Audit report on the Shelby County Area Solid Waste Agency for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Shelby County Area Solid Waste Agency for the year ended June 30, 2012

Shelby County : a sociological study, 1904.

This study was written by John J. Louis and reprinted from volume II, numbers 1 and 2 of the Iowa journal of history and politics [Jan.-Apr.1904]. It examines the component society of Shelby County with reference to its social structure.

Audit report on the Shelby County Area Solid Waste Agency for the year ended June 30, 2013

Audit report on the Shelby County Area Solid Waste Agency for the year ended June 30, 2013

Crack and Seat PCC Pavement Prior to Resurfacing US 59 - Shelby County, HR-527, 1993

Asphalt concrete resurfacing is the most commonly utilized rehabilitation practice used by the Iowa Department of Transportation. The major problem with asphalt concrete resurfacing is the reflective cracking from underlying cracks and joints in the portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement. Cracking and seating the PCC prior to an asphalt overlay was the construction method evaluated in this project. There was cracking and seating on portions of the project and portions were overlaid without this process. There were also different overlay thicknesses used. Comparisons of crack and seating to the normal overlay method and the different depths are compared in this report. Cracking and seating results in some structural loss, but does reduce the problem of reflection cracking.

Audit report on the Shelby County Area Solid Waste Agency for the year ended June 30, 2014

Audit report on the Shelby County Area Solid Waste Agency for the year ended June 30, 2014

Audit report on the Shelby County Area Solid Waste Agency for the year ended June 30, 2015

Audit report on the Shelby County Area Solid Waste Agency for the year ended June 30, 2015

A traffic safety demonstration program for Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Programs, Washington, D.C.

Shelbyville area : Shelby County /

"April 22, 1950."

A new DTL-electrode holder for recording of electroretinograms in animals

Purpose: Contact lens electrodes (CLEs) are frequently used to register electroretinograms (ERGs) in small animals such as mice or rats. CLEs are expensive to buy or difficult to be produced individually. In addition, CLE`s have been noticed to elicit inconstant results and they carry potential to injure the cornea. Therefore, a new electrode holder was constructed based on the clinically used DTL-electrode and compared to CLEs. Material and methods: ERGs were recorded with both electrode types in nine healthy Brown-Norway rats under scotopic conditions. For low intensity responses a Naka-Rushton function was fitted and the parameters V(max), k and n were analyzed. The a-wave, b-wave and oscillatory potentials were analyzed for brighter flash intensities (1-60 scot cd s/m(2)). Repeatability was assessed for both electrode types in consecutive measurements. Results: The new electrode holder was faster in setting up than the CLE and showed lower standard deviations. No corneal alterations were observed. Slightly higher amplitudes were recorded in most of the measurements with the new electrode holder (except amplitudes induced by 60 cd s/m(2)). A Bland-Altman test showed good agreement between the DTL holder and the CLE (mean difference 35.2 mu V (Holder-CLE)). Pearson`s correlation coefficient for test-retest-reliability was r = 0.783. Conclusions: The DTL holder was superior in handling and caused far less corneal problems than the CLE and produced comparable or better electrophysiological results. The minimal production costs and the possibility of adapting the DTL holder to bigger eyes, such as for dogs or rabbits, offers with broader application prospects. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

The Economics of Reducing the County Road System: Three Case Studies in Iowa, HR-242, 1986

This research project looked at the economic benefits and costs associated with alternative strategies for abandoning low volume rural highways and bridges. Three test counties in Iowa were studied, each 100 square miles in size: Hamilton County having a high agricultural tax base and a high percentage of paved roads and few bridges; Shelby County having a relatively low agricultural tax base, hilly terrain and a low percentage of paved road and many bridges; and Linn County having a high agricultural tax base, a high percentage of paved roads and a large number of non-farm households. A questionnaire survey was undertaken to develop estimates of farm and household travel patterns. Benefits and costs associated with the abandonment of various segments of rural highway and bridge mileages in each county were calculated. "Benefits" calculated were reduced future reconstruction and maintenance costs, whereas "costs" were the added cost of travel resulting from the reduced mileage. Some of the findings suggest limited cost savings from abandonment of county roads with no property access in areas with large non-farm rural population; relatively high cost savings from the abandonment of roads with no property access in areas with small rural population; and the largest savings from the conversion of public dead-end gravel roads with property or residence accesses to private drives.

Implementation and operation of NASS PSU 52 - St. Clair, Shelby Counties, Alabama. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Washington, D.C.

LMI trends. Beltline of Illinois counties (Coles, Cumberland, Macoupin, Montgomery, Christian, and Shelby).

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Macular and retinal dysfunction of unknown origin in adults with normal fundi: evidence for an autoimmune pathophysiology.

Here we report the discovery of and phenotypic characterization of a retinal disorder of unknown origin in adults using clinical, electrophysiological and psychophysical techniques, and to seek the presence of circulating retinal autoantibodies in the sera of these patients. Sixteen patients were identified with progressive bilateral visual loss over a period of months. Ten of the patients were male, and the average age was 55.3 years (range from 43 to 76 years). Known causes such as carcinoma-associated retinopathy, acute zonal occult outer retinopathy and hereditary cone dystrophy appeared unlikely. Investigations included electrophysiology, fundus autofluorescence imaging and psychophysical tests. The sera of these patients were analyzed with indirect immunocytochemistry and Western immunoblot analysis on murine (BALB/c) retinal tissue for the presence of retinal autoantibodies. Bilateral visual loss and photophobia progressed over a period of months to years (average 28.7 months, range 3-67) and subsequently stabilized. No abnormality was observed by biomicroscopy, angiography or autofluorescence imaging. Electrophysiology indicated predominant cone-system dysfunction, either macular or generalized, and post-phototransduction involvement in 9 patients (56%). Photopic and scotopic visual fields and dark adaptation kinetics showed both cone and rod system involvement in all cases. Heterogeneous immunohistochemical staining patterns were seen with the sera of these patients as compared with controls. A majority of the affected patients (9/15) stained with an antinuclear pattern. The retinal autoantibodies from the sera of most patients reacted with the retinal proteins of molecular weight between 34 and 40 kDa. The aetiology of this distinctive retinal disorder therefore appears to be mediated through an autoimmune mechanism.

05008-004 Mill-Picayune (Manteno Lake) Watershed Final Report

Manteno Lake is located 8 miles northwest of Earling, IA in Shelby County. The lake has been impaired with an overload of silt and nutrients. In October of 2007, land directly north of the lake will be coming out of CRP and back into agricultural production. The Shelby Soil and Water Conservation District, Shelby County Board of Supervisors and Shelby County Conservation Board feel strongly that treatment of this area is necessary prior to the CRP contract expiring. The placement and construction of three structures will reduce the amount of silt and nutrients affecting Manteno Lake. This project calls for the construction of three structures on crucial tributaries to the lake.

John Jones Letter - Accession 7 - M6 (16)

The John Jones Letter was written by Mr. Jones in 1841, a farmer, from Montevallo, Alabama, to Jesse Trusdel of Santon in Kershaw District, South Carolina, in which Jones discusses economic and health conditions in Shelby County, Alabama, his family affairs, and future plans. The collection includes the envelope (in pieces) and a handwritten transcription.