1998-1999 University of Northern Iowa Annual Financial Report, November 17, 1999

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For University of Northern Iowa.

1999-2000 University of Northern Iowa Annual Financial Report, November 17, 2000

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For University of Northern Iowa.

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Annual Report, 1998-1999

The Leopold Center was established by the Iowa Legislature as part of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act of 1987. Its mandated missions are to identify impacts of agricultural practices, contribute to the development of profitable farming systems that conserve natural resources, and cooperate with Iowa State University Extension to inform the public of new findings.Information for this report was compiled by Leopold Center staff with the help of its researchers and educators who are committed to improving Iowa agriculture and the lives of Iowans.

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Annual Report, 1999-2000

The Leopold Center was established by the Iowa Legislature as part of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act of 1987. Its mandated missions are to identify impacts of agricultural practices, contribute to the development of profitable farming systems that conserve natural resources, and cooperate with Iowa State University Extension to inform the public of new findings.Information for this report was compiled by Leopold Center staff with the help of its researchers and educators who are committed to improving Iowa agriculture and the lives of Iowans.

Programme national VIH/sida 1999-2003 : état et dynamique de la mise en oeuvre à fin 2001

Cette étude a été menée par l'Unité d'évaluation de programmes de prévention de l'Institut de médecine sociale et préventive (IUMSP) de Lausanne. Elle s'inscrit dans le cadre de l'évaluation globale de la stratégie de prévention du VIH/sida pour laquelle l'IUMSP a reçu mandat de l'Office fédéral de la santé publique. Le programme national "VIH et sida : Programme national de 1999 à 2003" a été préparé en 1998 par l'OFSP en collaboration avec des experts et publié en février 1999. Il fait suite au manuel "Prévention du VIH en Suisse : buts, stratégies, mesures" publié en 1993 et couvre la période de 1999 à 2003. Les 14 objectifs qu'il définit, avec leurs jalons, sont répartis dans cinq grands domaines à savoir: promotion de la santé, prévention, thérapie et diagnostic, conseil et soutien, savoir et transfert des compétences. Afin d'en planifier la mise en oeuvre, l'OFSP a organisé 14 plates-formes régionales en août et septembre 1999 qui ont fait l'objet d'un rapport publié en janvier 2000. Les plates-formes ont été suivies d'une "Conférence intercantonale VIH/sida" le 8 septembre 2000 à Berne, organisée conjointement par l'Office fédéral de la santé publique (OFSP)/Section Sida et l'Aide Suisse contre le Sida (ASS), dont le thème général était "Transfert dans la lutte contre le VIH/sida". Faisant suite à la première phase d'évaluation qui, elle, a porté sur l'état des activités de lutte contre le VIH/sida dans les cantons, la deuxième phase de l'évaluation fait le point sur la mise en oeuvre du programme national 1999-2003 au niveau national et dans les cinq cantons pour la période 2000-2001 et porte sur l'implantation du programme national. Y sont analysés le développement des activités dans tous les domaines, la pertinence des objectifs et jalons, les éléments garantissant la pérennité et la qualité des interventions, et le développement des collaborations à différents niveaux.

Leopold Letter: A Newsletter of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Spring 1999

The Leopold Center was created by the Iowa Legislature as part of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act of 1987. The Leopold Center believes contribute to a healthy ways of thinking about markets for Iowa farmers, a better understanding of local ecosystems, public policies and economic practices, and partnerships with consumers.

Leopold Letter: A Newsletter of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Summer 1999

The Leopold Center was created by the Iowa Legislature as part of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act of 1987. The Leopold Center believes contribute to a healthy ways of thinking about markets for Iowa farmers, a better understanding of local ecosystems, public policies and economic practices, and partnerships with consumers.

Leopold Letter: A Newsletter of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Fall 1999

The Leopold Center was created by the Iowa Legislature as part of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act of 1987. The Leopold Center believes contribute to a healthy ways of thinking about markets for Iowa farmers, a better understanding of local ecosystems, public policies and economic practices, and partnerships with consumers.

Leopold Letter: A Newsletter of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Winter 1999

The Leopold Center was created by the Iowa Legislature as part of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act of 1987. The Leopold Center believes contribute to a healthy ways of thinking about markets for Iowa farmers, a better understanding of local ecosystems, public policies and economic practices, and partnerships with consumers.

Evaluation des Nationalen Krebsbekämpfungsprogrammes, Phase I, 1999. Studie 2: Inventar der vorhandenen Datenquellen und Indikatoren

[Table des matières] 1. Allgemeine Schlussforschungen und Empfehlungen. 2. Einleitung. 3. Methodik. 4. Ergebnisse. 4.1. Zentrale Datenquellen : Kontinuierliche und periodische Erhabungen, Mortalitätsstatistik, Spitalstatistik, Vereinigung Schweizerischer Krebsregister, Schweizerische Gesundheitsbefragung, Trendstudie zum Konsum von Alkohol, Tabak, Medikamenten und illegalen Drogen SFA, SChülerbefragung SFA, Warenkorb BFS, Schweizer Haushalt-Panel, Traditioneller Haushaltspanel IHA-GfM, Pharmaabsatzzahlen IHA-GfM, Sonnenexposition und Sonnenschutz, Indikatoren für den Tabakkonsum in der Schweiz, Statistische Erhebungen und Schätzungen über Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Participants' Report SIAK, Trial guide SAKK, Guidelines, Berufskrankheiten SUVA, Krebstelefon SKL. 4.2. Weitere Datenquellen : Kontinuierliche und periodische Erhebungen, Statistik der verteilten Broschüren SKL, Jahresbericht von im Bereich Krebs tätigen Institutionen, Invalidenversicherung BSV, Andere Statistiken des BSV, Konkordat der Schweizerischen Krankenversicherer, Nestlé-Studie. 4.3. Zentrale Einzelerhebungen : Frauen und Krebs, Vorstudie für eine nationale Kampagne zur Früherfassung des kolorektalen Karzinoms, Ausmass und Intensität von Krebsschmerzen in der Schweiz. 4.4. Weitere Einzelerhebungen : IUMSP : die Gesundheit Jugendlicher in der Schweiz, Stillhäufigkeit und Stilldauer in der Schweiz 1994, Kohortenstudie Alkohol- und Drogenkonsum SFA. 4.5. Abgeschlossene Erhebungen : Krebsvorsorge, MONICA-Studie und Basler Ernährungsstudie. 5. Schlussfolgerungen und Empfehlungen : Zusammenfassende Schlussfolgerungen und Empfehlungen. 6. Anhang. 6.1. Zentrale Datenquellen im Uberblick : Globalkonzept, Brustkrebsprogramm, Lungenkrebsprogramm, Hautkrebsprogramm, Darmkrebsprogramm. 6.2. Zieltabelle : formulierte Ziele des nationalen Krebsbekämpfungsprogramms. 6.3. Abkürzungen.

Onnistunut vanheneminen : symposiumi 4.-5. kesäkuuta 1999

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El discurso escrito de la Odontología : análisis retórico discursivo de casos clínicos hispanos (1999-2005)

El propósito de este estudio fue identificar y analizar algunos rasgos retóricos discursivos de casos clínicos (CC) odontológicos. Se seleccionó, al azar, un corpus de 40 CC de cuatro revistas odontológicas hispanas (1999-2005). Se encontró que predomina el formato 'introducción, descripción del caso , discusión', siendo la 'descripción del caso' la sección distintiva. Prevalecen las secuencias narrativas y descriptivas en todas las secciones retóricas. Además,hay muy pocas citas, aparecen esencialmente en la 'introcucción' y en la 'discusión' . Se registró el uso de atenuantes en las distintas secciones retóricas del CC: predominó el uso de impersonales, empleados para ocultar el agente de la acción, y aproximadores, para expresar impresión, variabilidad y honestidad. En cuanto al posicionamiento, predominaron el impersonal y plural mayestático. Se concluye que pese a la variabilidad retórica discursiva, el corpus analizado podría definirse como un género discursivo, descriptivo, narrativo e impersonal. El CC es un género importante para las distintas sub-especialidades odontológicas; por lo tanto, los resultados tienen aplicaciones didácticas para la enseñanza del discurso odontológico. Incorporar el CC al currículum de odontología permitiría al estudiante desarrollar las competencias para producir, comprender y publicar este género

Deterioration of Iowa Highway Concrete Pavements: A Petrographic Study, HR-1065, 1999

Major highway concrete pavements in Iowa have exhibited premature deterioration attributed to effects of ettringite formation, alkali-silica expansive reactions, and to frost attack, or some combination of them. These pavements were constructed in the mid- 1980s as non-reinforced, dual-lane, roads ranging in thickness between 200 mm and 300 mm, with skewed joints reinforced with dowels. Deterioration was initially recognized with a darkening of joint regions, which occurred for some pavements as soon as four years after construction. Pavement condition ranges from severe damage to none, and there appeared to be no unequivocal materials or processing variables correlated with failure. Based upon visual examinations, petrographic evaluation, and application of materials models, the deterioration of concrete highway pavements in Iowa appear related to a freeze-thaw failure of the coarse aggregate and the mortar. Crack patterns sub-parallel to the concrete surface transecting the mortar fraction and the coarse aggregate are indicative of freeze-thaw damage of both the mortar and aggregate. The entrained air void system was marginal to substandard, and filling of some of the finer-sized voids by ettringite appears to have further degraded the air void system. The formation of secondary ettringite within the entrained air voids probably reflects a relatively high degree of concrete saturation causing the smaller voids to be filled with pore solution when the concrete freezes. Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) affects some quartz and shale in the fine aggregate, but is not considered to be a significant cause of the deterioration. Delayed ettringite formation was not deemed likely as no evidence of a uniform paste expansion was observed. The lack of field-observed expansion is also evidence against the ASR and DEF modes of deterioration. The utilization of fly ash does not appear to have affected the deterioration as all pavements with or without fly ash exhibiting substantial damage also exhibit significant filling of the entrained air void system, and specimens containing fly ash from sound pavements do not have significant filling. The influence of the mixture design, mixing, and placing must be evaluated with respect to development of an adequate entrained air void system, concrete homogeneity, longterm drying shrinkage, and microcracking. A high-sand mix may have contributed to the difficult mixture characteristics noted upon placement and exacerbate concrete heterogeneity problems, difficulty in developing an adequate entrained air void system, poor consolidation potential, and increased drying shrinkage and cracking. Finally, the availability of moisture must also be considered, as the secondary precipitation of ettringite in entrained air voids indicates they were at least partially filled with pore solution at times. Water availability at the base of the slabs, in joints, and cracks may have provided a means for absorbing water to a point of critical saturation.