolerance. Secondary outcomes were energy intake and standard intensive care characteristics. Results: Infants who received high-energy formula (n=30) showed greater mean weight gain than those who received standard formula (n=29); -16g (95% CI: -74 to 42) versus -181g (95%CI: -264 to -99), P =0.001. The evaluation of gastrointestinal intolerance showed that the intervention group had several side effects, such as abdominal distension (n=1), gastric retention (n=2), and diarrhea (n=1), while the control group had no problems. Enteral energy intake in the intervention group was higher than control group from day three. Conclusion: Infants after cardiac surgery fed with high-energy formula gained more weight but had increased feeding intolerance. However, the feeding intolerance symptoms could be relieved by medication and did not affect feeding advancement. Relevance to Clinical Practice: Paediatric intensive care clinicians should consider gradually increasing energy density of the formula during feeding and assess feeding intolerance signs in children with malnutrition after cardiac surgery.

Can A Global Fund Help Solve The Global Marine Plastic Debris Problem?, Karen Raubenheimer, Alistair Mcilgorm

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

The problem of marine plastic debris impacts all of the world’s oceans and requires all nations to respond. However, developing States require funds to improve waste management infrastructure and services in order to reduce marine debris at source. Plastics manufacturers and retailers globally must be incentivised to design products for the environment as well as for the collection and end-of-life treatment facilities available within the intended markets. Given the oceans are a global common, we investigate the option of developing a global fund mechanism to progress the necessary actions to reduce plastic waste entering the world’s oceans. This requires consideration …

Ten Years Of Economic Analyses For The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive: Overview Of Experiences And Lessons Learned, Rob Van Der Veeren, Ann Kathrin Buchs, Günter Hörmandinger, Soile Oinonen, Conceição Santos, Max Vretborn

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive, which came into force in 2008, requires from Member States inter alia to perform various (types of) economic analyses. In order to help Member States to implement this directive, the European working group on Economic and Social Analysis was initiated in 2009. This working group has developed various guidance documents which have been very useful in helping each other to understand the Directive and its requirements, to develop one language, to understand the pros and cons of various approaches, and to share experiences. However, up until now, outside of this working group this information …

Autocratic Leadership Style: Obstacle To Success In Academic Libraries, Joseph Chukwusa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The literature review is on autocratic leadership style as obstacle to success in academic libraries and other institutions were it is practiced. Leaders in institutions of higher education have been observed to be exhibiting autocratic leadership style. This review is geared towards reminding Chief Librarians that autocratic leadership style, no matter the colour it is painted remains a leadership style that is greatly not wanted by the led in the libraries. Most times, positive work attitude is not exhibited by staff. Leaders have been for the most part ignoring staff by following outmoded set of principles about them for the …

Correlation Between Journal Citation Indices For Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Journals, Shakil Ahmad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper investigated the possibility of utilizing SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), Eigenfactor Score and Google H5 index indicator as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for quality assessment in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology. Principal factors such as researchers and librarians concerns of methods of scientific journal ranking, publication of language, analysis time and self-citation impact are looked into across indicated options and alternatives. The SJR, ES, Google H5 and JIF scores and ranking order of biochemistry and molecular biology journals were downloaded from their relevant websites. Pearson’s and Spearman’s correlation coefficients were gauged to weigh …

Context Analysis Of Top Seven Retracted Articles: Should Retraction Watch Revisit The List?, Rosy Jan, Shohar Bano, Ikhlaq Ur Rehman Syed, Midhat Mehraj

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Significant and serious scientific misconduct in a research article leads to its retraction. Citing such articles further perpetuates the erroneous work. An article unknowingly builds on false claims of a

retracted article, the new and unsuspicious article may compromise the integrity of the scientific literature. This type of implicit dependency on a retracted article can be highly risky and harmful. Thus the focus of the study is to identify the journals citing the retracted articles with emphasis on the examination of context of citations received by top seven highly cited retracted papers identified and listed by Retraction watch. In-depth analysis …

Information Technology Application In Health Science Libraries: A Study Of Delhi, Jamal Ahmad Siddiqui

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study covers the changing scenario of libraries with the application of Information Technology. The application of IT is widely visible on every function of the library. The present study deals with the use of IT in different sections of the libraries and also highlights the condition of Human power, gender analysis, qualification and experience of staff, collection development and the infrastructural facilities of Health Science Libraries under study. The results reveal that most of the staff members of libraries are qualified and find that the IT has changed the entire functioning of the libraries and has improved our …

Investigating The Relationship Between Centrality Measures And Productivity Of Persian Language And Literature Researchers, Oranus Tajedini Dr., Narges Shirazi, Enayatollah Sharifpour

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objectives: The present study was to identify the structure of co-authorship networks in the field of Persian language and literature, and to investigate how these structures assist researchers in successfully publishing their research works. More specifically, this study investigated the relationship between centrality and productivity of researchers in the field of Persian language and literature.

Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted through scientometric approach using social network analysis. The population of the study included all documents which were published by Persian language and literature researchers and have been indexed in ISC since 2012.

Findings and conclusion: The results …

Information Literacy Assessment Among Students – Madurai Kamaraj University And Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Govindarajan R, Dhanavandan S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information literacy enables the society to utilize the information power in holistic way. Information literacy helps to extend the learning beyond formal classroom settings. The main aim of this study is to assess the information literacy level of students undergoing higher education in Tamil Nadu. In order to do this, the study enrolled a total of 207 students from Madurai Kamaraj University and Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. A total of 68 female students and 134 male students were included in the study. Majority of the students are in the age group

The Effect Of Syntax On Interoperability Among Metadata Standards: Another Step Towards Integrating Information Systems, Seyed Mahdi Taheri, Mahmood Khosrowjerdi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research aims to find out the effect of syntax on interoperability among metadata standards. The interoperability of “MARC21 in XML (MARCXML)”, “Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS)”, “Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)”, “Metadata Authority Description Schema (MADS)”, “Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)”, “PREservation Metadata: Implementation Strategy (PREMIS)”, “Technical Metadata for Text (TextMD)”, and “Metadata for Images in XML (MIX)” are examined. The first section of the paper describes the tools and types of interoperability among metadata standards. In the second section, METS is selected as a core standard. Finally, models of how the studied metadata standards interact with each …