Annual Report, 2000

Annual report produced by the Iowa Department of Public Health

Update & Career Technical Education, 2000

Departmental report produced by the Department of Education.

Managing IT, October/November 2000

Newsletter for Information Technology Department

A Review of the State of Iowa Procurement Card Program, For the Period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2003

Other Audit Reports - Performance Investigation

Iowa Workers’ Compensation Manual, July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2000

This booklet has been prepared by the Division of Workers’ Compensation to provide information and guidelines in handling Iowa workers’ compensation claims. For more detailed informaton, reference should be made to Iowa Code chapters 85 through 87, 17A and chapter 876 of the Iowa Administrative Code.

Determine Initial Cause for Current Premature Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Deterioration Final Report, 2000

A detailed investigation has been conducted on core samples taken from 17 portland cement concrete pavements located in Iowa. The goal of the investigation was to help to clarify the root cause of the premature deterioration problem that has become evident since the early 1990s. Laboratory experiments were also conducted to evaluate how cement composition, mixing time, and admixtures could have influenced the occurrence of premature deterioration. The cements used in this study were selected in an attempt to cover the main compositional parameters pertinent to the construction industry in Iowa. The hardened air content determinations conducted during this study indicated that the pavements that exhibited premature deterioration often contained poor to marginal entrained-air void systems. In addition, petrographic studies indicated that sometimes the entrained-air void system had been marginal after mixing and placement of the pavement slab, while in other instances a marginal to adequate entrained-air void system had been filled with ettringite. The filling was most probably accelerated because of shrinkage cracking at the surface of the concrete pavements. The results of this study suggest that the durability—more sciecifically, the frost resistance—of the concrete pavements should be less than anticipated during the design stage of the pavements. Construction practices played a significant role in the premature deterioration problem. The pavements that exhibited premature distress also exhibited features that suggested poor mixing and poor control of aggregate grading. Segregation was very common in the cores extracted from the pavements that exhibited premature distress. This suggests that the vibrators on the paver were used to overcome a workability problem. Entrained-air voids formed in concrete mixtures experiencing these types of problems normally tend to be extremely coarse, and hence they can easily be lost during the paving process. This tends to leave the pavement with a low air content and a poor distribution of air voids. All of these features were consistent with a premature stiffening problem that drastically influenced the ability of the contractor to place the concrete mixture. Laboratory studies conducted during this project indicated that most premature stiffening problems can be directly attributed to the portland cement used on the project. The admixtures (class C fly ash and water reducer) tended to have only a minor influence on the premature stiffening problem when they were used at the dosage rates described in this study.

Iowa EDI Claim and Reporting Compliance Handbook, July 2000

The Iowa EDI Implementation Guide is designed to help any individuals or businesses understand and implement the IAIABC’s Release 2 EDI package. In order to process workers’ compensation claims in Iowa after July 1, 2001, that information will have to be exchanged using EDI as the IAIABC and State of Iowa have standardized. Below are sections that make this process easier to understand.

Iowa Commuting Patterns, 2000

A century ago, the majority of workers were employed near their homes—on farms or in cities and towns. As industrialization increased and suburbs surrounded central cities, commuting meant going from homes in suburbs to jobs in cities. Today, there is a growing trend of workers commuting between suburbs. On any given day, 61,775 workers commute to jobs in Iowa counties other than the one in which they live. The most important reason for increased commuting has been employment growth. Rising incomes and the growth of suburbs have also been factors. In the past, the increased employment of women added to the number of commuters. Commuting patterns are a key consideration in transportation planning. In more urban states than Iowa, there is concern that the use of mass transit continues to decline. In Iowa, where so much of our commuting is between counties, private vehicles are often the only practical means of getting to and from work. On any given day, 1,155,008 single-occupancy vehicles are driven to and from jobs somewhere in Iowa. At the same time, an additional158,699 workers share rides by participating in carpools.

Executive Order Number Fourteen, February 2000

Executive order signed by Governor Thomas Vilsck

Executive Order Number Fifteen, March 2000

Executive order signed by Governor Thomas Vilsck

Executive Order Number Sixteen, March 2000

Executive order signed by Governor Thomas Vilsck

Report on Special Investigation of Before and After School Services, For the Period July 1, 2000 through December 31, 2004

Other Audit Reports - Special Investigation

Qualidade do Sistema de Informações de Nascidos Vivos no estado do Paraná, 2000 a 2005

Analisou-se a qualidade do Sistema de Informações de Nascidos Vivos no Estado do Paraná, de 2000 a 2005, por meio do percentual de não declaração das variáveis, utilizando banco de dados cedido pela Secretaria de Saúde de Estado. Utilizou-se a seguinte escala: excelente, percentual de não declaração < 1%; boa de 1% a 2,99%; regular de 3% a 6,99% e ruim > 7%. A qualidade do preenchimento do SINASC no Paraná foi excelente, principalmente a partir de 2003. A ocupação da mãe, classificada como regular e ruim, foi a variável de menor qualidade em todas as Macro-Regionais de Saúde. Filhos nascidos vivos, nascidos mortos e raça/cor, oscilaram de ruim a excelente qualidade. É necessário melhorar a qualidade das variáveis estado civil e número de filhos nascidos mortos em todas as Macro-Regionais de Saúde. A excelência do SINASC demonstrou a sua potencialidade como fonte de informação da saúde no Paraná.

Livestock Revenue Insurance, November 2000

This study outlines several possible structures for livestock revenue insurance. The policies take the form of an exotic option—an Asian basket option. The actuarially fair premiums for these policies are equal to the prices of the options they represent. Due to the complexity of pricing Asian basket options, we have combined two techniques for pricing options to reach the actuarially fair premiums. Projected premiums, producer welfare, and program efficiency are evaluated for the insurance products and existing market tools. Using efficiency ratios and certainty equivalent returns, we compare the insurance policies to strategies involving existing futures and options.