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Gow, Chien-Hung, Min-Shu Hsieh, Yi-Nan Liu, Yi-Hsuan Lee, and Jin-Yuan Shih. "Clinicopathological Features and Survival Outcomes of Primary Pulmonary Invasive Mucinous Adenocarcinoma." Cancers 13, no. 16 (August 15, 2021): 4103. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13164103.
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Pulmonary invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (IMA) has unique histological patterns. This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the clinicopathological features, prognosis, and survival outcomes of IMAs. We retrospectively identified 77 patients with pulmonary IMA and reviewed their clinical and pathological features. Another 520 patients with non-IMA-type ADC were retrieved for comparison with patients with IMA. A new two-tier grading system (high-grade and low-grade IMAs) modified from the pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia classification system was used for survival analyses. Compared to patients with non-IMA-type ADC, patients with IMA tended to have never smoked (p = 0.01) and had early-stage IMA at initial diagnosis (p < 0.001). For stage I–II diseases, the five-year overall survival (OS) rates were 76% in IMAs and 50% in non-IMA-type ADCs, and a longer OS was observed in patients with IMA (p = 0.002). KRAS mutations were the most commonly detected driver mutations, which occurred in 12 of the 28 (43%) patients. High-grade IMAs were associated with a shorter recurrence-free survival (RFS) for stage I–IIIA diseases (p = 0.010) than low-grade IMAs but not for OS. In conclusion, patients with stage I and II IMA had better OS than those with non-IMA-type ADC. A new two-tier grading system might be useful for predicting RFS in stage I–IIIA IMAs.
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Jacobs, J. L., and C. T. Stephens. "FACTORS AFFECTING THE REGENERATION OF PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.)." HortScience 25, no. 9 (September 1990): 1120G—1120. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.25.9.1120.
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Several growth hormone combinations and silver nitrate concentrations were examined for their effect on regeneration of different pepper genotypes. Primary leaf explants from in vitro seedlings were cultured on a revised Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with auxin, cytokinin and 1.6% glucose. Combinations of different concentrations of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), 0-5 mg/l, and 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), 0-5 mg/l, were tested to determine the most effective medium for shoot primordium formation. Experiments with IAA and BAP did not result in a specific growth hormone combination appropriate for regeneration of all genotypes tested. Of the silver nitrate concentrations tested, 10 mg/l resulted in the best shoot and leaf differentiation and reduced callus formation. Differences in organogenic response of individual genotypes were evaluated on a single regeneration medium. Whole plants were regenerated from 11 of 63 genotypes examined. Based on these experiments, a reproducible regeneration system for pepper was developed with a total of 500 plants regenerated to date.
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Jacobs, J. L., and C. T. Stephens. "FACTORS AFFECTING THE REGENERATION OF PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.)." HortScience 25, no. 9 (September 1990): 1120g—1120. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.25.9.1120g.
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Several growth hormone combinations and silver nitrate concentrations were examined for their effect on regeneration of different pepper genotypes. Primary leaf explants from in vitro seedlings were cultured on a revised Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with auxin, cytokinin and 1.6% glucose. Combinations of different concentrations of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), 0-5 mg/l, and 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), 0-5 mg/l, were tested to determine the most effective medium for shoot primordium formation. Experiments with IAA and BAP did not result in a specific growth hormone combination appropriate for regeneration of all genotypes tested. Of the silver nitrate concentrations tested, 10 mg/l resulted in the best shoot and leaf differentiation and reduced callus formation. Differences in organogenic response of individual genotypes were evaluated on a single regeneration medium. Whole plants were regenerated from 11 of 63 genotypes examined. Based on these experiments, a reproducible regeneration system for pepper was developed with a total of 500 plants regenerated to date.
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Carlson, Travis J., Anne J. Gonzales-Luna, Kimberly Nebo, Hannah Y. Chan, Ngoc-Linh T. Tran, Sheena Antony, and Kevin W. Garey. "795. Impact of Revised Infectious Diseases Society of America and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guideline on the Classification of Clostridioides difficile Infection Severity." Open Forum Infectious Diseases 7, Supplement_1 (October 1, 2020): S441. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.985.
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Abstract Background The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) revised their Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) severity classification criteria in 2017 to include a serum creatinine (SCr) value above a threshold (≥ 1.5 mg/dL) rather than a relative increase from baseline (≥ 1.5 times the premorbid level). To date, these criteria have not been validated and may overestimate the number of severe CDI cases in patients with underlying renal insufficiency. Methods This multicenter, retrospective cohort study included all patients ≥ 18 years of age with CDI diagnosed in two large health systems in the Houston, Texas area between 2016 and 2018. Patients were assessed for presence of acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), defined per the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines, and IDSA/SHEA CDI severity classification criteria per the 2010 and 2017 CDI guidelines. The primary outcome was all-cause inpatient mortality. Results The study cohort consisted of 770 CDI episodes from 12 hospitals. A large proportion of episodes occurred in patients with preexisting CKD (36.5%) and concomitant AKI (29.6%). Eighty-two episodes (10.6%) showed discordant results when applying the 2017 revised severity classification criteria due to the identification of patients with preexisting CKD. However, the 2017 severity classification criteria were better correlated with all-cause mortality (OR, 5.40; 95% CI, 1.84-15.86; P = 0.002) than were the 2010 severity classification criteria (OR, 3.12; 95% CI, 1.35-7.19; P = 0.008) as the 2017 SCr criterion was an independent predictor of mortality (OR, 3.66; 95% CI, 1.66-8.05; P = 0.001) while the 2010 SCr criterion was not (OR, 1.47; 95% CI, 0.71-3.08; P = 0.30). Conclusion Our findings support the inclusion of the 2017 IDSA/SHEA CDI severity classification criteria in future CDI guideline updates. Disclosures Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, MS, FASHP, Merck & Co. (Grant/Research Support, Scientific Research Study Investigator)
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TUNAKAN DALGIÇ, Ceyda, Aytül Zerrin Sin, and Fatma Ömür Ardeniz. "Retrospective Analysis of Autoimmune Diseases and Immunologic Characteristics of the Adult Primary Immune Deficiency Cohort: 17 Years Experience of the Tertiary Referral Immunology Center in Turkey." Asthma Allergy Immunology 19, no. 1 (April 30, 2021): 12–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.21911/aai.545.
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ABSTRACT Objective: Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) consist of genetically heterogeneous disorders. The spectrum can include infectious diseases, malignancy, allergy, and autoimmunity. We aimed to analyze the frequency and variety of autoimmune diseases (ADs) in PIDs and describe their clinical and laboratory features. Materials and Methods: Ninety-two patients with PID followed by Ege University Medical Faculty between 2000 and 2017 were enrolled in this retrospective, cross-sectional study. All patients’ medical records were reviewed using the demographic information, type of PIDs and ADs, ADs-related autoantibodies, and basic and immunologic laboratory findings. ADs were diagnosed using clinical and complementary paraclinical findings by an immunologist and/or a subspecialist related to the affected organ or system. Results: We evaluated 50 male and 42 female PID patients with a mean age of 40.92 (18-86). Twenty-nine (32 %) patients (15 females/14 males) with a mean age of 43.8 (19-78) had ADs. In our study group, the most commonly detected type of PID with AD is common variable immune deficiency (CVID) (n=17); followed by combined immune deficiency (CID) (n=3), CTLA4 deficiency (n=2), selective IgA deficiency (sIgAD) (n=2), specific IgG subgroup deficiency (n=1), autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) with hypogammaglobulinemia (n=1), dyskeratosis congenita (DC) (n=1), Osler-Rendu-Weber (ORW) syndrome with CVID-like PID (n=1), and cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH) (n=1). According to systematic assessments, ADs resulted in endocrinologic 14%, dermatologic 10.8%, rheumatologic 9.7%, gastroenterological 9.7%, hematological 8.6%, and neurologic disorders 1%. The frequency of ADs was higher in CVID cases than other types of PIDs (p <0.05). Basic and immunologic laboratory findings of the PIDs with and without ADs were analyzed and compared; however, no statical significant difference was obtained between the groups. Conclusion: We have analyzed the frequency and variety of ADs in a adult PID cohort in Turkey. Patients presenting with multiple ADs should be screened for having an underlying PID. Keywords: Primary immune deficiency, autoimmunity, autoantibody, immunologic parameters, frequency
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Turgeon, Michael K., Adriana C. Gamboa, Rachel M. Lee, Jeffrey Maniko, Lillias Maguire, Maryam Mohammed, Jennifer Holder-Murray, et al. "A United States Rectal Cancer Consortium study of inferior mesenteric artery versus superior rectal artery ligation: How high do we need to go?" Journal of Clinical Oncology 38, no. 4_suppl (February 1, 2020): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2020.38.4_suppl.47.
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47 Background: The optimal level of pedicle ligation during proctectomy for rectal cancer, either at the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) or the superior rectal artery (SRA), is still debated. Reasons for IMA ligation include facilitating a tension-free anastomosis and improved clearance of regional lymph nodes. Our aim was to determine if SRA ligation portends inferior outcomes. Methods: The US Rectal Cancer Consortium database (2007-2017) was reviewed for pts with primary, non-metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma who underwent treatment with low anterior resection or abdominoperineal resection. Primary outcomes were anastomotic leak rate and lymph node (LN) harvest. Secondary outcomes were locoregional recurrence-free survival (LRFS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), and overall survival (OS). Results: Of 877 pts, median age was 59 years (IQR52-67) and 62% were male (n = 541). 86% received an IMA ligation (n = 755) while 14% SRA (n = 122). 12% were pathologic stage 0 (n = 101), 33% stage I (n = 281), 24% stage II (n = 206), and 31% stage III (n = 269). Median follow-up was 34 mos. SRA ligation was more common in stage III disease (43vs30%, p = 0.005) while IMA ligation was more often performed with a minimally invasive approach (70vs42%, p < 0.001). SRA ligation was associated with a nearly identical anastomotic leak rate compared to IMA (9vs8%, p = 1.0). Similarly, the median number of LNs removed was the same between both ligation groups (15vs15, p = 0.38). On multivariable analysis accounting for an open approach, advanced pathologic stage, and positive resection margin status, SRA ligation was not associated with increased anastomotic leak rate or reduced LRFS, RFS, or OS (all p > 0.1). Conclusions: If a tension-free anastomosis is feasible, SRA ligation is not associated with either a worse technical outcome or inferior lymph node harvest. Furthermore, all cancer survival metrics are similar between SRA and IMA ligation. Given that either approach is safe and feasible from both a technical and oncologic standpoint, this study questions the routine practice of IMA ligation.
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Cremer, A., P. Demetter, M. De Vos, J. F. Rahier, F. Baert, T. Moreels, E. Macken, E. Louis, S. Vermeire, and D. Franchimont. "DOP37 Neoplastic lesions outside diseased area in inflammatory bowel disease patients: A national cohort study." Journal of Crohn's and Colitis 14, Supplement_1 (January 2020): S074—S075. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz203.076.
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Abstract Background Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are at increased risk of dysplasia and colitis-associated cancer (CAC). The presentation of (pre)neoplastic lesions (low-grade dysplasia (LGD), high-grade dysplasia (HGD) or colorectal cancer (CRC) is reported to vary depending if the lesions are located inside disease area (IDA) or outside diseased area (ODA). The primary aim was to analyse the characteristics and prognostic of IDA compared with ODA neoplastic lesions in a large cohort of IBD patients. Methods We performed a multicentre retrospective pathological data collection from 7 tertiary referral regional or academic IBD centres in Belgium. Clinical, endoscopic and pathological data were retrieved through retrospective electronic chart review. From the IBD pathology databases, 1183 colorectal lesions were identified in 541 IBD patients: 415 developed dysplasia (77%) and 126 CRC (23%) during their follow-up. Biopsies and surgical specimen were centrally reviewed by an expert IBD pathologist to confirm the diagnosis of dysplasia and/or CRC. Results Demographic and clinical variables of the study population are summarised in Table 1. More patients with IDA lesions had HGD (9%) or CAC (27%) during their follow-up compared with the group of patients with ODA lesions (3% of HGD and 11% of CRC) (p < 0,0001). Mortality was higher in patients with IDA than in those with ODA lesions (p < 0.05). When comparing IBD patients with IDA lesions and CAC (=111) to those with ODA lesions and sporadic CRC (n = 15), median age at IBD diagnosis was lower (29 (IQR:22–49) vs. 41(IQR:28–54) years; p = 0.0001). Characteristics of the 1183 neoplastic lesions are summarised in Table 2. IDA lesions were more frequently non-visible, non-polypoid and ≥ 1 cm than ODA lesions (p < 0.0001). ODA sporadic CRC was more frequently located in the right colon compared with IDA CAC (5/16 (31%) vs. 21/133 (16%), p < 0.01). Conclusion Neoplastic lesions outside the diseased area were more likely to be visible, polypoid, < 1cm, in the right colon and diagnosed at endoscopy than inside disease area lesions. A lower prevalence of HGD and Cancer were reported with neoplastic lesions outside the diseased area.
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Rausch, Caitlin R., Adam DiPippo, Prithviraj Bose, and Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis. "Breakthrough Invasive Fungal Infections (bIFI) Are Uncommon in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Acute Leukemia Receiving Primary Antifungal Prophylaxis." Blood 136, Supplement 1 (November 5, 2020): 31–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2020-142559.
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Introduction: Mold-active primary antifungal prophylaxis (PAP) is widely recommended in neutropenic patients (pts) with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who undergo remission-induction chemotherapy (RIC). Posaconazole (PCZ) prophylaxis resulted in fewer invasive fungal infections (IFIs) when compared to fluconazole and was associated with a survival advantage in this population (Cornely et al, 2007). Similarly, pts with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) undergoing RIC are also at risk of IFI due to prolonged neutropenia. Although PCZ is the preferred agent for PAP, the incorporation of targeted agents into acute leukemia therapy calls for more individualized choices in PAP. Other mold-active agents including voriconazole (VCZ) and isavuconazole (ISA) or the echinocandins are alternatives which may be preferred in individual settings due to variations in toxicity, patient co-morbidities, drug interactions, and cost. Little contemporary data exists to compare the incidence of breakthrough IFI (bIFIs) in pts with AML or ALL receiving PCZ, VCZ, or ISA as prophylaxis during RIC. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of all consecutive pts with newly diagnosed AML/MDS or ALL treated at our institution from 3/2016-7/2019. Included pts received high-intensity chemotherapy, or a lower-intensity venetoclax (VEN)-containing regimen, for RIC. Therapy with high-dose (> 1g/m2/day) cytarabine (HiDAC), continuous cytarabine plus an anthracycline (3+7), or HyperCVAD was considered high-intensity therapy. Patients receiving PCZ, VCZ, or ISA for > 5 days beginning during induction therapy were included. Baseline evidence of prior mold infection and treatment with a concomitant echinocandin were not allowed. Echinocandin use preceding mold-active PAP was allowed, however prior use of an amphotericin B product was not. bIFI were defined according to ECMM criteria (Cornely et al, 2019). Results: We identified 232 pts with AML/MDS (n=186), ALL (n=43), and biphenotypic leukemia (n=3). Among the AML/MDS pts, 31% (n=57) received a lower-intensity VEN-containing regimen, while 69% (n=129) received a high-intensity regimen with or without VEN. Nearly all pts with ALL and biphenotypic leukemia received high-intensity RIC with HyperCVAD or a HiDAC containing regimen. Of the 232 pts, PCZ (n=111), VCZ (n=84), or ISA (n=37) were used as PAP, respectively (Table 1). Most pts (n=157; 68%) received an echinocandin for a median of 6 days (range, 0-38), prior to transitioning to a mold-active triazole. Ten (4.3%) pts had a bIFI (6 proven, 1 probable, 3 possible) during induction therapy while receiving PAP (Table 2) including 9 (4.8%) pts with AML/MDS and 1 (2.3%) patient with ALL. An equal number of pts with bIFI were receiving lower-intensity, VEN-based therapy, or high-intensity therapy. Among the 84 pts receiving VCZ, 4 (4.8%) had a bIFI (4 proven); 3 pts (2.7%) receiving PCZ had a bIFI (2 proven, 1 possible); 3 pts (8.1%) receiving ISA had a bIFI (1 probable, 2 possible). C. glabrata (n=3), and C. krusei, Cryptococcus spp. and Fusarium spp. (one each) accounted for the 6 proven bIFIs. One patient had both C. glabrata and C. krusei fungemia. The probable bIFI was pneumonia with a positive Aspergillus GM from BAL. The 3 possible bIFI were pneumonia (n=2) and sinusitis (n=1). Eight pts (80%) were neutropenic (ANC < 500 cells/mm3) for >14 days at the time of bIFI, 1 pt was neutropenic for >7 days, and 1 pt had ANC > 500 cells/mm3. Seven pts with bIFI received a prior echinocandin for a median of 3 days (range, 0-15) prior to initiation of triazole PAP. Seven pts were neutropenic for < 7 days (n=2), 7-14 days (n=3), or > 14 days (n=2) at the time of azole initiation. bIFI occurred after a median of 20 days (range, 5-72) of azole PAP and a median of 24 days (range, 12-71) from the initiation of RIC. One patient with bIFI deceased within 42 days of starting RIC and did not achieve a response after RIC (bIFI-related mortality: 0.44%). Conclusion: The incidence (<5%) and mortality (< 0.5%) due to bIFI in a contemporary cohort of pts with newly diagnosed acute leukemia receiving PAP is low. bIFI occurred late in induction therapy and most often in pts with > 14 days of neutropenia. Prophylaxis with VCZ, PCZ, or ISA, with or without a prior echinocandin, appear to be comparable options for PAP in pts with newly diagnosed AML or ALL undergoing RIC. Disclosures Bose: CTI BioPharma: Honoraria, Research Funding; Astellas Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Celgene Corporation: Honoraria, Research Funding; Constellation Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Kartos Therapeutics: Honoraria, Research Funding; Incyte Corporation: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Promedior, Inc.: Research Funding; Pfizer, Inc.: Research Funding; NS Pharma: Research Funding; Blueprint Medicines Corporation: Honoraria, Research Funding. Kontoyiannis:Gilead Sciences: Honoraria; United Medical: Honoraria; Astellas Pharma: Consultancy; Cidara Therapeutics: Consultancy; Amplyx Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy; Mayne Pharma: Consultancy; Pharma Pharmaceutical Industries: Consultancy; Merck & Co.: Consultancy, Honoraria. OffLabel Disclosure: Voriconazole and isavuconazole are approved for the treatment of invasive fungal infections rather than the prevention, as discussed in this abstract.
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Ray, Justin J., Jennifer Koay, Paul D. Dayton, Daniel J. Hatch, Bret Smith, and Robert D. Santrock. "Multicenter Early Radiographic Outcomes of Triplanar Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis With Early Weightbearing." Foot & Ankle International 40, no. 8 (May 5, 2019): 955–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1071100719847700.
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Background:Hallux valgus is a multiplanar deformity of the first ray. Traditional correction methods prioritize the transverse plane, a potential factor resulting in high recurrence rates. Triplanar first tarsometatarsal (TMT) arthrodesis uses a multiplanar approach to correct hallux valgus in all 3 anatomical planes at the apex of the deformity. The purpose of this study was to investigate early radiographic outcomes and complications of triplanar first TMT arthrodesis with early weightbearing.Methods:Radiographs and charts were retrospectively reviewed for 57 patients (62 feet) aged 39.7 ± 18.9 years undergoing triplanar first TMT arthrodesis at 4 institutions between 2015 and 2017. Patients were allowed early full weightbearing in a boot walker. Postoperative radiographs were compared with preoperative radiographs for hallux valgus angle (HVA), intermetatarsal angle (IMA), tibial sesamoid position (TSP), and lateral round sign. Any complications were recorded.Results:Radiographic results demonstrated significant improvements in IMA (13.6 ± 2.7 degrees to 6.6 ± 1.9 degrees), HVA (24.2 ± 9.3 degrees to 9.7 ± 5.1 degrees), and TSP (5.0 ± 1.3 to 1.9 ± 0.9) from preoperative to final follow-up ( P < .001). Lateral round sign was present in 2 of 62 feet (3.2%) at final follow-up compared with 52 of 62 feet (83.9%) preoperatively. At final follow-up, recurrence was 3.2% (2/62 feet), and the symptomatic nonunion rate was 1.6% (1/62 feet). Two patients required hardware removal, and 2 patients required additional Akin osteotomy.Conclusion:Early radiographic outcomes of triplanar first TMT arthrodesis with early weightbearing were promising with low recurrence rates and maintenance of correction.Level of Evidence:Level IV, retrospective case series.
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Farrell, D. J., G. Daggard, and T. K. S. Mukkur. "Nested Duplex PCR To Detect Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis and Its Application in Diagnosis of Pertussis in Nonmetropolitan Southeast Queensland, Australia." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 37, no. 3 (1999): 606–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jcm.37.3.606-610.1999.
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A duplex PCR to detect Bordetella pertussis andBordetella parapertussis was developed with the insertion sequences IS481 (B. pertussis) and IS1001 (B. parapertussis) and evaluated with specimens from 520 consecutive patients presenting with possible pertussis. No culture-positive–PCR-negative results occurred, giving the method a sensitivity of 100%. For B. pertussis, 58 of 520 patients (11.2%) were positive by PCR compared to 17 of 520 patients positive (3.3%) by culture. For B. parapertussis, 7 of 520 patients (1.3%) were positive by PCR compared to 2 of 520 patients positive (0.4%) by culture. Two patients were positive for both B. pertussis and B. parapertussis. Patient records were reviewed to determine the validity of PCR-positive–culture-negative results. Forty-two of 49 patients who could be evaluated fulfilled the criteria for a case definition of pertussis, with 32 patients being <1 year of age and having classical pertussis symptoms. The seven patients who did not fulfil the criteria were aged 7 to 55 years and had a persistent cough for >2 weeks. The method was also used to investigate a classroom outbreak in whichB. pertussis culture was positive for 5 of 28 patients. All five culture-positive specimens were confirmed by PCR, and an additional eight were positive by PCR. Of 25 patients from a suspected pertussis outbreak in a girls’ dormitory, seven of seven specimens were negative for B. pertussis, although 13 of 25 patients were positive for B. pertussis immunoglobulin M (IgM) (2 of which produced equivocal IgA results, with 23 of 25 patients being negative). Five symptomatic patients were subsequently found to be positive (by IgM and particle agglutination assays) forMycoplasma pneumoniae, demonstrating the value of PCR in rapidly excluding B. pertussis infection in an outbreak situation. Twenty-two of 71 (30.1%) throat swabs were positive by PCR compared to 2 of 71 (2.8%) throat swabs positive by culture, indicating that a reassessment of the use of throat swabs should be considered, particularly for older patients, in contact tracing, and in situations in which specimen collection is difficult.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "ISA 540 (revised)"
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Skagerstam, Ebbesson Sara, and Frida Skagerstam. "ISA 540 (OMARBETAD)- Effekter på revisorns arbete." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för handel och företagande, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-19986.
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Bakgrund: International Standards on Auditing (ISA) är en uppsättning med 36 standarder som svenska revisorer har att förhålla sig till vid revision av företag. En av dessa, ISA 540, genomgick nyligen en omarbetning, och den nya versionen är tillämplig för räkenskapsperioder som startade 15 december 2019 och senare. Standarden hanterar revision av uppskattningar i redovisningen, ett område som innebär en växande utmaning för revisorer. Standardsättaren menar att den nya standarden innebär utökade krav och mer detaljerad vägledning kring revision av uppskattningar med syfte att höja revisionskvaliteten. Det finns dock tidigare forskning som visar på att utökad reglering inte självklart leder till förbättrad revisionskvalitet. Det har också funnits en oro från berörda att standardändringen skulle generera i en ökad arbetsbörda som inte vägs upp av de positiva effekterna. Syfte: Syftet med undersökningen är att förklara om ISA 540 (omarbetad) har påverkat revisorers arbetssätt och arbetsbörda. Undersökningen ämnar också att utifrån revisorers upplevelse av den nya standardens konsekvenser dra slutsatser kring påverkan på revisionskvaliteten. Metod: En kvantitativ undersökningsmetod har använts för att kunna dra generella slutsatser kring resultatet. Insamling av data gjordes med hjälp av enkäter för att fånga revisorers upplevelse av den nya standardens påverkan på deras arbete. Hypotesprövning har sedan genomförts med hjälp av teckentest. Slutsats: Slutsatsen är att revision av uppskattningar är ett arbete som blivit mer standardiserat och innebär en högre arbetsbörda för revisorer på grund av ISA 540 (omarbetad). Samtidigt har standarden lett till en förbättring av revisionskvaliteten. Utifrån diskussionen i tidigare studier var detta resultat inte att förvänta, då mer standardiserade processer har kritiserats för att hämma professionellt omdöme vilket i själva verket sägs vara det som förbättrar revisionskvaliteten.Background: International standards on auditing (ISA) is a set of 36 standards that Swedish auditors have to adhere to when auditing companies. One of these, ISA 540, was recently revised, and the new version is applicable for accounting periods starting December 15, 2019 and later. The standard deals with the audit of estimates, an area that poses a growing challenge for auditors. The standard setter claims that the new standard entails increased requirements and more detailed guidance on auditing estimates with the aim of raising the quality of audits. However, there is previous research that shows that increased regulation does not obviously lead to improved audit quality. There has also been a concern from relevant bodies that the revised standard would generate an increased workload that is not offset by the positive effects. Purpose: The purpose of the report is to explain whether ISA 540 (revised) has affected auditors' working methods and workload. The survey also intends to draw conclusions about the impact on the quality of audits based on auditors' experience of the consequences of the revised standard. Methods: A quantitative method has been used to be able to draw general conclusions about the results. Data was collected using surveys to capture auditors' experience of the revised standard's impact on their work. Sign tests were then performed in order to test the hypothesis of the report. Conclusion: The conclusion is that auditing estimates is a work that has become more standardized and entails a higher workload for auditors due to ISA 540 (revised). At the same time, the standard has led to an improvement in audit quality. Based on the discussion in previous studies, this result was not to be expected, as more standardized processes have been criticized for inhibiting professional judgment, which in fact is said to be what improves the audit quality.
Books on the topic "ISA 540 (revised)"
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Hayes, Rick, Philip Wallage, and Peter Eimers. Principles of International Auditing and Assurance. NL Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5117/9789463720069.
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The first textbook based upon International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), this fully revised and updated fourth edition presents a structured approach to auditing principles using ISAs as its basis. The International Standards on Auditing are now widely regarded as the global benchmark for auditing standards and as such an important audit quality indicator. This book describes the developments and practical use of all ISAs, as well as significant national standards in different countries. The new edition has been updated in line with International Standards and presents a truly International perspective. The book provides students with a real-world perspective as close to current auditing practice and thinking as possible. Key features: Structure of the book following the four phases of the audit process Coverage of the latest auditing insights including technology and automated tools & techniques (data analytics) Updates of the most recent auditing & assurance standards, including ISA 315 and 540 Highlighting the broader range of assurance engagements Practice exam-style questions with end-of-chapter answers And take a look at the book website here, for more information and extra materials for both tutors and students.
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Wright, Aidan G. C. Factor Analytic Support for the Five Factor Model. Edited by Thomas A. Widiger. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199352487.013.20.
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The Five Factor Model (FFM) has risen to prominence over the past 50 years, and currently represents the most widely used structural model of personality attributes. By definition, the FFM is built upon a foundation of factor-analytic techniques. This chapter is divided into three parts. In the first, a methodological primer is provided for those who may be less familiar with factor analytic techniques. Second, the FFM and factor analysis are understood through a historical review, along with updated exemplars of contemporary techniques and applications to personality. Finally, several new directions in factor analytic research of the FFM are reviewed, including its application to psychiatric disorders.
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Parpworth, Neil. 13. The nature of judicial review. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198810704.003.0013.
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Judicial review is a procedure whereby the courts determine the lawfulness of the exercise of executive power. It is concerned with the legality of the decision-making process as opposed to the merits of the actual decision. Thus it is supervisory rather than appellate. This chapter discusses the supervisory jurisdiction of the courts, procedural reform, the rule in O’Reilly v Mackman, the public law/private law distinction, collateral challenge, and exclusion of judicial review. The procedure for making a claim for judicial review under the Civil Procedural Rules (CPR) 54 is considered.
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Wang, Cynthia, and Michelle Y. Braunfeld. Acute Liver Failure. Edited by Matthew D. McEvoy and Cory M. Furse. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190226459.003.0035.
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Acute liver failure produces widespread physiologic derangements including encephalopathy, coagulopathy, peripheral vasodilation, a systemic inflammatory response, and multiorgan failure. Morbidity is significant, and mortality is 50%. The classification of liver failure and the various etiologies, including viral hepatitis, drug-induced, toxins, and autoimmunity are reviewed here. The multisystem effects of acute liver failure influence all aspects of perioperative care and adequate supportive care during this time is crucial to providing the best possible outcome for the patient. Specific treatment objectives and recommendations are discussed, and the anesthetic management with regard to drug choices, hemodynamic goals, and intraoperative monitoring is reviewed.
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Richards, Jack C. Jack C Richards' 50 Tips for Teacher Development. Edited by Scott Thornbury. Cambridge University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781009024594.
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This book offers 50 practical ideas for teachers to use for professional development. The tips cover a wide range of activities that can be carried out individually or in collaboration with others, including self and peer observation, journal writing, on-line forums, classroom research, action research, team teaching, lesson review, materials review, lesson study, mentoring, peer coaching, reading groups, and workshops. Each tip is described in a 2 two-page format that gives the rational for the activity and step-by-step procedures for implementing it. The Tips can be used with both novice and more experienced teachers and are intended to provide a basis for teachers to review the current state of their professional learning and to develop and implement goals for their professional development.
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Paech, Michael J., and Patchareya Nivatpumin. Postdural puncture headache. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198713333.003.0027.
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Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) may follow either deliberate or unintentional (accidental) penetration of the interdigitating meninges, the dura and arachnoid mater. It is one of the most common and clinically important complications of regional anaesthesia and analgesia in the obstetric population. The headache develops as a consequence of cerebrospinal fluid loss, low intracranial pressure and cerebrovascular changes in the upright position and can prove debilitating. The diagnosis is clinical, making thorough assessment and regular review all the more important, to revise treatment plans, exclude rare serious pathology such as subdural haematoma, and avoid misdiagnosis. This chapter reviews the pathophysiology, incidence, risk factors (needle, technical and patient related), features, natural history, diagnosis, and management of PDPH. High level evidence supports prevention by using small gauge, non-cutting spinal needles, but other preventative strategies against either unintentional dural puncture or PDPH are poorly supported. The absent or poor efficacy of measures such as bed rest, hydration, cerebral vasoconstrictor therapy, epidural or intrathecal saline injection, intrathecal catheter placement or prophylactic epidural blood patch, is noted. Validation of better evidence supporting epidural morphine or intravenous cosyntropin is required. Symptomatic treatment of PDPH is also unreliable. Very limited evidence that requires substantiation supports a modest benefit from caffeine, gabapentinoids or intravenous hydrocortisone. The intervention of epidural blood patch is highly likely to relieve post-spinal PDPH, but only completely resolves epidural needle-induced PDPH in 30–50% of cases. Much detail about EBP remains undetermined, but delayed intervention and injection of approximately 20 mL of autologous blood appear appropriate.
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Chandler, Daniel, and Rod Munday. A Dictionary of Media and Communication. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780198841838.001.0001.
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Over 3,600 entries ‘…not only a dictionary of communication and media but also a liberal education that enables users to see interesting relationships between many of the concepts it discusses.’ Professor Arthur Asa Berger, San Francisco State University This authoritative and up-to-date A–Z offers points of connection between communication and media and covers all aspects of interpersonal, mass, and networked communication, including digital and mobile media, advertising, journalism, social media, and nonverbal communication. In this new edition, over 2,000 entries have been revised and more than 500 have been newly added to include current terminology and concepts such as artificial intelligence, cisgender, fake news, hive mind, use theory, and wikiality. It bridges the gap between theory and practice and contains many technical terms that are relevant to the communication industry, including dialogue editing, news aggregator and primary colour correction. Additional material includes a biographical notes appendix, and entries are complemented by approved web links which guide further reading. This is an indispensable guide for undergraduate students of media and communication studies and also for those taking related subjects such as television studies, video production, communication design, visual communication, marketing communications, semiotics, and cultural studies.
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Miller, David, Claire Harkins, Matthias Schlögl, and Brendan Montague. The addiction thought collective: How think tanks foster addiction. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198753261.003.0005.
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The rise of think tanks is a key development in the evolution of policy networks. The sheer scale and reach of think tanks is underappreciated: for example, the European Policy Institutes Network has a membership of at least 500 think tanks. In Europe, the conversation about the relationship between think tanks, new policy elites, and the politics of expertise is still at an early stage. Think tanks, however, are widely held to play a fundamental role in the politics of expertise in Brussels. In this chapter we first examine how think tanks appear in our network data and then review the activities and role of five central think tanks in the Brussels arena. Our data show that, empirically speaking, think tanks are an important and underappreciated element of the architecture of corporate policy action in relation to tobacco, alcohol, food, and gambling products.
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Downing, Laura J., and Larry M. Hyman. Information Structure in Bantu. Edited by Caroline Féry and Shinichiro Ishihara. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199642670.013.010.
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For some 40 years, the role that information structure (IS) plays in the grammatical structure of the ca. 500 Bantu languages has been the topic of considerable research. In this chapter we review the role of prosody, morphology and syntax in expressing IS in Bantu languages. We show that prosodic prominence does not play an important role; rather syntax and morphology are more important. For example, syntactic constructions like clefts and and immediately after the verb position correlate with focus, while dislocations correlate with topic. Among the morphological properties relevant to IS are the “inherently focused” TAM features (progressive, imperative, negative etc.) and the “conjoint-disjoint” distinction on verbs, as well as well as the presence vs. absence of the Bantu augment on nominals. Finally, we consider a range of tonal effects which at least indirectly correlate with IS (tonal domains, metatony, tone cases).
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Schmoeckel, Mathias, ed. Das Bonner Juristische Forum. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/9783748928218.
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The book brings together texts that provide an overview of the activities of the "Bonn Juristisches Forum" (Bonn Legal Forum) and its involvement in the legal policy debates of the last 50 years. Thus, the history of the association is reviewed, which provides a special insight into the legal developments of the "Bonner Republik", its topics and its actors. In addition, there are essays that also deal with more recent legal policy debates connected to Bonn. With contributions by Helena Falke, Heinz-Josef Friehe, Wolfgang Heyde, Gerd Landsberg, Konstantin Musolf, Mathias Schmoeckel, Christian Schubert, Alexander Wehde and Stefan Weismann.
Book chapters on the topic "ISA 540 (revised)"
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Bandini, Stefania, and Sara Manzoni. "Product Design as Product Revise: The Case of Chemical Compounds." In AI*IA 2001: Advances in Artificial Intelligence, 159–64. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45411-x_17.
Full textConference papers on the topic "ISA 540 (revised)"
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Kozyrskaya, Irina, and Yuriy Kuzmin. "Historical and Mongolian Studies at the Baikal State University (1940s–2000s)." In Irkutsk Historical and Economic Yearbook 2020. Baikal State University, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.17150/978-5-7253-3017-5.40.
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The main data on the study of the Mongolia history of the twentieth century at the Baikal state University is presented. A review of the historical studiesof the University specialists in Mongolian studies: I.A. Sorokovikov, B.S. Sanzhiev, K.L. Malakshanov, Z.T. Tagarov is shown. The main information about Russian researchers of the new and cotemporary history of Mongolia and their brief creative biographies are presented.
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Pa´lfi, Tama´s, Pe´ter Pa´lfi, Sa´ndor Ra´tkai, and Sa´ndor Dancso´. "VVER-440 NPP Reactor Vessel and Reactor Internals Design Review Calculation Using ASME BPVC." In ASME 2009 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/pvp2009-77908.
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Structural analysis of VVER-440 reactors in Paks done in Hungary in the framework of the project for the life time and capacity extension of the nuclear power plant. The main purpose of the calculations is a comprehensive design review of the main components on the base of the internationally accepted ASME BPVC [1] Division III; in order to support the introduction of the ISI methodology required by ASME XI. The new complex analysis creates a gateway between the Russian PNAE [2] and the ASME Code, and reconsiders the scant design calculations. The structural calculations are performed for all the loads and operational cycles of the units taking into account the planned 50 years of operation. The results of the new fatigue calculations are used as TLAA for supporting the technical possibility of the life extension. The newly constructed computation models and the detailed uniform documentation performing as a comprehensive tools to solve further possible structural analysis related issue in the period of extended operational life of the NPP Paks.
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Brown, Jason A., Robert A. Osterrieder, Robert J. Lutz, Maurice Dingler, and Lewis A. Ward. "Westinghouse Owners Group Risk-Informed Regulation Efforts: Options 2 and 3." In 10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icone10-22597.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has initiated efforts to incorporate risk-informed methods to redefine the scope of the existing 10 CFR 50 regulations (Option 2) and to change the technical requirements of the regulations (Option 3). The overall objectives of these efforts are to enhance plant safety, provide a framework for risk-informed regulations, add flexibility to plant operations, and reduce regulatory burden. The Westinghouse Owners Group (WOG) has a variety of active programs in the risk-informed area, including a program in the Option 2 and Option 3 areas. These two programs will be summarized including the benefits and the technical approach. The purpose of Option 2 is to make changes to the overall scope of structures, systems and components (SSCs) covered by 10 CFR 50 requiring special treatment by formulating new risk-informed safety classification categories that are linked to current definitions of safety-related and important-to-safety. This initiative would permit possible changes to the current special treatment requirements based on risk insights. The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has developed an Option 2 implementation guideline (NEI 00-04 Draft Revision B). The WOG has initiated a program to validate the NEI guideline and to provide an initial cost-benefit assessment of the revised categorization and treatment under Option 2 via trial application to two systems at both Surry Unit 1 and Wolf Creek. The WOG Option 2 program includes consideration of all of the components in the selected systems, regardless of whether or not they are modeled in the respective plant probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) studies. As a result, quantitative risk measures are not available for many of the components being considered. In this case, the WOG program will provide valuable input to the NEI guideline. Additionally, the WOG program extends the use of both of the dominant methodologies for risk-informed ISI (RI-ISI) to address repair and replacement activities of pressure-retaining items per Code Cases under development within ASME. Therefore, feedback is provided on the consideration of passive components for extending both the WOG and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) RI-ISI methodologies for piping to all pressure-retaining items. In the Option 3 area, the WOG Large Break Loss-of-Coolant Accident (LBLOCA) Redefinition program is a risk-informed approach to improve select regulations (10 CFR 50.46, Appendix A, and Appendix K) such that the plant licensing basis is focused on LOCA break sizes up to a new maximum size. The new maximum break size will replace the existing requirement to consider break sizes up to and including double ended breaks of the largest primary system piping. Plants will retain the capability to mitigate a break of the largest primary system piping as evaluated using realistic success criteria and assumptions. The WOG is also providing input to the development of a risk-informed 10 CFR 50.44 based on insights from the WOG Severe Accident Management Guidance and plant-specific PRA studies.
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Cabanes, Jose Luis, Federico Iborra-Bernad, and Carlos Bonafé-Cervera. "Reconstrucción virtual de ambientes urbanos a partir de fotografías históricas a través de Image Based Animations (IBA). La Plaza de la Virgen de Valencia alrededor de 1870." In 24th ISUF 2017 - City and Territory in the Globalization Age. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/isuf2017.2017.6055.
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Reconstrucción virtual de ambientes urbanos a partir de fotografías históricas a través de Image Based Animations (IBA). La Plaza de la Virgen de Valencia alrededor de 1870. Jose Luis Cabanes Ginés¹, Federico Iborra Bernad², Carlos Bonafé Cervera3 ¹Departamento de Expresión Gráfica Arquitectónica. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Caminio de Vera s/n 46022 Valencia. 2Departamento de Composición Arquitectónica. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Caminio de Vera s/n 46022 Valencia 3Departamento de Ing. Cartográf. Geodesia y Fotogramtría. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Caminio de Vera s/n 46022 Valencia E-mail: jlcabane@ega.upv.es, f_iborra@yahoo.es, carboce1@topo.upv.es Keywords (3-5): virtual reconstruction, historical urban environment, image based animations Conference topics and scale: City transformations / Tools of analysis in urban morphology The recreation of the historical environment of emblematic urban spaces in our cities through interactive technologies, allows to extend their knowledge among the interested users while contributing to its assessment. When the documentary bases are photographs it is possible to carefully model the recorded elements using photogrammetry techniques based on 3D primitives, so that by means of an immersive navigation limited to certain points of view, an appearance of acceptable tridimensionality is obtained, where only isolated images of dispersed frames are available. The virtual recreation can be completed increasing its realistic appearance through its edition with animations of objects (for example, carriages) and characters, texts, musical setting, etc. The results can be presented in formats such as video or navigation through virtual reality helmets. From a selection of the first historical photographs of the Plaza de la Virgen, that we have obtained searching in several documentary sources, our multidisciplinary team is interested in a reliable, realistic and pleasant presentation of the urban environment of one of the most representative places in the city of Valencia, whose spatial configuration has changed significantly over the years. References (100 words) Braun, C., Kolbe, T. H., Lang, F., Schickler, W., Steinhage, V., Cremers, A. B., Förstner, W., Plümer, L., 1995. Models for photogrammetric building reconstruction. Computers & Graphics, Volume 19, Issue 1, pp. 109-118. Debevec, P., Taylor, C. J. and Malik, J., 1996. Modeling and rendering architecture from photographs: A hybrid geometry and image-based approach. SIGGRAPH’96, pp. 11–20. De Mesa, A., Regot, J., Nuñez, M. A. and Buill, F., (2009). Métodos y procesos para el levantamiento de reconstrucción tridimensional gráfica de elementos del patrimonio cultural. La iglesia de Sant Sever de Barcelona. Revista EGA, nº 14, pp. 82-89. Drap, P., Grussenmeyer, P. and Gaillard, G., 2001. Simple Photogrammetric Methods with ARPENTEUR: 3-D Plotting and Orthoimage generation. XVIII International Symposium CIPA 2001, Potsdam (Germany). International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, nº 34 (Part 5/C7), pp. 47-54. El-Hakim, S., Beraldin, J. and Lapointe, A., 2002. Towards Automatic Modeling of Monuments and Towers. IEEE Proceedings of the International Symposium on 3D Data Processing Visualization and Transmission, 3DPVT 2002, Padua, Italy, pp. 526-531. Proyecto Barcelona Darrera Mirada, http://darreramirada.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/#historia/8/1 The Old New York, http://vimeo.com/160024074, https://vimeo.com/162572088
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Апарцин, Константин, and Konstantin Apartsin. "The results of fundamental and translational research carried out In the Department of Biomedical Research and Technology of the SBRAS INC in 2012-2016." In Topical issues of translational medicine: a collection of articles dedicated to the 5th anniversary of the day The creation of a department for biomedical research and technology of the Irkutsk Scientific Center Siberian Branch of RAS. Москва: INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/conferencearticle_58be81eca22ad.
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The results of basic and translational research of the Department of Biomedical Research and Technology of Irkutsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2012–2016 The paper presents the results of interdisciplinary research carried out in 2012–2016. The review includes the study of molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis of reparative regeneration, experimental substantiation of methods of diagnosis and prognosis of systemic disturbances of regeneration process, carrying out clinical trials of medicinal products and the formation of observational studies in the field of personalized medicine, the preparation of practical recommendations on the testing of previously developed surgical methods of prevention or correction of postoperative recovery disorders. New data are obtained on the role of the MAP-kinase cascade in the process of regeneration of muscle tissue. It has been established, that with a significant increase of VEGF concentration at the site of the repair of ischemic myocardium, progenitor cells with the CD34+CD45+ phenotype appear, which opens up prospects for the development of biotechnology to restore the damaged myocardium with its own pool of progenitor cells. The new data on the role of growth factors in the post-infarction remodeling are found. It has been revealed, that in local increase of selenium concentration low intensity of mineralization of forming callus in the area of the damage is observed and the formation of bone regeneration slows down. Prospects for the use of nanocomposites of elemental selenium for modulation of reparative response are marked. The dynamics of the level of free circulating mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of blood in the early stages of experimental dyslipidemia has been studied. Atherogenic blood factors do not have a significant effect on the release of the mtDNA from dyslipidemia target cells. On the model of acute small-focal myocardial ischemia, we revealed the increase in the mtDNA levels. Prospects of broadcast of diagnostic mtDNA monitoring technology in myocardial ischemia have been marked. The mtDNA monitoring was first tested as a molecular risk pattern in acute coronary syndrome. In survived patients, the concentration of freely circulating mtDNA in blood plasma was 164 times lower. The probability of death of the patient with a high level of mtDNA (over 4000 copies/mL) was 50 % (logit analysis). Methodological level of translational research in the ISC SB RAS has increased due to effective participation in international multi-center clinical trials of drugs, mainly direct anticoagulants: fondaparinux, edoksabana, betriksabana. “Feedback broadcast” of the results of clinical trials of p38-kinase inhibitor, was carried out in the process of changing the model (initially – neuropathic pain) for coronary atherosclerosis. Technologies of pharmacogenetic testing and personalized treatment of diseases in the employees of the Irkutsk Scientific Center were applied. Step T2. Previously developed at the Irkutsk State Medical University and the Irkutsk Scientific Center of Surgery and Traumatologies approaches to surgical prevention and medicinal correction of postoperative hyposplenism were translated into practical health care. Thus, these results obtained in different areas of translational medicine will determine scientific topics of the department in future research cycle.
Reports on the topic "ISA 540 (revised)"
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Ramm-Granberg, Tynan, F. Rocchio, Catharine Copass, Rachel Brunner, and Eric Nelsen. Revised vegetation classification for Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic national parks: Project summary report. National Park Service, February 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2284511.
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Field crews recently collected more than 10 years of classification and mapping data in support of the North Coast and Cascades Inventory and Monitoring Network (NCCN) vegetation maps of Mount Rainier (MORA), Olympic (OLYM), and North Cascades (NOCA) National Parks. Synthesis and analysis of these 6000+ plots by Washington Natural Heritage Program (WNHP) and Institute for Natural Resources (INR) staff built on the foundation provided by the earlier classification work of Crawford et al. (2009). These analyses provided support for most of the provisional plant associations in Crawford et al. (2009), while also revealing previously undescribed vegetation types that were not represented in the United States National Vegetation Classification (USNVC). Both provisional and undescribed types have since been submitted to the USNVC by WNHP staff through a peer-reviewed process. NCCN plots were combined with statewide forest and wetland plot data from the US Forest Service (USFS) and other sources to create a comprehensive data set for Washington. Analyses incorporated Cluster Analysis, Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling (NMS), Multi-Response Permutation Procedure (MRPP), and Indicator Species Analysis (ISA) to identify, vet, and describe USNVC group, alliance, and association distinctions. The resulting revised classification contains 321 plant associations in 99 alliances. A total of 54 upland associations were moved through the peer review process and are now part of the USNVC. Of those, 45 were provisional or preliminary types from Crawford et al. (2009), with 9 additional new associations that were originally identified by INR. WNHP also revised the concepts of 34 associations, wrote descriptions for 2 existing associations, eliminated/archived 2 associations, and created 4 new upland alliances. Finally, WNHP created 27 new wetland alliances and revised or clarified an additional 21 as part of this project (not all of those occur in the parks). This report and accompanying vegetation descriptions, keys and synoptic and environmental tables (all products available from the NPS Data Store project reference: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279907) present the fruit of these combined efforts: a comprehensive, up-to-date vegetation classification for the three major national parks of Washington State.
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Ruiz, Pablo, Craig Perry, Alejando Garcia, Magali Guichardot, Michael Foguer, Joseph Ingram, Michelle Prats, Carlos Pulido, Robert Shamblin, and Kevin Whelan. The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve vegetation mapping project: Interim report—Northwest Coastal Everglades (Region 4), Everglades National Park (revised with costs). National Park Service, November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2279586.
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The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve vegetation mapping project is part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). It is a cooperative effort between the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the National Park Service’s (NPS) Vegetation Mapping Inventory Program (VMI). The goal of this project is to produce a spatially and thematically accurate vegetation map of Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve prior to the completion of restoration efforts associated with CERP. This spatial product will serve as a record of baseline vegetation conditions for the purpose of: (1) documenting changes to the spatial extent, pattern, and proportion of plant communities within these two federally-managed units as they respond to hydrologic modifications resulting from the implementation of the CERP; and (2) providing vegetation and land-cover information to NPS park managers and scientists for use in park management, resource management, research, and monitoring. This mapping project covers an area of approximately 7,400 square kilometers (1.84 million acres [ac]) and consists of seven mapping regions: four regions in Everglades National Park, Regions 1–4, and three in Big Cypress National Preserve, Regions 5–7. The report focuses on the mapping effort associated with the Northwest Coastal Everglades (NWCE), Region 4 , in Everglades National Park. The NWCE encompasses a total area of 1,278 square kilometers (493.7 square miles [sq mi], or 315,955 ac) and is geographically located to the south of Big Cypress National Preserve, west of Shark River Slough (Region 1), and north of the Southwest Coastal Everglades (Region 3). Photo-interpretation was performed by superimposing a 50 × 50-meter (164 × 164-feet [ft] or 0.25 hectare [0.61 ac]) grid cell vector matrix over stereoscopic, 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) spatial resolution, color-infrared aerial imagery on a digital photogrammetric workstation. Photo-interpreters identified the dominant community in each cell by applying majority-rule algorithms, recognizing community-specific spectral signatures, and referencing an extensive ground-truth database. The dominant vegetation community within each grid cell was classified using a hierarchical classification system developed specifically for this project. Additionally, photo-interpreters categorized the absolute cover of cattail (Typha sp.) and any invasive species detected as either: Sparse (10–49%), Dominant (50–89%), or Monotypic (90–100%). A total of 178 thematic classes were used to map the NWCE. The most common vegetation classes are Mixed Mangrove Forest-Mixed and Transitional Bayhead Shrubland. These two communities accounted for about 10%, each, of the mapping area. Other notable classes include Short Sawgrass Marsh-Dense (8.1% of the map area), Mixed Graminoid Freshwater Marsh (4.7% of the map area), and Black Mangrove Forest (4.5% of the map area). The NWCE vegetation map has a thematic class accuracy of 88.4% with a lower 90th Percentile Confidence Interval of 84.5%.
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Qamhia, Issam, and Erol Tutumluer. Review of Improved Subgrade and Stabilized Subbases to Evaluate Performance of Concrete Pavements. Illinois Center for Transportation, May 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/21-016.
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This report presents findings on the evaluation of foundation layers under concrete pavements in the state of Illinois. It also provides recommendations and scenarios where unbound granular layers can be safely used under concrete pavements as economical and well-performing subbase layers. The current practice and mechanistic design methods for constructing concrete pavements in Illinois was first evaluated, including historical studies that led to the current design procedures and policies. The performance of concrete pavements with unbound granular layers in Illinois were then evaluated, and several case studies of well-performing concrete pavements with granular subbases, high traffic levels, and low distress levels and severity were realized. Next, the practices of surrounding states were evaluated, and several Midwest states, i.e., Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan, were found to regularly use unbound granular layers under concrete pavements with no issues. A literature review on the most recent requirements and recommendations for designing granular subbases under concrete pavements was then presented. It is concluded that subbase layers under concrete pavements are mainly used to provide uniform support and prevent pumping. Based on the case study evaluations and literature, a stable, drainable, and durable daylighted granular subbase design is recommended for traffic factors up to 10.0. Stability is ensured by limiting the ratio of gravel-to-sand fractions in the aggregate mix between 1.3 and 1.9. Drainability requirements can be met by limiting the percentage of fines passing the No. 200 sieve (0.075 mm) to 4% and by checking the quality of drainage is at least fair based on the time required to drain 50% of the water. Lastly, a geotextile fabric is recommended for use below the granular subbase for separation to ensure drainability throughout design life.
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Douglas, Thomas A., Christopher A. Hiemstra, Miriam C. Jones, and Jeffrey R. Arnold. Sources and Sinks of Carbon in Boreal Ecosystems of Interior Alaska : A Review. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/41163.
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Boreal ecosystems store large quantities of carbon but are increasingly vulnerable to carbon loss due to disturbance and climate warming. The boreal region in Alaska and Canada, largely underlain by discontinuous permafrost, presents a challenging landscape for itemizing carbon sources and sinks in soil and vegetation. The roles of fire, forest succession, and the presence/absence of permafrost on carbon cycle, vegetation, and hydrologic processes have been the focus of multidisciplinary research in boreal ecosystems for the past 20 years. However, projections of a warming future climate, an increase in fire severity and extent, and the potential degradation of permafrost could lead to major landscape and carbon cycle changes over the next 20 to 50 years. To assist land managers in interior Alaska in adapting and managing for potential changes in the carbon cycle, this paper was developed incorporating an overview of the climate, ecosystem processes, vegetation, and soil regimes. The objective is to provide a synthesis of the most current carbon storage estimates and measurements to guide policy and land management decisions on how to best manage carbon sources and sinks. We provide recommendations to address the challenges facing land managers in efforts to manage carbon cycle processes. The results of this study can be used for carbon cycle management in other locations within the boreal biome which encompasses a broad distribution from 45° to 83° north.
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Zhytaryuk, Maryan. UKRAINIAN JOURNALISM IN GREAT BRITAIN. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, March 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vjo.2021.50.11115.
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Professor M. Zhytaryuk’s review is about a book scientific novelty – a monograph by Professor M. Tymoshyk «Ukrainian journalism in the diaspora: Great Britain. Monograph. K.: Our culture and science, 2020. 500 p. – il., Them. pok., resume English, German, Polish.». Well-known scientist and journalism critic, Professor M. S. Tymoshyk, wrote a thorough work, which, in terms of content, is a combination of a monograph, a textbook and a scientific essay. This book can be useful for both students and practicing journalists or anyone interested in the history of the Ukrainian diaspora, Ukrainian journalism and Ukrainian culture. The author dedicated his work to Stepan Yarmus from Winnipeg, Canada – archpriest, journalist, editor, professor. As the epigraph to the book were taken the words of Ivan Bagryany: «Our press, born under the sword of Damocles of repatriation», not only survived and survived to this day, but also showed a brilliant ability to grow and develop. It was shown that beggars that had come to the West without money at heart can and know how to act so organized. It was also an example of how a modern «enbolshevist» and «denationalized» by the occupier man person is capable of a combined mass action».
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Evans, Julie, Kendra Sikes, and Jamie Ratchford. Vegetation classification at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Mojave National Preserve, Castle Mountains National Monument, and Death Valley National Park: Final report (Revised with Cost Estimate). National Park Service, October 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2279201.
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Vegetation inventory and mapping is a process to document the composition, distribution and abundance of vegetation types across the landscape. The National Park Service’s (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) program has determined vegetation inventory and mapping to be an important resource for parks; it is one of 12 baseline inventories of natural resources to be completed for all 270 national parks within the NPS I&M program. The Mojave Desert Network Inventory & Monitoring (MOJN I&M) began its process of vegetation inventory in 2009 for four park units as follows: Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE), Mojave National Preserve (MOJA), Castle Mountains National Monument (CAMO), and Death Valley National Park (DEVA). Mapping is a multi-step and multi-year process involving skills and interactions of several parties, including NPS, with a field ecology team, a classification team, and a mapping team. This process allows for compiling existing vegetation data, collecting new data to fill in gaps, and analyzing the data to develop a classification that then informs the mapping. The final products of this process include a vegetation classification, ecological descriptions and field keys of the vegetation types, and geospatial vegetation maps based on the classification. In this report, we present the narrative and results of the sampling and classification effort. In three other associated reports (Evens et al. 2020a, 2020b, 2020c) are the ecological descriptions and field keys. The resulting products of the vegetation mapping efforts are, or will be, presented in separate reports: mapping at LAKE was completed in 2016, mapping at MOJA and CAMO will be completed in 2020, and mapping at DEVA will occur in 2021. The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) and NatureServe, the classification team, have completed the vegetation classification for these four park units, with field keys and descriptions of the vegetation types developed at the alliance level per the U.S. National Vegetation Classification (USNVC). We have compiled approximately 9,000 existing and new vegetation data records into digital databases in Microsoft Access. The resulting classification and descriptions include approximately 105 alliances and landform types, and over 240 associations. CNPS also has assisted the mapping teams during map reconnaissance visits, follow-up on interpreting vegetation patterns, and general support for the geospatial vegetation maps being produced. A variety of alliances and associations occur in the four park units. Per park, the classification represents approximately 50 alliances at LAKE, 65 at MOJA and CAMO, and 85 at DEVA. Several riparian alliances or associations that are somewhat rare (ranked globally as G3) include shrublands of Pluchea sericea, meadow associations with Distichlis spicata and Juncus cooperi, and woodland associations of Salix laevigata and Prosopis pubescens along playas, streams, and springs. Other rare to somewhat rare types (G2 to G3) include shrubland stands with Eriogonum heermannii, Buddleja utahensis, Mortonia utahensis, and Salvia funerea on rocky calcareous slopes that occur sporadically in LAKE to MOJA and DEVA. Types that are globally rare (G1) include the associations of Swallenia alexandrae on sand dunes and Hecastocleis shockleyi on rocky calcareous slopes in DEVA. Two USNVC vegetation groups hold the highest number of alliances: 1) Warm Semi-Desert Shrub & Herb Dry Wash & Colluvial Slope Group (G541) has nine alliances, and 2) Mojave Mid-Elevation Mixed Desert Scrub Group (G296) has thirteen alliances. These two groups contribute significantly to the diversity of vegetation along alluvial washes and mid-elevation transition zones.
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Kohlitz, Jeremy, Naomi Carrard, and Juliet Willett. Support Mechanisms to Strengthen Equality and Non-Discrimination (EQND) in Rural Sanitation (Part 2 of 2). Institute of Development Studies (IDS), July 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/slh.2020.003.
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A renewed focus on equity is being driven by the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation framework and Sustainable Development Goal 6.2, which emphasise the importance of adequate and equitable sanitation for all. However, as raised in Part 1 of this issue on equality and non-discrimination (EQND), there is evidence that CLTS processes for achieving community-wide outcomes are not always systematic, adequate, sustained, or sufficient to meet the needs of disadvantaged groups. A compilation of 50 CLTS and rural sanitation programmes around the world that significantly used support mechanisms was gathered to inform this issue. Our rapid review of the programmes found that although numerous trials existed, few had been taken to scale, few were located outside of Asia, and many did not have disaggregated monitoring and evaluation information that is publicly shared or collected at all. This issue therefore emphasises the importance of monitoring, evaluating and knowledge sharing processes in building an evidence base for facilitating equitable rural sanitation outcomes.
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Brown, Yolanda, Twonia Goyer, and Maragaret Harvey. Heart Failure 30-Day Readmission Frequency, Rates, and HF Classification. University of Tennessee Health Science Center, December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.21007/con.dnp.2020.0002.
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30 Day Hospital Readmission Rates, Frequencies, and Heart Failure Classification for Patients with Heart Failure Background Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the leading cause of mortality, morbidity, and disability worldwide among patients. Both the incidence and the prevalence of heart failure are age dependent and are relatively common in individuals 40 years of age and older. CHF is one of the leading causes of inpatient hospitalization readmission in the United States, with readmission rates remaining above the 20% goal within 30 days. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services imposes a 3% reimbursement penalty for excessive readmissions including those who are readmitted within 30 days from prior hospitalization for heart failure. Hospitals risk losing millions of dollars due to poor performance. A reduction in CHF readmission rates not only improves healthcare system expenditures, but also patients’ mortality, morbidity, and quality of life. Purpose The purpose of this DNP project is to determine the 30-day hospital readmission rates, frequencies, and heart failure classification for patients with heart failure. Specific aims include comparing computed annual re-admission rates with national average, determine the number of multiple 30-day re-admissions, provide descriptive data for demographic variables, and correlate age and heart failure classification with the number of multiple re-admissions. Methods A retrospective chart review was used to collect hospital admission and study data. The setting occurred in an urban hospital in Memphis, TN. The study was reviewed by the UTHSC Internal Review Board and deemed exempt. The electronic medical records were queried from July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 for heart failure ICD-10 codes beginning with the prefix 150 and a report was generated. Data was cleaned such that each patient admitted had only one heart failure ICD-10 code. The total number of heart failure admissions was computed and compared to national average. Using age ranges 40-80, the number of patients re-admitted withing 30 days was computed and descriptive and inferential statistics were computed using Microsoft Excel and R. Results A total of 3524 patients were admitted for heart failure within the six-month time frame. Of those, 297 were re-admitted within 30 days for heart failure exacerbation (8.39%). An annual estimate was computed (16.86%), well below the national average (21%). Of those re-admitted within 30 days, 50 were re-admitted on multiple occasions sequentially, ranging from 2-8 re-admissions. The median age was 60 and 60% male. Due to the skewed distribution (most re-admitted twice), nonparametric statistics were used for correlation. While graphic display of charts suggested a trend for most multiple re-admissions due to diastolic dysfunction and least number due to systolic heart failure, there was no statistically significant correlation between age and number or multiple re-admissions (Spearman rank, p = 0.6208) or number of multiple re-admissions and heart failure classification (Kruskal Wallis, p =0.2553).
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Bolton, Laura. The Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Colombia. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), February 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2021.073.
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Available data provide a picture for the macro-economy of Colombia, agriculture, and infrastructure. Recent data on trends on public procurement were difficult to find within the scope of this rapid review. In 2020, macro-level employment figures show a large drop between February and April when COVID-19 lockdown measures were first introduced, followed by a gradual upward trend. In December 2020, the employment rate was 4.09 percentage points lower than the employment rate in December 2019. Macro-level figures from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) show that a higher percentage of men experienced job losses than women in November 2020. However, the evidence presented by the Universidad Nacional de Colombia based on the DANE great integrated house survey shows that a higher proportion of all jobs lost were lost by women in the second quarter. It may be that the imbalance shifted over time, but it is not possible to directly compare the data. Evidence suggests that women were disproportionately more burdened by home activities due to the closure of schools and childcare. There is also a suggestion that women who have lost out where jobs able to function during lockdowns with technology are more likely to be held by men. Literature also shows that women have lower levels of technology literacy. There is a lack of reliable data for understanding the economic impacts of COVID-19 for people living with disabilities. A report on the COVID-19 response and disability for the Latin America region recommends improving collaboration between policymakers and non-governmental organisations. Younger people experienced greater job losses. Data for November 2020 show 3.3 percent of the population aged under 25 lost their job compared to 1.8 percent of those employed between 24 and 54. Agriculture, livestock, and fishing increased by 2.8% in 2020 compared to 2019. And the sector as a whole grew 3.4% between the third and fourth quarters of 2020. In terms of sector differences, construction was harder hit by the initial mobility restrictions than agriculture. Construction contracted by 30.5% in the second quarter of 2020. It is making a relatively healthy recovery with reports that 84% of projects being reactivated following return to work. The President of the Colombian Chamber of Construction predicting an 8.4% growth in the construction of housing and other buildings in 2021.