Days spent in acute care hospitals at the end of life of cancer patients in four Swiss cantons: a retrospective database study (SAKK 89/09).

Number of days spent in acute hospitals (DAH) at the end of life is regarded as an important care quality indicator for cancer patients. We analysed DAH during 90 days prior to death in patients from four Swiss cantons. Claims data from an insurance provider with about 20% market share and patient record review identified 2086 patients as dying of cancer. We calculated total DAH per patient. Multivariable generalised linear modelling served to evaluate potential explanatory variables. Mean DAH was 26 days. In the multivariable model, using complementary and alternative medicine (DAH = 33.9; +8.8 days compared to non-users) and canton of residence (for patient receiving anti-cancer therapy, Zürich DAH = 22.8 versus Basel DAH = 31.4; for other patients, Valais DAH = 22.7 versus Ticino DAH = 33.7) had the strongest influence. Age at death and days spent in other institutions were additional significant predictors. DAH during the last 90 days of life of cancer patients from four Swiss cantons is high compared to most other countries. Several factors influence DAH. Resulting differences are likely to have financial impact, as DAH is a major cost driver for end-of-life care. Whether they are supply- or demand-driven and whether patients would prefer fewer days in hospital remains to be established.

Na 1 Nachlass Max Horkheimer, 650 - "Vorgeschichte des politischen Antisemitismus"; "Sociòlogica II" (p. IX 30-IX 31.1-11)

Vorrede von Max Horkheimer und Theodor W. Adorno, Entwurf; veröffentlicht in: Massig, Paul W. (1959) Vorgeschichte des Antisemitismus. Frankfurt am Main; Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, datiert Ostern 1958, 8 Blatt; Mann, Thomas (1949) Rehearsal for Destruction; Rezesion der amerikanischen Originalausgabe des Buches von Massig; Typoskript, 3 Blatt; "Sociòlogica II", veröffentlicht von Max Horkheimer und Theodor W. Ardono, Frankfurt am Main, 1962; Vorbemerkung, Entwurf, mehrere Typoskripte zum Teil mit eigenhändigen Korrekturen und Ergänzungen; Adorno, Gretel: 1 Brief mit Unterschrift an Max Horkheimer, Frankfurt, 09.01.1962 und Beiliegend: Verzeichnis der Verlage und Drucknachweise, 6 Blatt; Adorno, Gretel: 1 Brief mit Unterschrift an Max Horkheimer, Frankfurt, 24.07.1961, 1 Blatt; Horkheimer, Max: "Zum Begriff des Menschen heute". Sonderdruck; mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, 11 Blatt; mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen von Theodor W. Adorno, 11 Blatt; Beiträge zu "Sociòlogica II" von Adorno; Adorno, Theodor W.: "Die revidierte Psychoanalyse". Typsokript 28 Blatt; Adorno, Theodor W.: "Aberglaube aus zweiter Hand". Typoskript, 43 Blatt; Adorno, Theodor W.: "Theorie der Halbbildung". Sonderdurck mit hanschriftlichen Anstreichungen, 13 Blatt; Adorno, Theodor W.: "Soziologie und empirische Forschung". Sonderdruck, 8 Blatt; Adorno, Theodor W.: "Über Statik und Dynamik als soziologische Kategorien". Sonderdruck, 10 Blatt; Adorno, Theodor W.: "Kultur und Verwaltung". Sonderdruck, 11 Blatt; Horkheimer, Max: "Philosophie als Kulturkritik". Teilstücke aus den Druckfahnen mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen und Ergänzungen, 3 Blatt;

Na 1 Nachlass Max Horkheimer, 574 - Korrespondenzen mit Friedrich (Frederick) Pollock (p. VI 31, 125-314)

1 Brief von Frederick Pollock an Max Hürlimann, 09.04.1938; 1 Brief von Frederick Pollock an R. Aron, 11.04.1938; 1 Telegramm von Frederick Pollock an Juliette Favez, 28.08.1937; 1 Brief von Bernhard Reichenbach an Frederick Pollock, 11.08.1937;

Solar radiation over and under sea ice and photographic quantification of Ice algal aggregates during the POLARSTERN cruise ARK-XXVII/3 (IceArc) in summer 2012

The ice cover of the Arctic Ocean has been changing dramatically in the last decades and the consequences for the sea-ice associated ecosystem remain difficult to assess. Algal aggregates underneath sea ice have been described sporadically but the frequency and distribution of their occurrence is not well quantified. We used upward looking images obtained by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to derive estimates of ice algal aggregate biomass and to investigate their spatial distribution. During the IceArc expedition (ARK-XXVII/3) of RV Polarstern in late summer 2012, different types of algal aggregates were observed floating underneath various ice types in the Central Arctic basins. Our results show that the floe scale distribution of algal aggregates in late summer is very patchy and determined by the topography of the ice underside, with aggregates collecting in dome shaped structures and at the edges of pressure ridges. The buoyancy of the aggregates was also evident from analysis of the aggregate size distribution. Different approaches used to estimate aggregate biomass yield a wide range of results. This highlights that special care must be taken when upscaling observations and comparing results from surveys conducted using different methods or on different spatial scales.