Report of Recommendations to the Information Technology Department, June 30, 2003

State Agency Audit Report

Selected Information About County Jails and Adult Detention Facilities in Iowa, 2003

During the 2002 session of the Iowa General Assembly, Senate File 2278 was enacted, establishing a new Section 356.36A within the Iowa Code. Subsequently, House File 2623 was enacted, which served to make a minor amendment to Senate File 2278. The Governor subsequently signed the amended legislation into law. The final version of the new Section 356.36A required that the Iowa Department of Human Rights, Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning and Statistical Analysis Center (CJJP) prepare a report for the Legislature “analyzing the confinement and detention needs of jails and facilities established pursuant to chapters 356 and 356A.

Iowa Federal Family Education Loan Program Division, Iowa College Student Aid Commission - Independent Auditor's Reports Basic Financial Statements and Supplementary Information, June 30, 2003

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Iowa Department of Human Services - Case Management Unit, Independent Auditor's Reports Basic Financial Statements and Supplementary Information, June 30, 2003

State Agency Audit Report

Information-theoretical derivation of an extended thermodynamical description of radiative systems

A radiative equation of the Cattaneo–Vernotte type is derived from information theory and the radiative transfer equation. The equation thus derived is a radiative analog of the equation that is used for the description of hyperbolic heat conduction. It is shown, without recourse to any phenomenological assumption, that radiative transfer may be included in a natural way in the framework of extendedirreversible thermodynamics

Opioid maintenance therapy in Switzerland: an overview of the Swiss IMPROVE study.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Switzerland's drug policy model has always been unique and progressive, but there is a need to reassess this system in a rapidly changing world. The IMPROVE study was conducted to gain understanding of the attitudes and beliefs towards opioid maintenance therapy (OMT) in Switzerland with regards to quality and access to treatment. To obtain a "real-world" view on OMT, the study approached its goals from two different angles: from the perspectives of the OMT patients and of the physicians who treat patients with maintenance therapy. The IMPROVE study collected a large body of data on OMT in Switzerland. This paper presents a small subset of the dataset, focusing on the research design and methodology, the profile of the participants and the responses to several key questions addressed by the questionnaires. METHODS: IMPROVE was an observational, questionnaire-based cross-sectional study on OMT conducted in Switzerland. Respondents consisted of OMT patients and treating physicians from various regions of the country. Data were collected using questionnaires in German and French. Physicians were interviewed by phone with a computer-based questionnaire. Patients self-completed a paper-based questionnaire at the physicians' offices or OMT treatment centres. RESULTS: A total of 200 physicians and 207 patients participated in the study. Liquid methadone and methadone tablets or capsules were the medications most commonly prescribed by physicians (60% and 20% of patient load, respectively) whereas buprenorphine use was less frequent. Patients (88%) and physicians (83%) were generally satisfied with the OMT currently offered. The current political framework and lack of training or information were cited as determining factors that deter physicians from engaging in OMT. About 31% of OMT physicians interviewed were ≥60 years old, indicating an ageing population. Diversion and misuse were considered a significant problem in Switzerland by 45% of the physicians. CONCLUSION: The subset of IMPROVE data presented gives a present-day, real-life overview of the OMT landscape in Switzerland. It represents a valuable resource for policy makers, key opinion leaders and drug addiction researchers and will be a useful basis for improving the current Swiss OMT model.

Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation, Independent Auditor's Reports Financial Statements and Supplementary Information, May 31, 2004

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Iowa Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Board State of Iowa, Independent Auditor's Reports Financial Statements and Supplementary Information, June 30, 2003

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Iniciació a la dinamització del futbol sala als centres penitenciaris

El futbol sala és, sense cap mena de dubte, l’esport d’equip més practicat a tots els centres penitenciaris del nostre territori. I és així, bàsicament, perquè és l’activitat més demanada pels nostres col·lectius d’interns que, a cada centre, troben en aquest esport la millor manera de transmetre les seves habilitats esportives i físiques. És, en definitiva, el “germà petit” de l’esport rei –el futbol– i, per tant, qui més qui menys el sap i el vol practicar. Malgrat que parlem d’un esport relativament conegut per la comunitat de tècnics esportius, no farà cap nosa intentar cercar quins són els aspectes bàsics que s’haurien de tenir en compte a l’hora de dinamitzar una activitat esportiva d’aquesta disciplina. És per aquest motiu que aquest document s’adreça a tots els tècnics esportius que volen dinamitzar una activitat que per a ells potser és desconeguda. No es tracta, doncs, d’aprofundir-hi molt, ans al contrari, es tracta d’una aproximació al món del futbol sala des d’un vessant educatiu. L’objectiu del curs és aconseguir que tots els tècnics esportius obtinguin eines i coneixements per saber planificar, dissenyar, controlar i avaluar els diferents recursos que tenen al seu centre a fi que puguin iniciar qualsevol intern en la pràctica del futbol sala.

Dinamització de l’handbol als centres penitenciaris

L’objectiu d’aquest curs i d’aquesta síntesi i petit recull sobre l’handbol és simplement apropar als tècnics d’esports i altres professionals dels diferents centres, l’essència, les normes i el concepte bàsic d’un esport dinàmic, ràpid i atractiu que està en continu creixement i evolució. Amb aquesta primera aproximació, el que volem és que els tècnics esportius dels centres coneguin l’handbol, aprenguin a dinamitzar-lo i transmetin aquests coneixements i aquesta nova proposta esportiva als interns perquè, de mica en mica i d’una manera pausada, puguin anar incorporant-hi aquest esport i generalitzant la seva pràctica entre la població penitenciària.

Iowa Water Pollution Control Works and Drinking Water Facilities Financing Programs (Joint Programs of the Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources), Independent Auditor's Reports Financial Statements and Supplemental Information Schedule of Findings, June 30, 2003

State Agency Audit Report

City of Bernard Sewer Funds Independent Auditor's Reports Financial Statements and Supplemental Information Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs, June 30, 2002

Other Audit Reports

Report of Recommendations to the University of Northern Iowa on a Review of Selected General and Application Controls over the Modern Executive Management Financial Information System, June 7, 2004 through July 29, 2004

State University Audit Report

Villisca Municipal Power Plant, Independent Auditor's Reports Financial Statements and Supplemental Information Schedule of Findings, December 31, 2003

Other Audit Report - Utilities

Report of Recommendations to the University of Northern Iowa on the Review of Selected General and Application Controls Over the Modern Executive Management Financial Information, June 2 to July 17, 2003

State University Audit Report