Service Learning Questionnaire

This questionnaire aims to evaluate your experience of taking part in the project you are carrying out at the university. The questionnaire is anonymous and will not take more than 10 minutes of your time to complete. We would appreciate your honest opinion, in order that the data we gather here can be as useful as possible for improving the project.

Service Learning Questionnaire

This questionnaire aims to evaluate your experience of taking part in the project you are carrying out at the university. The questionnaire is anonymous and will not take more than 10 minutes of your time to complete. We would appreciate your honest opinion, in order that the data we gather here can be as useful as possible for improving the project.

Investigation of Rapid Thermal Analysis Procedures for Prediction of the Service Life of PCCP Carbonate Coarse Aggregate: Phase I, Progress Report, HR-337, 1992

The major objective of this research project is to utilize thermal analysis techniques in conjunction with x-ray analysis methods to identify and explain chemical reactions that promote aggregate related deterioration in Portland cement concrete. The first year of this project has been spent obtaining and analyzing limestone and dolomite samples that exhibit a wide range of field service performance. Most of the samples chosen for the study also had laboratory durability test information (ASTM C 666, method B) that was readily available. Preliminary test results indicate that a strong relationship exists between the average crystallite size of the limestone (calcite) specimens and their apparent decomposition temperatures as measured by thermogravimetric analysis. Also, premature weight loss in the thermogravimetric analysis tests appeared to be related to the apparent decomposition temperature of the various calcite test specimens.

Service Learning Questionnaire

This questionnaire aims to evaluate your experience of taking part in the project you are carrying out at the university. The questionnaire is anonymous and will not take more than 10 minutes of your time to complete. We would appreciate your honest opinion, in order that the data we gather here can be as useful as possible for improving the project.

Service Learning Questionnaire

This questionnaire aims to evaluate your experience of taking part in the project you are carrying out at the university. The questionnaire is anonymous and will not take more than 10 minutes of your time to complete. We would appreciate your honest opinion, in order that the data we gather here can be as useful as possible for improving the project.

Dental service utilization by Europeans aged 50 plus.

OBJECTIVES: To describe variations in the utilization of dental services by persons aged 50+ from 14 European countries and to identify the extent to which such variations are attributable to differences in oral health need and in accessibility of dental care. METHODS: We use data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE Waves 2 and 3) and estimate a series of multivariate logistic regression models to analyze variations in dental service utilization (overall dental attendance, preventive treatment and/or operative treatment, dental attendance in early life years) RESULTS: Overall dental attendance and incidence of solely preventive treatment are comparatively high in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. In contrast, overall dental attendance is relatively low in Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Poland, and Ireland. Moreover, a high incidence of solely operative treatment is observed in Austria, Italy, and France, whereas in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and Ireland, the incidence of solely operative treatment is comparably low. By and large, these variations persist even when controlling for cross-country differences in oral health need and in accessibility of dental care. CONCLUSIONS: In comparison with other European regions, there is a tendency toward more frequent and preventive dental treatment of the elderly populations residing in Scandinavia and Western Europe. Such utilization patterns appear only partially attributable to differences in need for and accessibility of dental care.

Ultimate Load Behavior of Full-Scale Highway Truss Bridges: Phase II - Service Load and Supplementary Tests, Interim Report, HR-169, 1975

As a result of the construction of the Saylorville Dam and Reservoir on the Des Moines River, six highway bridges crossing the river were scheduled for removal. Two of these were incorporated into a comprehensive test program to study the behavior of old pin-connected high-truss single-lane bridges. The test program consisted of ultimate load tests, service load tests and a supplementary test program. The results reported in this report cover the service load tests on the two bridges as well as the supplementary tests, both static and fatigue, of eyebar members removed from the two bridges. The field test results of the service loading are compared with theoretical results of the truss analysis.

L'évaluation et les populations migrantes: Tenir compte des différences culturelles dans le conseil

Difficile de concevoir une évaluation psychologique indépendante des critères culturels ou d'en tenir compte de manière adéquate. C'est pourquoi la globalisation des économies et les mouvements migratoires impliquent de repenser l'évaluation psychologique dans le domaine du conseil et de l'orientation d'un point de vue théorique et pratique. Cette nouvelle situation pose des défis inédits

Accreditation of forensic pathology service: a priviledge or a nightmare?

Forensic experts play a major role in the legal process as they offer professional expert opinion and evidence within the criminal justice system adjudicating on the innocence or alleged guilt of an accused person. In this respect medico-legal examination is an essential part of the investigation process, determining in a scientific way, the cause(s) and manner of unexpected and/or unnatural death or bringing clinical evidence in case of physical, psychological or sexual abuse in living people. From a legal perspective, these types of investigation must meet international standards i-e it should be independent, effective and prompt. Ideally the investigations should be conducted by board certified experts in forensic medicine, endowed with a solid experience in this field, without any hierarchical relationship with the prosecuting authorities and having access to appropriate facilities in order to provide forensic reports of high quality. In this respect, there is a need for any private or public national or international authority including non-governmental organisations seeking experts qualified in forensic medicine,to have at disposal a list of specialists working in accordance with high standards of professional performance within forensic pathology services that have been successfully submitted to an official accreditation/certification process using valid and acceptable criteria. To reach this goal the National Association of Medical examiners (NAME) has elaborated an accreditation/certification check-list which should be served as decision-making support to assist inspectors appointed to evaluate applicants. In the same spirit than NAME Accreditation Standards, ECLM board decided to set up an ad hoc working group with the mission to elaborate an accreditation/certification procedure similar to the NAME's one but taking into account the realities of forensic medicine practices in Europe and restricted to post-mortem investigations. This accreditation process applies to services and not to individual practitioners by emphasizing policies and procedures rather than professional performance. In addition the standards to be complied with should be considered as the minimum standards needed to get the recognition of performing and reliable forensic pathology service.

L'alimentation per os des patients de réanimation : peu considérée et pourtant critique

Introduction et But de l'étude. - La plupart des études d'évaluation de la nutrition en réanimation concernent les patients ventilés bénéficiant d'un support nutritionnel artificiel. La nutrition per os qui concerne les patients les moins graves ou sortis de la phase critique est peu étudiée. Cette étude observationnelle, menée dans le cadre d'un travail de Bachelor en collaboration avec les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, a pour objectif de réaliser un état des lieux des pratiques nutritionnelles actuelles, tous patients confondus, dans un service de réanimation médico-chirurgicale, et de mesurer la couverture des besoins énergétiques en fonction du type de nutrition administré ou consommé. Matériel et Méthodes. - Inclusion de tous les patients adultes hospitalisés pour plus de 24 h en réanimation durant 6 semaines consécutives, suivis jusqu'à la sortie du service mais pendant 14 jours au maximum. Les apports caloriques entéraux et parentéraux ont été récoltés dans le dossier patient informatisé. Les apports per os ont été estimés sur la base de la composition nutritionnelle standard des repas servis et le report infirmier des quantités consommées. Les suppléments nutritifs oraux ont été inclus dans les apports per os. Les solutés glucosés et les dilutions de médicaments n'ont pas été comptabilisés. La cible calorique a été fixée à 30 kcal/kg pour les hommes et 25 kcal/kg pour les femmes, sur la base du poids mesuré ou anamnestique ou sur le poids correspondant à un BMI de 22,5 en cas d'obésité. Résultats. - Six cent quatre-vingt douze journées-patients ont été analysées, issues de 114 patients dont le score SAPS II moyen est de 43. Toutes journées confondues (sans tenir compte du début ou fin de séjour) : 44 % (n = 307) des journées sont sous NE exclusive, 9 % (n = 64) sous NP exclusive et 7 % (n = 47) combinent ces deux types d'apports. La nutrition per os exclusive représente 17 % (n = 116) des journées et 23 % (n = 158) ne comportent aucun apport nutritionnel. Lorsque l'on s'intéresse au pour centage d'atteinte de la cible calorique selon le type de nutrition, il se répartit comme tel (médiane ± espace interquartile) : NE : 83 ± 44 % ; NP : 84 ± 75 % ; combiné : 95 ± 39 % ; per os : 28 ± 33 %. La nutrition per os se retrouve en fin de séjour mais pas uniquement puisque seules un peu plus de la moitié des journées de nutrition per os ont lieu lors du dernier (35 %) ou de l'avant dernier (28 %) jour du séjour. L'atteinte de la cible calorique par la nutrition per os exclusive évolue peu au long du séjour. Conclusion. - La nutrition per os représente le mode d'alimentation d'un nombre important de journées dans cette observation. La très faible couverture des besoins caloriques lors de ces journées, tout au long du séjour, classe ces patients dans une catégorie à risque nutritionnel important. Une évaluation plus précise des apports protéino-énergétique devrait être réalisée afin de quantifier plus exactement les déficits et un suivi de l'évolution de ces patients apporterait un éclairage important.