[Employment Opportunities Grant Program summary] /

Summarizes the Employment Opportunities Grant Program (EOGP) (20 ILCS 605/605-812) which requires the Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to administer a grant program to expand emplopyment opportunities for targeted populations in eligible grant areas and report to the Governor and General Assembly on activities undertaken by successful grant applicants.

[Employment Opportunities Grant Program annual report to Governor Rod R. Blagojevich and the Illinois General Assembly].

Description based on: Nov. 12, 2008 ; title supplied by cataloger.

Polyptyque de l'abbé Irminon : ou, Dénombrement des manses, des serfs et des revenus de l'abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés sous le règne de Charlemagne, publié d'après le manuscrit de la Bibliothèque du roi,avec des prolégomènes pour servir à l'histoire de la condition des personnes et des terres depuis les invasions des barbares jusqu'à l'institution des communes,

Master microform held by: CtY.

John Franklin Rixey (late a representative from Virginia). Memorial addresses, Fifty-ninth Congress, second session, House of Representatives, February 25, 1907. Senate of the United States, March 2, 1907,

Issued also as House doc. 812, 59th Cong., 2nd sess.

Govierno eclesiastico-pacifico y union de los dos cuchillos Pontificio y Regio /

Indice: p. 689-812.

Draft economic diversity/dependency assessment.

Vol. 1, Text.--vol.1, appendices.

Draft socio-economic assessment.

Chiefly tables.

Operator's manual : night vision sight, miniaturized AN/PVS-3.

"December 1967."

Imperium orientale sive Antiquitates Constantinopolitanae in quatuor partes distributae : quae ex variis scriptorum Graecorum operibus & praesertim ineditis adornatae, commentariis, & geographicis, topographicis, aliisque quam plurimis monumentorum ac nomismatum tabellis illustrantur, & ad intelligentiam cum sacrae tum profanae historiae apprime conducunt /

Incluye con portadilla propia en el tomo 2º: Animadversiones in Constantini Porphyrogeniti libros De themathibus et De administrando imperio.

Doing for the best; an original domestic drama in two acts.

Cover: Lacy's acting edition, 812.

The composition of attachment networks throughout the adult years

This study assessed the structure of adults' attachment networks, using a questionnaire measure of preferred attachment figures with a large sample of adults (N = 812) representing various ages and life situations. Two broad research questions were addressed. The first question concerned the variety of attachment figures reported by adults and the relative strength of attachment to each, including preferred (primary) attachment figures. The second question concerned the effects of normative life events on attachment networks and the nature of primary attachment figures in different life situations. Overall, the results supported the preeminent role of attachment relationships with romantic partners. However, relationships with mothers, fathers, siblings, children, and friends also met the strict criteria used to define full-blown attachments; further, each of these targets constituted the primary attachment figure for some participants. The structure of the attachment network was related to variables such as age, relationship status, and parental status, attesting to the important role of normative life events. The results have theoretical and applied significance and are related to principles of attachment, caregiving, and socioemotional selectivity.

Influence of socioeconomic deprivation on the primary care burden and treatment of patients with a diagnosis of heart failure in general practice in Scotland: population based study

Objectives To examine whether there are socioeconomic gradients in die incidence, prevalence, treatment, and follow up of patients with heart failure in primary care. Design Population based study. Setting 53 general practices (307741 patients) participating in the Scottish continuous morbidity recording project between 1 April 1999 and 31 March 2000. Participants 2186 adults with heart failure. Main outcome measures Comorbid diagnoses, frequency of visits to general practitioner, and prescribed drugs. Results 2186 patients with heart failure were seen (prevalence 7.1 per 1000 population, incidence 2.0 per 1000 population). The age and sex standardised incidence of heart failure increased with greater socioeconomic deprivation, from 1.8 per 1000 population in the most affluent stratum to 2.6 per 1000 population in the most deprived stratum (odds ratio 1.44, P=0.0003). On average, patients were seen 2.4 times yearly, but follow up rates were less frequent with increasing socioeconomic deprivation (from 2.6 yearly in the most affluent subgroup to 2.0 yearly in the most deprived subgroup, P=0.00009). Overall, 812 (80.6%) patients were prescribed diuretics, 396 (39.3%) angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, 216 (21.4%) beta blockers, 208 (20.7%) digoxin, and 86 (8.5%) spironolactone. The wide discrepancies in prescribing between different general practices disappeared after adjustment for patient age and sex. Prescribing patterns did not vary by deprivation categories on univariate or multivariate analyses. Conclusions Compared with affluent patients, socioeconomically deprived patients were 44% more likely to develop heart failure but 23% less likely to see their general practitioner on an ongoing basis. Prescribed treatment did not differ across socioeconomic gradients.

COMUNICAÇAO E TECNOLOGIA NA CADEIA DA SOJA EM MT

Esta tese trata do sistema de informação tecnologica (SIT) da cadeia produtiva da soja em Mato Grosso. O objetivo foi identificar, modelar, descrever e analisar o SIT, apresentando fontes, canais, fluxos, mediadores e usuários de informação sobre tecnologias agropecuarias, limitações, oprotunidades e estrategias para aumentar o desempenho do sistema. Os procedimentos metodologicos na pesquisa de campo incluem exames de documentos e outros dados secundarios, realização de grupo focal e, particularmente, entrevista com 44 conhecedores da cadeia. O estudo mostra que, a partir das transformações na agricultura, o modelo tradicional de transferencia de tecnologia baseada na articulação pesquisa/extensao/agricultor foi substituido por sistemas com multiplas conexoes e atores. Identifica-se que a informação é insumo fundamental e esta baseada na perspectiva de negocios; a principal maneira de transmissao de informações sao os meios informais; o agricultor possui fontes de informação em excesso com experiencias, pressupostos e interesses diferentes. Demonstra-se que a configuração atual do SIT da cadeia produtiva de soja em MT se ressente da ausencia do setor publico e apresenta -se estrategias para que o fluxo de informacao tecnologica aumente a competitividade da cadeia.(AU)

Dysregulation of hydrogen sulfide producing enzyme cystathionine γ-lyase contributes to maternal hypertension and placental abnormalities in preeclampsia

Background—The exact etiology of preeclampsia is unknown, but there is growing evidence of an imbalance in angiogenic growth factors and abnormal placentation. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gaseous messenger produced mainly by cystathionine ?-lyase (CSE), is a proangiogenic vasodilator. We hypothesized that a reduction in CSE activity may alter the angiogenic balance in pregnancy and induce abnormal placentation and maternal hypertension. Methods and Results—Plasma levels of H2S were significantly decreased in women with preeclampsia (P<0.01), which was associated with reduced placental CSE expression as determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. Inhibition of CSE activity by DL-propargylglycine reduced placental growth factorproduction from first-trimester (8–12 weeks gestation) human placental explants and inhibited trophoblast invasion in vitro. Knockdown of CSE in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by small-interfering RNA increased the release of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 and soluble endoglin, as assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, whereas adenoviral-mediated CSE overexpression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells inhibited their release. Administration of DL-propargylglycine to pregnant mice induced hypertension and liver damage, promoted abnormal labyrinth vascularization in the placenta, and decreased fetal growth. Finally, a slow-releasing H2S-generating compound, GYY4137, inhibited circulating soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 and soluble endoglin levels and restored fetal growth in mice that was compromised by DL-propargylglycine treatment, demonstrating that the effect of CSE inhibitor was attributable to inhibition of H2S production. Conclusions—These results imply that endogenous H2S is required for healthy placental vasculature and that a decrease in CSE/H2S activity may contribute to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. (Circulation. 2013;127:2514-2522.)

Exploring quality of life in families of children living with and without a severe food allergy

This study aimed to explore the impact of food allergy on quality of life in children with food allergy and their primary caregivers, compared to a healthy non-food allergy comparison group. Food allergy children (n = 34) and control children (n = 15), aged 8–12, and their respective primary caregivers (n = 30/n = 13), completed generic quality of life scales (PedsQL™ and WHOQOLBREF) and were asked to take photographs and keep a diary about factors that they believed enhanced and/or limited their quality of life, over a one-week period. Questionnaire analysis showed that parents of children with food allergy had significantly lower quality of life in the social relationships domain and lower overall quality of life than the comparison parents. In contrast, children with food allergy had similar or higher quality of life scores compared to comparison children. Content analysis of photograph and diary data identified ten themes that influenced both child and parental quality of life. It was concluded that although food allergy influenced quality of life for some children, their parent's quality of life was hindered to a greater extent. The variability in findings highlights the importance of assessing quality of life in individual families, considering both children with allergies and their primary caregivers.